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168 Bowery

267Records
13City systems
4Open violations
10Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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267 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 132 311 service requests, 31 rodent inspections, 30 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)SILKALY M. WOLCHOK L.P.
BBL1004780032
BIN1007147

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 10012, 65% 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 violations4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2000-06-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Sign (4) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · Traffic (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Street Condition (2) · Graffiti (2).

Filed construction activity

$220,795 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1900)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)SILKALY M. WOLCHOK L.P.#1
Head officerSILKALY M WOLCHOK
Managing agentROBERT L. WOLCHOK, INC
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,968,000 $2,235,600
2026$5,962,000 $2,682,900
2027$7,154,000 $3,219,300

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Nom WahChineseA—

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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (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

SubwayBowery — J Z · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand St — B D · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bowery / Kenmare St — M103 · 100 ft
Citi BikeKenmare St & Elizabeth 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

168 Bowery

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

21 311 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
20170010717
201800819
201900426
202000303
20216015122
20224011116
20232113117
2024028212
2025085215
2026008210
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The full timeline

Construction 47Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 147Ownership & money 11Health & systems 34

Every one of the 267 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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