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196 Grand Street

320Records
17City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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320 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 67 DOB permits, 57 DOB job filings, 50 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built2012
Floors7
Res. units0
ClassH3
Owner (PLUTO)196 GRAND LLC
BBL1004710055
BIN1006994, 1089632

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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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Street Light Condition (1) · Non (1) · Obstruction (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$142,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)196 GRAND LLC
Head officerSUAN L CHEAH
Managing agentNOBLEDEN CORP
Last registered2025-07-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,390,000 $4,225,500
2026$10,151,000 $4,567,950
2027$11,542,000 $5,193,900

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 1/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Hometown Hotpot & BBQChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayGrand St — B D · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bowery — J Z · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Centre St / Grand St — M1 · 500 ft
Citi BikeGrand St & Elizabeth St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 130 Hernando De Soto
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

196 Grand Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

11 311 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

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,625,000 on 2017-05-01 (lender: Bcb Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-05-01Mortgage $5,625,000 to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $5,625,000
2017-05-01Agreement $12,000,000 — from NOBLEDEN CORP.; 196 GRAND LLC to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $12,000,000
2017-05-01AL&R $12,000,000 — from 196 GRAND LLC; NOBLEDEN CORP. to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $12,000,000
2013-04-01SPRD $4,700,000 — from 196 GRAND LLC to EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF MALAYSIA BERHAD $4,700,000
2013-02-05Mortgage $3,800,000 — from 196 GRAND LLC to EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF MALAYSIA BERHAD $3,800,000
2010-05-17Agreement $5,200,000 — from 196 GRAND LLC to EAST WEST BANK $5,200,000
2007-08-01AL&R $5,200,000 — from 196 GRAND LLC to UNITED COMMERCIAL BANK $5,200,000
2007-08-01Deed $8,010,000 — from RAINONE, GREGG to 196 GRAND LLC $8,010,000
2007-08-01Mortgage $5,200,000 — from 196 GRAND LLC to UNITED COMMERCIAL BANK $5,200,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173137115
2018021047
20190041510
2020022026
20212160211
2022114039
2023015039
20240260311
20250080614
202611010416
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The full timeline

Construction 131Enforcement 48Housing & tenants 63Ownership & money 32Health & systems 46

Every one of the 320 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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