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285 Bowery

1,253Records
20City systems
0Open violations
2.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: East Village
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1,253 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 573 311 service requests, 202 DOB job filings, 163 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built2005
Floors9
Res. units206
ClassD9
Owner (PLUTO)CVP II, LLC
BBL1004560007
BIN1087255

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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 56% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.6. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-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.

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

$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

106 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (45) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (13) · Illegal Parking (10) · Consumer Complaint (5) · New Tree Request (4) · Lost Property (3).

Filed construction activity

$7,520,098 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (55 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 (2005)
YesSix or more residential units (206)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 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)CVP II, LLC
Head officerJON VOGEL
Managing agentAVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.
Last registered2026-07-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$75,094,000 $33,792,300
2026$77,166,000 $34,724,700
2027$79,244,000 $35,659,800

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 20 YR NO CAP

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 3/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bowery Meat CompanySteakhouseA—
Dark Matter Coffee - Adios AmigosCoffee/TeaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 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: Kitchen/Food Prep Area, 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bowery / E Houston St — M103 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 1 St & Bowery · 200 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

285 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

106 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. — 14 buildings, 4,910 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
100 Willoughby Street BK826 A
539 West 28 Street MN710 A
343 Gold Street BK631 A
4-75 48 Avenue QN578 A
250 West 50 Street MN550 A
2-01 50 Avenue QN372 A
500 West 53 Street MN344 B
1 Morningside Drive MN295 A
510 West 52 Street MN288 A
285 Bowery MN206 A
21 2 Avenue MN90 A
4-95 48 Avenue QN8 A
4-83 48 Avenue QN8 A
4-89 48 Avenue QN4 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $93,800,000 on 2010-04-21 (lender: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-01-04Agreement $93,800,000 — from CVP II, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $93,800,000
2018-12-27RPTT&RET $188,000,000 — from AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. to NYTA MF INVESTORS, LLC $188,000,000
2018-12-27RPTT&RET $607,120,000 — from AVB NY INVESTOR, LLC to SAN JACINTO NY PORTFOLIO, LLC $607,120,000
2010-04-21Mortgage $93,800,000 — from CVP II, LLC to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $93,800,000
2010-04-21Mortgage $93,800,000 — from CVP II, LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $93,800,000
2008-05-20SMIS $200,000 — from BOWERY WINE COMPANY LLC to GOTHAM BANK OF NEW YORK $200,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
129
2019
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2021
2022
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017355801682
201892542875
201917288616129
2020163590583
20211732501055
20221214902082
20235273001880
2024844901071
20259113101465
2026802202151
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The full timeline

Construction 373Enforcement 107Housing & tenants 592Ownership & money 18Health & systems 163

Every one of the 1,253 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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