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492 Broome Street

209Records
13City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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209 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 41 311 service requests, 35 DOB permits, 30 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built1892
Floors6
Res. units4
ClassD2
Owner (PLUTO)FUNKY FOUNDATIONS INC
BBL1004870004
BIN1007304

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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 100% 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 0. 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

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (1) · Food Poisoning (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,814,625 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1892)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)FUNKY FOUNDATIONS INC
Head officerRICHARD KINGMAN
Managing agentKINGMAN MANAGMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$11,916,000 $5,362,200
2026$12,711,000 $5,719,950
2027$13,402,000 $6,030,900

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

Flood exposure

Inside the 2007 FEMA floodplain but outside the 2015 preliminary update — worth checking against current FEMA maps.

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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 — A C E · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / Broome St — M55 · 650 ft
Citi BikeW Broadway & Watts St · 200 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

492 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

2 311 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 KINGMAN MANAGEMENT LLC — 9 buildings, 68 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
81 Perry Street MN17 A
313 West 17 Street MN10 A
301 West 17 Street MN10 A
23 King Street MN10 A
75 Barrow Street MN6 A
492 Broome Street MN4 A
351 West 17 Street MN4 A
44 West 17 Street MN4 A
311 West 17 Street MN3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $793,590 on 1986-01-13 (lender: East NY Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1986-01-13Mortgage $793,591 — from FUNKY FOUNDATION INC to EAST NY SAVINGS BANK $793,591
1984-06-21Mortgage $77,500 — from FUNKY FOUNDATIONS INC to BARON, GREGORY; FERRARA, PETER $77,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701315
2018614213
2019448218
2020324110
202112317
202201113
2023927119
202421115
202541117
202603216
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The full timeline

Construction 65Enforcement 50Housing & tenants 53Ownership & money 24Health & systems 17

Every one of the 209 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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