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40 Mercer Street

1,474Records
17City systems
0Open violations
0.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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1,474 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 892 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 139 DOB permits, 135 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built2005
Floors13
Res. units41
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1004747506
BIN1087559

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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 91% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.7. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-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.

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

What 311 hears from this address

42 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Consumer Complaint (5) · Sidewalk Condition (4) · Illegal Parking (4) · Illegal Dumping (3) · Vendor Enforcement (3).

Filed construction activity

$7,312,566 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (37 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 (41)
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)40 MERCER STREET CONDOMINIUM
Head officerTERRANCE BORG
Managing agentBROWN HARRIS STEVENS
Last registered2025-09-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$708,310 $318,740
2026$2,197,260 $988,767
2027$1,236,164 $556,274

The city's market estimate has risen 75% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $6,643,322 a year ($56.63 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,661,124 ($14.16 per sq ft), net operating income $4,982,198. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 5/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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

SubwayCanal St — 6 J N Q R W Z · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Grand St — M55 · 250 ft
Citi BikeGrand St & Greene St · 450 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. 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

40 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

42 311 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 BROWN HARRIS STEVENS — 160 buildings, 9,488 units. Grades across the portfolio: A156 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

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48 East 89 Street MN210 A
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422 East 72 Street MN197 A
445 5 Avenue MN174 A
250 East 54 Street MN174 A
880 5 Avenue MN162 A
180 East End Avenue MN159 A
605 East 82 Street MN159 A
1197 Park Avenue MN148 A
235 East 87 Street MN139 A
145 Central Park West MN138 A
1 Beekman Place MN136 A
31 East 37 Street MN131 A
2 Sutton Place South MN127 A
35 Sutton Place MN127 A
263 West End Avenue MN124 A
205 West 57 Street MN115 A
1498 York Avenue MN112 A
420 East 51 Street MN110 A
1761 1 Avenue MN110 A
505 Greenwich Street MN102 A
681 Madison Avenue MN100 A
201 East 80 Street MN100 A
1150 3 Avenue MN96 A
7 Lexington Avenue MN93 A
14 Sutton Place South MN93 A
111 East 67 Street MN90 A
1050 5 Avenue MN90 A
20 Sutton Place South MN88 A
50 United Nations Plaza MN88 A
1150 Park Avenue MN85 A
239 Central Park West MN84 A
8 East 83 Street MN84 A
23 East 74 Street MN83 A
785 Park Avenue MN80 A
962 5 Avenue MN77 A
1 East 66 Street MN77 A
188 East 76 Street MN73 A
907 5 Avenue MN71 A
1095 Park Avenue MN68 A
1000 Park Avenue MN66 A
92 Laight Street MN65 A
826 Lexington Avenue MN65 A
610 Park Avenue MN64 A
1215 5 Avenue MN62 A
433 East 57 Street MN62 A
317 East 57 Street MN62 A
1289 Lexington Avenue MN61 A
1170 5 Avenue MN60 A
114 East 66 Street MN58 A
1115 Madison Avenue MN57 A
1080 5 Avenue MN57 A
30 Sutton Place MN56 A
470 Park Avenue MN56 A
2 East 98 Street MN54 A
1020 Park Avenue MN54 A
275 West 10 Street MN54 A

showing 60 of 160 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-09Deed $13,250,000 — from LAZANDRA, LLC to ROKOS, CHRISTOPHER $13,250,000
2026-07-01Sold for $13,250,000 $13,250,000 $323,171
2026-06-12Mortgage $3,375,000 — from THIESSEN, HAROLD; OH, SE OK to MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BANK, NATIONAL AS; MERS $3,375,000
2026-06-12Deed $4,500,000 — from BEVERLY MERCER LLC to OH, SE OK; THIESSEN, HAROLD $4,500,000
2026-05-29Sold for $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $109,756
2025-08-12Mortgage $1,085,877 — from TNYC PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC to USC 40 MERCER LLC $1,085,877
2025-08-12Mortgage $1,085,877 — from TNYC PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC to USC 40 MERCER LLC $1,085,877
2025-08-12AL&R $5,000,000 — from TNYC PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC to USC 40 MERCER LLC $5,000,000
2025-08-12Agreement $5,000,000 — from TNYC PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC to USC 40 MERCER LLC $5,000,000
2025-08-12Agreement $2,000,000 — from TNYC HOLDINGS LLC; TNYC PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC to TAMARES REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, INC. $2,000,000
2025-08-12Agreement $2,000,000 — from TNYC HOLDINGS LLC; TNYC PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC to TAMARES REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, INC. $2,000,000
2025-08-12AL&R $5,000,000 — from TNYC PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC to USC 40 MERCER LLC $5,000,000
2025-08-12Agreement $5,000,000 — from TNYC PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC to USC 40 MERCER LLC $5,000,000
2024-11-25Deed $17,245,000 — from 40 MERCER RETAIL HOLDINGS, LLC to SOHO RETAIL PORTFOLIO 465 BROADWAY LLC $17,245,000
2024-11-25Deed $17,245,000 — from 40 MERCER RETAIL HOLDINGS, LLC to SOHO RETAIL PORTFOLIO 465 BROADWAY LLC $17,245,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173345621
2018671516549
20195183522
20203078321
2021021316334
202220717430
202361525441
20242011525768
20251901840481
202670117025
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The full timeline

Construction 256Enforcement 103Housing & tenants 143Ownership & money 923Health & systems 49

Every one of the 1,474 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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