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70 Prince Street

172Records
13City systems
0Open violations
30Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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172 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 56 311 service requests, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 22 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1827
Floors3.5
Res. units2
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)HOFFMAN PETER
BBL1004967501
BIN1007557

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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 30. 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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · Street Sign (3) · Food Establishment (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Noise (1) · Indoor Air Quality (1).

Filed construction activity

$651,056 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1827)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$0 $0
2026$696,096 $313,243
2027$714,096 $321,343

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dig InnAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Temperature) · 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

SubwayPrince St — R W · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Spring St — 6 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Prince St — M1 M55 · 350 ft
Citi BikeLafayette St & Jersey St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

70 Prince 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

14 311 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2002-11-14Mortgage $125,800 — from HOFFMAN, PETER to ADMINISTRATOR OF THESMALL BUSINESS ADMIN $125,800
2002-06-26Mortgage $200,000 — from HOFFMAN, PETER to ADMINISTRATOR/THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINIS $200,000
1996-02-27Mortgage $100,000 — from HOFFMAN, PETER to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK $100,000
1988-02-11Mortgage $145,000 — from FLYNT, CYNTHIA to CITIBANK, N.A. $145,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20179160117
20180162110
2019032016
2020002013
2021003014
2022001023
202303100518
20240240410
20250740516
2026003003
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 59Ownership & money 24Health & systems 27

Every one of the 172 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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