446 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 101 HPD complaints, 85 311 service requests, 55 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 53% 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 18.7. 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
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (7) · Noise (2) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Obstruction (1).
$184,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | OR 196 ELIZABETH LLC |
| Head officer | MARLA SIEGEL |
| Managing agent | JAIR GUTIERREZ |
| Last registered | 2025-09-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,377,000 | $1,969,650 |
| 2026 | $4,754,000 | $2,139,300 |
| 2027 | $5,530,000 | $2,488,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovely Day | Thai | Grade Pending | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
| Subway | Bowery — J Z · 600 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bowery / Prince St — M103 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Kenmare St & Elizabeth St · 500 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.
196 Elizabeth 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 |
18 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,300,000 on 2021-09-28 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-28 | Mortgage $6,300,000 — from OR 196 ELIZABETH, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,300,000 | |
| 2021-09-28 | AL&R $6,300,000 — from OR 196 ELIZABETH, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,300,000 | |
| 2021-04-29 | Deed $8,862,500 — from 196 ELIZABETH ST. LLC to OR 196 ELIZABETH, LLC | $8,862,500 | |
| 2021-04-16 | Sold for $8,862,500 | $8,862,500 | $443,125 |
| 2016-11-16 | Agreement $1,800,000 — from 196 ELIZABETH ST. LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $1,800,000 | |
| 2016-11-16 | AL&R $1,800,000 — from 196 ELIZABETH ST. LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $1,800,000 | |
| 2016-11-16 | Mortgage $455,101 — from 196 ELIZABETH ST. LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $455,101 | |
| 2003-07-15 | Mortgage $1,410,856 — from 196 ELIZABETH ST., LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $1,410,856 | |
| 2003-07-15 | DEEDO $2,500,000 — from ASIAN INC. to 196 ELIZABETH ST. LLC | $2,500,000 | |
| 1989-09-05 | Mortgage $135,000 — from 1688 REALTY CORP to TAI FAT PROPERTIES INC | $135,000 | |
| 1987-06-16 | Mortgage $150,000 — from TAI FAT PROPERTIES INC to 196 ELIZABETH ASSOC | $150,000 | |
| 1986-07-10 | Mortgage $80,967 — from 196 ELIZABETH ASSOCIATES to GRONER, ERWIN; GRONER, ALFRED M. | $80,967 | |
| 1984-02-23 | Mortgage $130,000 — from WEISS, JAY; GRONER, ALFRED M. to ELSEE INDUSTRIES, INC. | $130,000 | |
| 1984-02-23 | Mortgage $65,000 — from WEISS, JAY; GRONER, ALFRED M. to GRONER, ERWIN | $65,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 48 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 2025 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
Every one of the 446 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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