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179 Lafayette Street

257Records
14City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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257 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 114 311 service requests, 36 DOB permits, 30 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built1891
Floors7
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)A TRENKMANN EST INC
BBL1004720004
BIN1006999

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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

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Obstruction (3) · Street Condition (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$282,240 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,951,000 $2,677,950
2026$7,621,000 $3,429,450
2027$7,940,000 $3,573,000

The city's market estimate has risen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 89/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
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
La CompagnieFrenchA—

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 5 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

SubwaySpring St — 6 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Canal St — 6 J N Q R W Z · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Centre St / Grand St — M1 · 100 ft
Citi BikeLafayette St & Grand St · 150 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

179 Lafayette Street

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

16 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701416
2018634215
20192516124
202004318
202143108
202201517
20230111113
2024207413
2025206210
202601214
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The full timeline

Construction 59Enforcement 57Housing & tenants 119Ownership & money 1Health & systems 21

Every one of the 257 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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