453 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 81 DOB permits, 60 ECB/OATH violations, 60 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 8.7. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2017-10-25. |
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.
$28,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · Boilers (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Noise (2) · Street Condition (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).
$2,726,201 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 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (100) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HOMELESS SERVS |
| Head officer | YIANNA PAVLAKOS |
| Managing agent | PROJECT RENEWAL, INC |
| Last registered | 2014-07-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,760,000 | $1,242,000 |
| 2026 | $2,801,000 | $1,260,450 |
| 2027 | $2,870,000 | $1,291,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: HRA, ACS, AGING
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 54/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bowery / Bleecker St — M103 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 2 St & 2 Ave · 400 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.
331 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 |
13 311 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 PROJECT RENEWAL INC — 9 buildings, 718 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2865 Creston Avenue | BX | 118 | B |
| 2880 Jerome Avenue | BX | 116 | A |
| 2342 Washington Avenue | BX | 103 | A |
| 331 Bowery | MN | 100 | B |
| 642 St Nicholas Avenue | MN | 94 | A |
| 491 Fletcher Place | BX | 80 | A |
| 3114 Villa Avenue | BX | 57 | A |
| 960 Tinton Avenue | BX | 50 | A |
| 351 West 42 Street | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,200,000 on 1982-10-27 (lender: Metromedia, INC.), covering 144 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-10-27 | Mortgage $4,200,000 — from WINSTON NETWORK, INC. to METROMEDIA, INC. | $4,200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 24 |
| 2018 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 39 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2021 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 2022 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 28 |
| 2023 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| 2024 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 30 |
| 2025 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 30 |
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
Every one of the 453 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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