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265 Bowery

196Records
16City systems
0Open violations
21.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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196 recorded events, 1994–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 68 311 service requests, 29 DOB job filings, 25 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1985
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1004277508
BIN1078069

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 21.3. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

59 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (55) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$160,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1985)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,971,000 $886,950
2026$2,222,640 $1,000,188
2027$2,387,640 $1,074,438

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Spicy MoonChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Preparation Location) · 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

Subway2 Av — F · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bowery / East Houston St — M103 · 200 ft
Citi BikeStanton St & Chrystie St · 500 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

265 Bowery

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

59 311 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-01-30Deed $2,575,000 — from MURRAY, ROBERT CRAIG to DAWOODI PROPERTIES LLC $2,575,000
2025-01-14Sold for $2,575,000 $2,575,000 $2,575,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017310015
2018001427
2019002428
2020021317
2021000011
2022004026
202351140323
20241260413
202501453554
20260070411
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The full timeline

Construction 53Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 71Ownership & money 14Health & systems 33

Every one of the 196 recorded events, 1994–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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