629 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 160 311 service requests, 112 HPD complaints, 49 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 63% 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 9. 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
| Open HPD violations | 14 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1999-09-04. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Obstruction (1) · Taxi Report (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1).
$34,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1961) |
| 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) | 156 PRINCE STREET LLC |
| Head officer | Giro deSimone |
| Managing agent | VILLAGE DWELLINGS INC |
| Last registered | 2026-01-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,738,000 | $3,032,100 |
| 2026 | $7,925,000 | $3,566,250 |
| 2027 | $8,917,000 | $4,012,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 32% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juice Press | Juice, Smoothies, Fruit Salads | A | — |
| La Burdick Chocolate | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
| Subway | Spring St — C E · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) Prince St — R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: West Houston St / West Broadway — M21 · 600 ft |
| Citi Bike | W Broadway & Spring St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane 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.
156 Prince 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 |
11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Managed by VILLAGE DWELLINGS INC — 24 buildings, 332 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B3 · C5 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2316 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 43 | A |
| 33 Bank Street | MN | 29 | A |
| 3551 Broadway | MN | 28 | B |
| 414 East 73 Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 68 Cabrini Boulevard | MN | 21 | A |
| 156 Prince Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 196 West 10 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 158 West 15 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 28 Charles Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 227 East 11 Street | MN | 19 | A |
| 164 East 78 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 303 West 106 Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 336 East 22 Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 718 2 Avenue | MN | 9 | A |
| 208 East 32 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 221 St James Place | BK | 6 | A |
| 12 Bank Street | MN | 5 | B |
| 32 Bank Street | MN | 5 | C |
| 219 West 13 Street | MN | 5 | C |
| 210 East 32 Street | MN | 5 | C |
| 280 West 11 Street | MN | 5 | D |
| 265 West 11 Street | MN | 5 | C |
| 223 West 11 Street | MN | 1 | C |
| 103 East 29 Street | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,966,177 on 2016-05-18 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Agreement $6,800,000 — from 156 PRINCE STREET LLC to PEAPACK PRIVATE BANK & TRUST | $6,800,000 | |
| 2026-06-12 | AL&R $6,800,000 — from 156 PRINCE STREET LLC to PEAPACK PRIVATE BANK & TRUST | $6,800,000 | |
| 2016-05-18 | Mortgage $2,966,177 — from 156 PRINCE STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,966,177 | |
| 2016-05-18 | Agreement $14,400,000 — from 156 PRINCE STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $14,400,000 | |
| 2016-05-18 | AL&R $14,400,000 — from 156 PRINCE STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $14,400,000 | |
| 2012-11-05 | Mortgage $10,500,000 — from 156 PRINCE STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $10,500,000 | |
| 2012-11-05 | AL&R $12,000,000 — from 156 PRINCE STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $12,000,000 | |
| 2012-11-05 | Deed $19,150,000 — from 156 PRINCE STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to 156 PRINCE STREET LLC | $19,150,000 | |
| 2012-11-05 | Agreement $12,000,000 — from 156 PRINCE STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $12,000,000 | |
| 2011-10-17 | AL&R $1,500,000 — from 156 PRINCE STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $1,500,000 | |
| 2011-10-17 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from 156 PRINCE STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $1,500,000 | |
| 2011-10-17 | Deed $7,800,000 — from PRINCE 156 ASSOCIATES, L.P. to 156 PRINCE STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC | $7,800,000 | |
| 2011-10-17 | Mortgage $553,027 — from 156 PRINCE STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $553,027 | |
| 2003-12-22 | Mortgage $1,100,000 — from PRINCE ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,100,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 2021 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 28 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 2026 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 36 |
Every one of the 629 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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