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139 Eldridge Street

711Records
17City systems
38Open violations
28Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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711 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 232 311 service requests, 129 HPD complaints, 93 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units22
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)139 ELDRIDGE LLC
BBL1004190065
BIN1005590

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 28. 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 violations38 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2001-08-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

55 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (28) · Graffiti (5) · WATER LEAK (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · GENERAL (3).

Filed construction activity

$107,550 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (22)
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)139 ELDRIDGE LLC
Head officerJAMES GUARINO
Managing agentERG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,424,000 $1,990,800
2026$4,815,000 $2,166,750
2027$4,696,000 $2,113,200

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Flat Out BurgerHamburgersA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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.

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

SubwayBowery — J Z · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand St — B D · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Allen St / Delancey St — B39 M15 · 350 ft
Citi BikeDelancey St & Eldridge St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 042 Benjamin Altman
Middle: M.S. 131. 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

139 Eldridge 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

55 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 ERG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 13 buildings, 104 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B3 · C3 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
139 Eldridge Street MN22 B
386 East 139 Street BX18 C
85-82 Eliot Avenue QN15 A
185 Schaefer Street BK10 A
75 West 118 Street MN8 C
223 Avenue B MN8 B
5603 2 Avenue BK4 B
460 West 145 Street MN4 A
470 West 145 Street MN4 D
5601 2 Avenue BK4 D
183 Lenox Avenue MN3 A
963 East 165 Street BX2 A
967 East 165 Street BX2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,458,477 on 2016-08-01 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-08-01Agreement $5,775,000 — from 139 ELDRIDGE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,775,000
2016-08-01AL&R $5,775,000 — from 139 ELDRIDGE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,775,000
2016-08-01Mortgage $2,458,477 — from 139 ELDRIDGE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,458,477
2015-05-26Agreement $400,000 — from 139 ELDRIDGE LLC to HVB TWO LLC $400,000
2014-05-14Mortgage $400,000 — from 139 ELDRIDGE LLC to HVB TWO LLC $400,000
2014-05-14AL&R $400,000 — from 139 ELDRIDGE LLC to HVB TWO LLC $400,000
2013-10-10Agreement $3,500,000 — from 139 ELDRIDGE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $3,500,000
2013-10-10Deed $942,000 — from ELDRICH MANAGEMENT, INC. to 139 ELDRIDGE LLC $942,000
2013-10-10AL&R $3,500,000 — from 139 ELDRIDGE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $3,500,000
2013-10-10Mortgage $825,694 — from 139 ELDRIDGE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $825,694
2009-01-30AL&R $850,000 — from ELDRICH MANAGEMENT, INC.; 139 ELDRIDGE LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $850,000
2009-01-30Mortgage $850,000 — from 139 ELDRIDGE LLC; ELDRICH MANAGEMENT, INC. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $850,000
2005-05-23Agreement $2,250,000 — from 139 ELDRIDGE LLC; ELDRIDGE MANAGEMENT, INC. to NORTH FORK BANK $2,250,000
2005-05-23AL&R $2,250,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to ELDRIDGE MANAGEMENT, INC.; 139 ELDRIDGE LLC $2,250,000
2005-05-23Mortgage $570,868 — from 139 ELDRIDGE LLC; ELDRIDGE MANAGEMENT, INC. to NORTH FORK BANK $570,868

Ten-year activity

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69
2022
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017018300755
201824280741
201901180322
202000190423
202103280435
202201650369
20230470516
202407122324
20251215320362
202621480758
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 97Housing & tenants 467Ownership & money 51Health & systems 75

Every one of the 711 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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