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196 Allen Street

456Records
13City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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456 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 113 311 service requests, 74 DOB permits, 63 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1900
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK1
Owner (PLUTO)ALLENORCHARD LLC
BBL1004170076
BIN1005559

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (10) · Illegal Parking (3) · Outdoor Dining (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Water System (1) · Obstruction (1).

Filed construction activity

$681,720 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)175-177 E HOUSTON ASSOCIATES, LLC
Head officerSERGE HOYDA
Managing agentS & H EQUITIES
Last registered2014-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,222,000 $549,900
2026$1,375,000 $618,750
2027$1,287,000 $579,150

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
FossettaItalianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeAllen St & Stanton St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

196 Allen Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,212,235 on 2016-01-25 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 3 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
2024-03-22Agreement $8,510,934 — from FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. to ALLEN/ORCHARD, LLC $8,510,934
2016-01-25Mortgage $6,212,235 — from ALLEN/ORCHARD, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,212,235
2016-01-25AL&R $9,000,000 — from ALLEN/ORCHARD, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,000,000
2016-01-25Agreement $9,000,000 — from ALLEN/ORCHARD, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,000,000
2009-04-22Agreement $3,134,524 — from ALLEN/ORCHARD, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,134,524
2006-08-01AL&R $6,753,342 — from WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to ALLEN REALTY ASSOCIATES NY LLC $6,753,342
2006-08-01Mortgage $6,753,342 — from ALLEN REALTY ASSOCIATES NY LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $6,753,342
2006-08-01AL&R $5,996,658 — from WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to ALLEN REALTY ASSOCIATES NY LLC $5,996,658
2006-08-01Mortgage $5,996,658 — from ALLEN REALTY ASSOCIATES NY LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,996,658
2005-05-27AL&R $6,918,835 — from WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to ALLEN REALTY ASSOCIATES NY LLC $6,918,835
2005-05-27Mortgage $7,328,179 — from ALLEN REALTY ASSOCIATES NY LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $7,328,179
2005-05-27Agreement $6,717,500 — from ALLEN REALTY ASSOCIATES NY LLC to HUDSON UNITED BANK $6,717,500
2005-05-27AL&R $6,717,500 — from HUDSON UNITED BANK to ALLEN REALTY ASSOCIATES NY LLC $6,717,500
2005-05-27Mortgage $1,082,500 — from ALLEN REALTY ASSOCIATES NY LLC to HUDSON UNITED BANK $1,082,500
2005-05-27AL&R $1,082,500 — from HUDSON UNITED BANK to ALLEN REALTY ASSOCIATES NY LLC $1,082,500

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171790118
20181180212
20190590216
2020015017
20219520117
20225070315
202300110819
20241351212
202502103318
2026202026
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The full timeline

Construction 136Enforcement 109Housing & tenants 116Ownership & money 63Health & systems 32

Every one of the 456 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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