613 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 223 311 service requests, 94 rodent inspections, 81 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% 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 50.9. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 37 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2003-06-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (22) · Noise (4) · Real Time Enforcement (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).
$525,410 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1908) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (22) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | LF EAST 21 PROPERTY CO |
| Head officer | Henry Hay |
| Managing agent | Salon Realty Corp |
| Last registered | 2025-12-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,952,000 | $2,678,400 |
| 2026 | $5,059,000 | $2,276,550 |
| 2027 | $7,123,000 | $3,205,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piccola Cucina Osteria | Italian | A | — |
| Piccola Cucina Osteria | Italian | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary 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.
| Subway | Spring St — C E · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) Houston St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 6 Av / Spring St — M21 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | W Broadway & Spring St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
196 Spring Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
45 311 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.
Managed by SALON REALTY CORP — 89 buildings, 1,795 units. Grades across the portfolio: A58 · B23 · C2 · D6. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 89 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,240,094 on 2014-01-02 (lender: Capital One, National Association), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-02 | Agreement $7,100,000 — from LF EAST 21 PROPERTY CO., LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $7,100,000 | |
| 2014-01-02 | Mortgage $2,240,094 — from LF EAST 21 PROPERTY CO., LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,240,094 | |
| 2014-01-02 | AL&R $7,100,000 — from LF EAST 21 PROPERTY CO., LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $7,100,000 | |
| 2011-04-13 | Agreement $28,000,000 — from LF EAST 21 PROPERTY CO. LLC; 27TH STREET PROPERTY LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $28,000,000 | |
| 2009-07-09 | Agreement $28,000,000 — from LF EAST 21 PROPERTY CO. LLC; 27TH STREET PROPERTY LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $28,000,000 | |
| 2008-05-19 | Agreement $28,000,000 — from LF EAST 21 PROPERTY CO. LLC; 27TH STREET PROPERTY LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $28,000,000 | |
| 2003-11-18 | Deed $11,500,000 — from 189 SPRING STREET ASSOCIATES to LF EAST 21 PROPERTY CO., LLC | $11,500,000 | |
| 2003-11-18 | Mortgage $3,000,000 — from LF EAST 21 PROPERTY CO., LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST | $3,000,000 | |
| 2003-11-18 | Mortgage $58,215 — from LF EAST 21 PROPERTY CO., LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST | $58,215 | |
| 2002-06-05 | Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 189 SPRING STREET ASSOCIATES to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $3,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 42 |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 33 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 34 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 74 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 26 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 29 |
| 2025 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 53 |
| 2026 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 44 |
Every one of the 613 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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