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49 Prince Street

907Records
18City systems
8Open violations
21.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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907 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 256 311 service requests, 234 HPD housing violations, 104 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1915
Floors6
Res. units27
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)49 PRINCE LLC
BBL1005100026
BIN1007934

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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 52% 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 21.4. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

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 violations8 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2019-04-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

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

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

47 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (12) · Noise (8) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (7) · Consumer Complaint (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

Filed construction activity

$840,716 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (27)
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)49 PRINCE LLC
Head officerMICHAEL BESEN
Managing agentNEW YORK CITY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-10-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,876,000 $3,994,200
2026$9,738,000 $4,382,100
2027$8,825,000 $3,971,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

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

SubwayBleecker St — 6 B D F M · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Prince St — R W · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cleveland Pl / Spring St — M1 · 550 ft
Citi BikeLafayette St & Jersey St · 250 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

49 Prince Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

47 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by NEW YORK CITY MANAGEMENT — 15 buildings, 250 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B5 · C3 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
200 Linden Boulevard BK69 A
1320 Fulton Avenue BX33 B
49 Prince Street MN27 A
755 9 Avenue MN20 B
336 West 17 Street MN16 B
311 West 21 Street MN15 A
1437 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 D
514 West 169 Street MN10 C
267 Flatbush Avenue BK9 B
2181 3 Avenue MN8 D
515 West 169 Street MN8 A
426 Clinton Street BK8 C
1821 Cornelia Street QN6 B
101 West 27 Street MN4 D
116 Garfield Place BK4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,930,000 on 2022-11-17 (lender: Greystone Servicing LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-06-22Agreement $21,000,000 — from 311 W 21 LLC; 49 PRINCE LLC; 336 W 17 LLC to NOTE 2019-FL2, GRESTONE CRE $21,000,000
2022-11-17Agreement $21,000,000 — from 49 PRINCE LLC; 336 W 17 LLC; 311 W 21 LLC to GREYSTONE CRE NOTE 2019-FL2 LTD $21,000,000
2022-11-17Mortgage $3,930,000 — from 49 PRINCE LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING LLC $3,930,000
2022-11-17Agreement $14,930,000 — from 49 PRINCE LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING LLC $14,930,000
2022-11-17Mortgage $11,000,000 — from 49 PRINCE LLC to GREYSTONE CRE NOTE 2019-FL2 LTD $11,000,000
2020-03-30Mortgage $5,000,000 — from 311 W 21 LLC; 49 PRINCE LLC; 336 W 17 LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $5,000,000
2020-03-30Agreement $21,000,000 — from 311 W 21 LLC; 336 W 17 LLC; 49 PRINCE LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $21,000,000
2016-09-19M&CON $10,600,000 — from 49 PRINCE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $10,600,000
2016-09-19AL&R $10,600,000 — from 49 PRINCE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $10,600,000
2016-09-19Deed $8,742,500 — from J&S 49 PRINCE LLC to MBK GROUP, LLC $8,742,500
2016-09-19Agreement $14,529,150 — from MBK GROUP, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK; SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A.; SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $14,529,150
2016-09-19Mortgage $10,109,150 — from MBK GROUP, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $10,109,150
2016-09-09Agreement $1,796,369 — from NEWBURGER MBK, LLC; MINTZ, RONNY; MBK GROUP, LLC; J & S 49 PRINCE LLC; CONCORD MANAGEMENT to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $1,796,369
2016-08-30Sold for $8,742,500 $8,742,500 $323,796
2011-09-26Mortgage $2,308,568 — from 336 WEST 17TH STREET LLC; MBK GROUP, LLC; CONCORD MANAGEMENT 211 W 21ST LLC; 434 WEST 38TH to SOVEREIGN BANK $2,308,568

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174720316
20188127703100
201914821607245
2020378561102
20212158801106
202220188230
202359231745
202402181324
202536240437
202600140317
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The full timeline

Construction 60Enforcement 123Housing & tenants 616Ownership & money 69Health & systems 39

Every one of the 907 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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