875 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 341 311 service requests, 165 HPD complaints, 124 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 63.2. 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 | 100 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 65 class B, 19 class A. Oldest open since 1987-12-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$400 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
86 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (32) · Residential Disposal Complaint (14) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (5) · Noise (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Indoor Air Quality (3).
$1,507,005 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (23 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 (1910) |
| 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) | 13 PRINCE OWNERS, LLC |
| Head officer | STEPHEN ELBAZ |
| Managing agent | ESQUIRE MANAGEMENT CORP. |
| Last registered | 2025-10-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,767,000 | $1,695,150 |
| 2026 | $5,767,000 | $2,595,150 |
| 2027 | $6,753,000 | $3,038,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 79% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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.
| Subway | 2 Av — F · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Spring St — 6 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bowery / Prince St — M103 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Mott St & Prince St · 250 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. 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.
13 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
86 311 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 ESQUIRE MANAGEMENT CORP. — 25 buildings, 675 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B10 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 155-31 155 Avenue | QN | 120 | B |
| 3165 Nostrand Avenue | BK | 108 | B |
| 80-11 Shore Parkway | QN | 96 | A |
| 81-04 155 Avenue | QN | 96 | A |
| 918 East 14 Street | BK | 59 | A |
| 4117 Avenue V | BK | 38 | A |
| 13 Prince Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 59 Hawthorne Street | BK | 20 | A |
| 534 5 Avenue | BK | 15 | B |
| 47 Thames Street | BK | 14 | B |
| 232 Adelphi Street | BK | 12 | A |
| 29 Perry Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 711 Madison Avenue | MN | 9 | A |
| 113 South 2 Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 24 Prince Street | MN | 8 | D |
| 21 East 62 Street | MN | 7 | B |
| 715 Madison Avenue | MN | 6 | B |
| 14 East 62 Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 16 East 62 Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 12 East 62 Street | MN | 5 | B |
| 71 Greene Street | MN | 4 | C |
| 69 Greene Street | MN | 4 | B |
| 122 Montague Street | BK | 3 | B |
| 18 East 62 Street | MN | 2 | A |
| 395 Bleecker Street | MN | 1 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,213,573 on 2008-08-22 (lender: New York Community 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-28 | Deed $23,500,000 — from 224 ENTERPRISES, INC. A NEW YORK CORPOR to 13 PRINCE OWNER, LLC, NY LIMITED LIABILI | $23,500,000 | |
| 2018-03-28 | Agreement $4,840,141 — from 13 PRINCE OWNER, LLC to BANQUE J. SAFRA SARASIN (LUXEMBOURG) SA | $4,840,141 | |
| 2018-03-28 | AL&R $4,840,141 — from 13 PRINCE OWNER, LLC to BANQUE J. SAFRA SARASIN (LUXEMBOURG) SA | $4,840,141 | |
| 2018-03-19 | Sold for $23,500,000 | $23,500,000 | $1,175,000 |
| 2018-02-28 | MCON $2,350,000 — from 224 ENTERPRISES, INC., A NEW YORK CORPOR to 13 PRINCE OWNER, LLC, NY LIMITED LIABILI | $2,350,000 | |
| 2014-06-24 | Agreement $5,235,756 — from 224 ENTERPRISES, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,235,756 | |
| 2009-03-25 | Agreement $13,055,000 — from 331 EAST CORP; JJW ENTERPRISES, INC; JUNCTION ENTERPRISES, INC.; 224 ENTERPRISES, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $13,055,000 | |
| 2008-08-22 | Mortgage $3,213,574 — from 224 ENTERPRISES, INC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,213,574 | |
| 2008-08-22 | Agreement $5,760,000 — from 224 ENTERPRISES, INC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,760,000 | |
| 2004-03-11 | Mortgage $1,629,172 — from 224 ENTERPRISES, INC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,629,172 | |
| 2004-03-11 | Agreement $2,750,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 224 ENTERPRISES, INC. | $2,750,000 | |
| 2001-05-02 | Mortgage $200,000 — from 224 ENTERPRISES, INC. to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $200,000 | |
| 1998-08-19 | Mortgage $415,045 — from 224 ENTERPRISES INC to M & T REAL ESTATE INC | $415,045 | |
| 1996-04-26 | Mortgage $180,000 — from 224 ENTERPRISES, INC. to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $180,000 | |
| 1989-05-18 | Mortgage $300,000 — from PRUT APARTMENT INC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $300,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 75 |
| 2018 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 33 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 21 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| 2023 | 6 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 73 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 56 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 70 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
Every one of the 875 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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