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179 East Houston Street

319Records
13City systems
12Open violations
13.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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319 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 192 311 service requests, 28 DOB permits, 27 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units15
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)179 EAST HOUSTON HOLDINGS,
BBL1004170054
BIN1005546

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 54% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 13.9. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations12 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1985-01-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

80 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (46) · Illegal Parking (13) · Rodent (6) · Lost Property (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

Filed construction activity

$273,950 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)179 EAST HOUSTON HOLDINGS LLC
Head officerJOSHUA TUPPER
Managing agent448 MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-07-11

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,763,000 $2,143,350
2026$5,118,000 $2,303,100
2027$5,259,000 $2,366,550

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway2 Av — F · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Allen St / E Houston St — M15 M15-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeAllen St & Stanton St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

179 East Houston Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

80 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by 448 MANAGEMENT — 7 buildings, 38 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
179 East Houston Street MN15 A
42 St Johns Place BK7 A
835 Carroll Street BK5 A
28 Berkeley Place BK4 A
639 11 Street BK3 B
585 Vanderbilt Avenue BK2 B
562 9 Street BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-10-18RPTT&RET $8,778,375 — from 179 EAST HOUSTON HOLDINGS, LLC to 179 EAST HOUSTON HOLDINGS, LLC $8,778,375

Ten-year activity

100500
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
54
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170060814
201800160521
201900121518
202000110213
20210080210
20220090312
202322240331
202403480354
2025140270344
20263150211
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The full timeline

Construction 39Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 219Ownership & money 4Health & systems 45

Every one of the 319 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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