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438 Broome Street

334Records
18City systems
12Open violations
5.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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334 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 64 HPD complaints, 46 311 service requests, 39 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built1885
Floors5
Res. units7
ClassD0
Owner (PLUTO)4 ARTS COOPERATIVE CORPORATION
BBL1004830038
BIN1007241

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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 71% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5.7. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations12 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-05-08.

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Water System (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Noise (1) · Street Light Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$966,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (20 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 (1885)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)4 ARTS COOPERATIVE CORP.
Head officerSTEPHEN RHODES
Managing agentCORNERSTONE MGMT SYSTEMS INC
Last registered2025-11-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,601,600 $3,870,720
2026$9,175,000 $4,128,750
2027$9,674,000 $4,353,300

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwaySpring St — 6 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Prince St — R W · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Spring St — M1 M55 · 400 ft
Citi BikeLafayette St & Grand St · 550 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

438 Broome 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

8 311 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 CORNERSTONE MGMT SYSTEMS INC — 113 buildings, 1,524 units. Grades across the portfolio: A94 · B12 · C6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
68 Remsen Street BK103 A
148 East 24 Street MN55 A
603 Washington Street MN54 A
540 6th Avenue MN50 A
426 West Broadway MN34 A
21 South William Street MN31 A
110 Thompson Street MN30 A
838 Greenwich Street MN29 A
80 Warren Street MN29 A
121 West 17 Street MN28 A
601 West End Avenue MN26 A
20 East 84 Street MN25 A
36 West 24 Street MN24 A
684 3 Avenue MN24 A
107 West 25 Street MN24 A
76 Remsen Street BK23 A
183 East Broadway MN20 A
167 West 73 Street MN20 A
32 Downing Street MN20 A
924 2 Avenue MN20 A
38 Downing Street MN20 A
52 Thomas Street MN20 A
445 West 48 Street MN20 A
40 Downing Street MN20 A
71 Barrow Street MN20 A
130 East 84 Street MN20 A
137 Duane Street MN19 C
128 East 84 Street MN19 A
199 East 7 Street MN19 A
543 Broadway MN18 A
69 8 Avenue MN18 A
67 8 Avenue MN18 A
32 West 20 Street MN18 A
125 Central Park North MN17 A
340 3 Avenue MN16 A
97 Lexington Avenue MN16 A
301 West 89 Street MN15 A
237 West 15 Street MN14 A
952 Columbus Avenue MN14 A
104 Charlton Street MN14 A
243 East 77 Street MN13 A
468 Greenwich Street MN12 A
75 Horatio Street MN12 A
29 Bedford Street MN12 A
550 Hudson Street MN12 A
71 Grand Street MN12 A
217 West 19 Street MN12 A
92 Warren Street MN12 A
613 East 11 Street MN12 A
3 Wooster Street MN11 A
130 East 12 Street MN11 A
171 West 73 Street MN11 C
77 8 Avenue MN11 A
530 Canal Street MN10 A
128 West 70 Street MN10 A
116 West 22 Street MN10 A
437 Greenwich Street MN10 A
335 Lexington Avenue MN10 A
27 Great Jones Street MN10 A
140 Prince Street MN9 A

showing 60 of 113 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 2012-08-07 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank and Ncb). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-12-18RPTT&RET $1,350,000 — from ESTATE OF EDWARD CHAPLIN to EISWERTH, JASON $1,350,000
2019-12-18RPTT&RET $1,500,000 — from 438 BROOME CORP. to EISWERTH, JASON $1,500,000
2019-12-04Sold for $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $214,286
2019-12-04Sold for $1,350,000 $1,350,000 $192,857
2012-08-07Mortgage $600,000 — from 4 ARTS COOPERATIVE CORP. to NCB, FSB; NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $600,000
2012-08-07AL&R $600,000 — from 4 ARTS COOPERATIVE CORP. to NCB, FSB; NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $600,000
2012-08-07Mortgage $200,000 — from 4 ARTS COOPERATIVE CORP. to NCB; NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $200,000
2012-08-07AL&R $200,000 — from 4 ARTS COOPERATIVE CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK; NCB $200,000
1998-07-15Mortgage $300,000 — from 4 ARTS COOPERATIVE CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $300,000
1986-02-14Mortgage $100,368 — from 4 ARTS COOPERATIVE CORP to LINCOLN SVGS BK $100,368

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201740180123
2018013026
2019001438
20209000110
20218060216
20227040314
2023203027
20245050212
2025024039
2026003003
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The full timeline

Construction 71Enforcement 42Housing & tenants 157Ownership & money 39Health & systems 25

Every one of the 334 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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