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185 East Houston Street

672Records
17City systems
1Open violations
8.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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672 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 350 311 service requests, 54 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 52 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units31
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)181-185 E HOUSTON PROPERTY OWNER LLC
BBL1004170056
BIN1005548

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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 67% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 8.6. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-02-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6).

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

104 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (30) · Noise (22) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Food Establishment (5) · PLUMBING (5).

Filed construction activity

$934,375 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (23 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 (31)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)181-185 E HOUSTON PROPERTY OWNER LLC
Head officerDAVID GLEITMAN
Managing agentTARGO MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-06-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$11,760,000 $5,292,000
2026$13,840,000 $6,228,000
2027$14,284,000 $6,427,800

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Ankara #3TurkishA—
Pasta LabItalianAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 250 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 · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeAllen St & Stanton St · 300 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

185 East Houston Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

104 311 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 TARGO MANAGEMENT — 22 buildings, 259 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B10 · C2 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
185 East Houston Street MN31 A
640 Broadway MN21 B
5 Spring Street MN21 C
227 West 20 Street MN20 B
96 Orchard Street MN18 A
156 Orchard Street MN16 B
661 Washington Street MN15 A
126 1 Avenue MN11 A
326 East 4 Street MN10 B
519 East 6 Street MN10 B
225 West 20 Street MN10 B
328 East 4 Street MN10 B
321 West 16 Street MN10 B
184 Stanton Street MN9 C
182 Stanton Street MN8 A
186 Bleecker Street MN8 B
153 Avenue C MN8 B
201 2 Avenue MN8 A
110 Reade Street MN5 D
38 Carmine Street MN5 D
111 Reade Street MN4 F
41 8 Avenue MN1 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,462,276 on 2026-06-04 (lender: Bds V Reit LLC), covering 7 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-04Deed $30,750,000 — from ORCHARD HOUSTON, LLC to 181-185 E HOUSTON PROPERTY OWNER LLC $30,750,000
2026-06-04Agreement $62,241,390 — from 38 CARMINE PROPERTY OWNER LLC; 153 AVENUE C PROPERTY OWNER LLC; 96 ORCHARD PROPERTY OWNER to BDS V REIT LLC $62,241,390
2026-06-04Mortgage $7,462,276 — from 126 FIRST PROPERTY OWNER LLC; 90 RIVINGTON PROPERTY OWNER LLC; 96 ORCHARD PROPERTY OWNER L to BDS V REIT LLC $7,462,276
2026-06-04Mortgage $12,581,141 — from 156 ORCHARD PROPERTY OWNER LLC; 126 FIRST PROPERTY OWNER LLC; 153 AVENUE C PROPERTY OWNER to BDS V REIT LLC $12,581,141
2026-05-14Sold for $30,750,000 $30,750,000 $991,935
2019-04-16Agreement $18,675,000 — from ORCHARD HOUSTON, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $18,675,000
2019-04-16Mortgage $624,000 — from ORCHARD HOUSTON, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $624,000
2014-08-14Agreement $18,051,000 — from ORCHARD HOUSTON, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $18,051,000
2014-08-14Mortgage $5,961,000 — from ORCHARD HOUSTON, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $5,961,000
2010-09-09Mortgage $3,087,526 — from ORCHARD HOUSTON, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $3,087,526
2010-09-09Agreement $12,090,000 — from ORCHARD HOUSTON, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $12,090,000
2004-09-20Agreement $10,080,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to ORCHARD HOUSTON, LLC $10,080,000
2004-09-20Mortgage $5,080,000 — from ORCHARD HOUSTON, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,080,000
2004-05-06Agreement $4,000,000 — from ORCHARD HOUSTON, LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $4,000,000
2004-02-06Agreement $951,873 — from ORCHARD HOUSTON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK SUCCESSOR BY MER $951,873

Ten-year activity

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2022
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201720080331
201800290433
201940222533
202000240327
202110190424
202280420757
202300570966
202420370443
202501350945
2026034510563
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The full timeline

Construction 101Enforcement 54Housing & tenants 399Ownership & money 55Health & systems 63

Every one of the 672 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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