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47 Mercer Street

504Records
17City systems
1Open violations
46.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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504 recorded events, 1990–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 116 DOB permits, 87 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 83 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built1873
Floors7
Res. units5
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1004747503
BIN1007041

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 46.8. In ZIP 10013, 70% 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

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-07-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$9,062 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

54 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (19) · General Construction/Plumbing (7) · Residential Disposal Complaint (5) · Indoor Air Quality (4) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (3) · Elevator (3).

Filed construction activity

$4,027,420 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (27 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1873)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)47 MERCER STREET CONDO
Head officerEMILIA ZALEWSKA
Managing agentBUILDING EQUITY MGMT LLC
Last registered2026-07-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,556,210 $1,600,295
2026$7,008,391 $3,153,776
2027$3,012,810 $1,355,765

The city's market estimate has fallen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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

SubwayCanal St — 6 J N Q R W Z · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Canal St — A C E · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Grand St — M55 · 450 ft
Citi BikeGrand St & Greene St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 003 Charrette School
Middle: M.S. 297. 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

47 Mercer Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

54 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.

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 BUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC — 103 buildings, 1,953 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B18 · C7 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

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42-14 Crescent Street QN48 A
374 Wadsworth Avenue MN43 A
215 East 81 Street MN40 A
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212 East 57 Street MN38 A
259 21 Street BK37 A
191 Grand Street MN35 A
334 East 13 Street MN34 A
900 Lenox Road BK31 A
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10 Lenox Avenue MN29 A
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268 West 84 Street MN28 A
76 Pinehurst Avenue MN27 A
326 East 65 Street MN27 A
31 East 127 Street MN25 A
649 Warren Street BK24 A
377 Warren Street BK24 A
174 Delancey Street MN22 B
42 East 20 Street MN22 A
178 East 117 Street MN22 B
611 West 180 Street MN21 B
409 East 74 Street MN20 A
26 Henry Street MN20 B
17 West 76 Street MN20 B
474 West 146 Street MN20 A
160 East 117 Street MN19 A
35 East 12 Street MN18 A
20 Bethune Street MN18 A
845 2 Avenue MN18 A
24 Varick Street MN18 A
422 East 75 Street MN18 A
23 Canal Street MN17 B
1324 2 Avenue MN17 A
66 East 80 Street MN17 A
52 Carmine Street MN16 A
329 East 75 Street MN16 A
407 East 90 Street MN16 A
514 East 82 Street MN15 A
191 Hester Street MN15 A
105 Wooster Street MN15 B
259 East Broadway MN15 A
516 East 82 Street MN15 A
409 East 90 Street MN15 A
297 Driggs Avenue BK14 A
104 Hudson Street MN14 A
177 Wadsworth Avenue MN14 B
1695 Lexington Avenue MN13 B
1082 Madison Avenue MN13 A
19 Greenwich Avenue MN12 A
9 West 107 Street MN12 C
320 West 105 Street MN11 B
268 West 77 Street MN10 A

showing 60 of 103 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-04-05Deed $11,500,000 — from VULTAGGIO, WESLEY to SOHO DOJO CASA HOUSE, LLC $11,500,000
2024-04-01Sold for $11,500,000 $11,500,000 $2,300,000
2023-09-18Mortgage $2,600,000 — from RAO, CARINA; KATES, RICHARD W to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,600,000
2023-06-22Mortgage $6,996,500 — from MERCER STATION LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $6,996,500
2023-05-17Deed $9,995,000 — from LEON MEDZHIBOVSKY; BARCLAYS TRUST to MERCER STATION LLC $9,995,000
2023-04-26Sold for $9,995,000 $9,995,000 $1,999,000
2022-04-27Agreement $5,900,000 — from 47 MERCER STREET IV, LLC; 47 MERCER STREET I, LLC; 47 MERCER STREET II, LLC; 47 MERCER STR to SIGNATURE BANK $5,900,000
2022-04-27AL&R $5,900,000 — from 47 MERCER STREET III, LLC; 47 MERCER STREET II, LLC; 47 MERCER STREET IV, LLC; 47 MERCER S to SIGNATURE BANK $5,900,000
2022-04-27Mortgage $119,600 — from 47 MERCER STREET IV, LLC; 47 MERCER STREET II, LLC; 47 MERCER STREET III, LLC; 47 MERCER S to SIGNATURE BANK $119,600
2021-04-30Deed $8,500,000 — from DL MERCER CANADA INC. to JAMES ZUBOK, TRUSTEE; THE BARCLAYS TRUST $8,500,000
2021-04-16Sold for $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $1,700,000
2017-09-22Mortgage $6,510,000 — from 47 MERCER STREET III, LLC; 47 MERCER STREET I, LLC; 47 MERCER STREET II, LLC; 47 MERCER ST to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $6,510,000
2017-09-22AL&R $6,510,000 — from 47 MERCER STREET IV, LLC; 47 MERCER STREET I, LLC; 47 MERCER STREET II, LLC; 47 MERCER STR to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $6,510,000
2017-07-18Deed $9,300,000 — from DL MERCER INC to 47 MERCER STREET II, LLC; 47 MERCER STREET III, LLC; 47 MERCER STREET IV, LLC; 47 MERCER S $9,300,000
2017-07-10Sold for $9,300,000 $9,300,000 $1,860,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701661326
20180310711
20190151916
20200070411
20219144422
202211035625
20236136420
2024110187945
20251314260558
202650162326
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The full timeline

Construction 184Enforcement 62Housing & tenants 97Ownership & money 92Health & systems 69

Every one of the 504 recorded events, 1990–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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