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204 Spring Street

1,269Records
19City systems
77Open violations
170Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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1,269 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 408 HPD complaints, 396 311 service requests, 217 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1901
Floors7
Res. units26
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)204 SPRING ST RLTY CORP
BBL1004900024
BIN1007373

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 170. In ZIP 10012, 65% 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

Open HPD violations77 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 45 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 2020-02-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

143 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 24 · winter 2025–26: 42). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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42
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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

151 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (71) · PLUMBING (19) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (19) · Rodent (8) · GENERAL (5) · ELECTRIC (4).

Filed construction activity

$230,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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 (1901)
YesSix or more residential units (26)
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)204 SPRING ST REALTY CORP
Head officerEDWARD TEMPESTA
Managing agentEDWARD TEMPESTA
Last registered2025-12-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,976,000 $1,339,200
2026$3,164,000 $1,423,800
2027$3,583,000 $1,612,350

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Rice KitchenAsian/Asian FusionB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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 — C E · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
Houston St — 1 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / Spring St — M21 · 200 ft
Citi Bike6 Ave & Broome St · 400 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

204 Spring Street

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

151 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 71 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $90,859 on 2026-02-04 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-02-04Agreement $2,100,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 204 SPRING ST. REALTY CORP. $2,100,000
2026-02-04Mortgage $90,860 — from 204 SPRING ST. REALTY CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $90,860
2013-12-19AL&R $2,800,000 — from 204 SPRING ST. REALTY CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,800,000
2013-12-19Agreement $2,800,000 — from 204 SPRING ST. REALTY CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,800,000
2013-12-19Mortgage $2,310,102 — from 204 SPRING ST. REALTY CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,310,102
2004-02-18Agreement $750,000 — from 204 SPRING ST.REALTY CORP., to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK ,F.A., $750,000
2004-02-18Mortgage $410,670 — from 204 SPRING ST.REALTY CORP., to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK ,F.A., $410,670
1993-11-09Mortgage $450,000 — from 204 SPRING ST RLTY CORP to FOURTH FEDL SVGS BK $450,000
1988-08-11Mortgage $50,000 — from 204 SPRING OWNERS CORP to KRAVET, STANLEY TR; KRAVET, HERMAN LWT $50,000
1987-01-28Mortgage $125,000 — from 204 SPRING OWNERS CORP. to FOURTH FED S&L ASSN/NY $125,000
1984-08-07Mortgage $110,000 — from 204 SPRING OWNERS CORP to PFEIFFER, SAM $110,000
1984-08-07Mortgage $155,178 — from 204 SPRING OWNERS CORP. to 204 SPRING ST ASSOCIATES $155,178
1982-03-03Mortgage $151,000 — from 204 SPRING ST. ASSOC. to KEENAN, RONALD J. $151,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201724670275
201815640373
2019132140332
202000251430
202101110214
202203440350
202301460451
202403470555
2025069108105
20265321146229
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The full timeline

Construction 51Enforcement 84Housing & tenants 1,046Ownership & money 37Health & systems 51

Every one of the 1,269 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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