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550 Broome Street

512Records
16City systems
3Open violations
17.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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512 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 193 311 service requests, 97 HPD complaints, 59 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units18
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)550 BROOME STREET LLC
BBL1004910026
BIN1007379

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 52% 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 17.7. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2018-02-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · PLUMBING (3) · Noise (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Street Condition (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$315,980 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
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)550 BROOME STREET, LLC
Head officerJEFFERY PIKUS
Managing agentC/O BLUESTAR PROPERTIES INC.
Last registered2025-08-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,112,000 $950,400
2026$2,707,000 $1,218,150
2027$2,477,000 $1,114,650

The city's market estimate has risen 17% 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 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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

SubwaySpring St — C E · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
Canal St — 1 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / Broome St — M55 · 250 ft
Citi Bike6 Ave & Broome St · 150 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

550 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

14 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BLUESTAR PROPERTIES — 17 buildings, 393 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
327 St Nicholas Avenue MN73 B
302 Manhattan Avenue MN32 A
69 Pinehurst Avenue MN30 A
315 West 113 Street MN29 A
229 East 11 Street MN24 B
72 East 7 Street MN22 A
219 East 10 Street MN21 A
74 East 7 Street MN21 A
429 East 6 Street MN20 B
210 1 Avenue MN20 A
510 East 6 Street MN20 B
550 Broome Street MN18 A
260 East 10 Street MN17 A
314 East 9 Street MN16 A
358 West 127 Street MN10 B
504 Manhattan Avenue MN10 B
360 West 127 Street MN10 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $262,878 on 2021-02-19 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-02-19Agreement $2,764,000 — from 550 BROOME STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,764,000
2021-02-19AL&R $2,764,000 — from 550 BROOME STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,764,000
2021-02-19Mortgage $262,879 — from 550 BROOME STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $262,879
2017-12-28AL&R $2,600,000 — from 550 BROOME STREET LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $2,600,000
2017-12-28Deed $6,075,000 — from LUSO REALTY LLC to 550 BROOME STREET LLC $6,075,000
2017-12-28Mortgage $2,600,000 — from 550 BROOME STREET LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $2,600,000
2017-12-14Sold for $6,075,000 $6,075,000 $337,500

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172096219
2018135215016222
201901260330
202000400141
202173335351
202210140217
20230180211
2024032038
2025004026
202600210223
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 69Housing & tenants 358Ownership & money 16Health & systems 44

Every one of the 512 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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