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194 Elizabeth Street

241Records
12City systems
0Open violations
26.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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241 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 91 311 service requests, 39 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 29 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)194 ELIZABETH PROPERTIES LLC
BBL1004920003
BIN1007389

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 26.7. In ZIP 10012, 65% 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

55 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (26) · Air Quality (7) · Obstruction (7) · Food Establishment (4) · Graffiti (3) · Noise (2).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)194 ELIZABETH PROPERTIES, LLC
Head officerLAI F WONG
Managing agentIVAN WONG
Last registered2025-10-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,433,000 $1,094,850
2026$1,991,000 $895,950
2027$1,896,000 $853,200

The city's market estimate has fallen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
PeasantItalianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Odor, Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

SubwayBowery — J Z · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Spring St — 6 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bowery / Prince St — M103 · 250 ft
Citi BikeKenmare St & Elizabeth St · 450 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

194 Elizabeth 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

55 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $250,770 on 2015-03-24 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-03-24Agreement $625,000 — from 194 ELIZABETH PROPERTIES, LLC to FLUSHING BANK $625,000
2015-03-24Mortgage $250,771 — from 194 ELIZABETH PROPERTIES, LLC to FLUSHING BANK $250,771
2008-10-30Mortgage $200,000 — from WONG, LAI FONG to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $200,000
2006-07-21Mortgage $499,800 — from WONG, LAI FONG to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $499,800
2006-07-21AL&R $499,800 — from FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK to WONG, LAI FONG $499,800
2006-01-19Deed $150,000 — from WONG, LAI FONG; WONG, KWAI FAT to WONG, LAI FONG $150,000
1997-11-13Mortgage $67,119 — from WONG, KWAI FAT; WONG, LAI FONG to FOO-LU COMPANY $67,119
1996-11-04Mortgage $30,000 — from WONG, LAI FONG; WONG, KWAI FAT to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $30,000
1988-06-24Mortgage $214,484 — from WONG, LAI FONG; WONG, KWAI FAT to ABACUS FDRL SVGS BK $214,484
1983-06-06Mortgage $80,000 — from WONG, LAI FONG; WONG, KWAI FAT to CAPITAL INVESTORS ETC. $80,000
1982-05-07Mortgage $30,000 — from WONG, KWAI FAT; WONG, LAI FONG to CAPITAL INVESTORS&MGT CP $30,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170011
20180246
20190156
202007310
20210549
20220448
2023010515
2024110516
2025033538
2026117220
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The full timeline

Construction 43Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 102Ownership & money 39Health & systems 43

Every one of the 241 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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