412 recorded events, 1990–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 174 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 52 DOB permits, 32 311 service requests.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 20. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1993-01-11. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,400 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (4) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Noise (1).
$873,320 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | THE BEN BUILDING CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | AARON SHIRAZI |
| Managing agent | BUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| 2026 | $2,413,000 | $1,085,850 |
| 2027 | $1,085,233 | $488,355 |
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.
| Subway | 2 Av — F · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bowery / East Houston St — M103 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Stanton St & Chrystie St · 450 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.
259 Bowery
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
8 311 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.
Managed by BUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC — 103 buildings, 1,953 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B18 · C7 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 103 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 | Mortgage $499,000 — from ROCHE, RAPHAEL; ELISE ROCHE, SOPHIE CLAIRE to CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SERVICE | $499,000 | |
| 2024-09-24 | Mortgage $1,365,000 — from ROCHE, SOPHIE CLAIRE ELISSE; ROCHE, RAPHAEL to MERS, INC. | $1,365,000 | |
| 2024-09-24 | Deed $1,950,000 — from BOWERY5 LLC to ROCHE, SOPHIE CLAIRE ELISSE; ROCHE, RAPHAEL | $1,950,000 | |
| 2024-09-16 | Agreement $2,450,000 — from JENSEN 259 BOWERY, LLC; MM 259 BOWERY, LLC; YJ 259 BOWERY, LLC; THOR 259 BOWERY, LLC; UBA to PACIFIC NATIONAL BANK | $2,450,000 | |
| 2024-09-16 | Mortgage $450,000 — from THOR 259 BOWERY, LLC; YJ 259 BOWERY, LLC; JENSEN 259 BOWERY, LLC; UBA 259 BOWERY, LLC; MM to PACIFIC NATIONAL BANK | $450,000 | |
| 2024-09-16 | Sold for $1,950,000 | $1,950,000 | $390,000 |
| 2024-05-03 | Mortgage $3,710,000 — from BINSWANGER, STEVEN to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,710,000 | |
| 2024-05-03 | Deed $5,300,000 — from YAFFE, DAVID to BINSWANGER, STEVEN | $5,300,000 | |
| 2024-05-03 | Mortgage $3,710,000 — from BINSWANGER, STEVEN to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,710,000 | |
| 2024-05-03 | Deed $5,300,000 — from YAFFE, DAVID to BINSWANGER, STEVEN | $5,300,000 | |
| 2024-04-26 | Sold for $5,300,000 | $5,300,000 | $1,060,000 |
| 2024-04-26 | Sold for $5,300,000 | $5,300,000 | $1,060,000 |
| 2024-02-29 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from MM 259 BOWERY, LLC; UBA 259 BOWERY, LLC; YJ 259 BOWERY, LLC; THOR 259 BOWERY LLC; JENSEN 2 to W FINANCIAL REIT, LTD | $2,000,000 | |
| 2024-02-29 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from MM 259 BOWERY, LLC; YJ 259 BOWERY, LLC; JENSEN 259 BOWERY LLC; THOR 259 BOWERY LLC; UBA 25 to W FINANCIAL REIT, LTD | $2,000,000 | |
| 2022-05-23 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from YAFFE, DAVID to GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA | $3,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 27 |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2023 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 49 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
Every one of the 412 recorded events, 1990–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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