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98 Thompson Street

466Records
19City systems
14Open violations
10.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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466 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 150 311 service requests, 80 HPD complaints, 56 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1904
Floors6
Res. units38
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)ROSENBLUM, KENNETH
BBL1005020006
BIN1007726

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 64% 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 10.4. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations14 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2017-11-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · WATER LEAK (3) · Missed Collection (2) · Rodent (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2).

Filed construction activity

$522,570 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 (1904)
YesSix or more residential units (38)
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)KENNETH ROSENBLUM
Last registered2025-07-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$10,220,000 $4,599,000
2026$9,333,000 $4,199,850
2027$9,373,000 $4,217,850

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Drip Drop CafeCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
Prince St — R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / Spring St — M21 M55 · 550 ft
Citi BikeW Broadway & Spring St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
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

98 Thompson 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

31 311 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: $5,100,000 on 2001-01-02 (lender: Independence Community Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-03-17Deed $7,700,000 — from HON. ANTHONY J. CARPINELLO (RET.), AS RE to ROSENBLUM, KENNETH $7,700,000
2023-03-15Sold for $7,700,000 $7,700,000 $202,632
2001-01-02Mortgage $5,100,000 — from ROSENBLUM, BERNICE; ROSENBLUM, KENNETH; FOUR ROSES LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $5,100,000

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
52
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201720340238
201800170320
201901290434
202000451248
2021016029
2022015028
202300242329
20241515150752
202511090424
202600220325
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The full timeline

Construction 86Enforcement 40Housing & tenants 282Ownership & money 16Health & systems 42

Every one of the 466 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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