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598 Broadway

939Records
20City systems
1Open violations
119.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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939 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 233 311 service requests, 127 DOB permits, 108 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1898
Floors12
Res. units6
ClassO9
Owner (PLUTO)598 BWAY RLTY ASSOCINC
BBL1005110015
BIN1007945

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 119.3. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-04-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

88 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 68 · winter 2024–25: 20). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

68
’23–24
20
’24–25

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

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

79 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (44) · Consumer Complaint (5) · Vendor Enforcement (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Noise (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2).

Filed construction activity

$5,584,865 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (37 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 (1898)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)598 BROADWAY REALTY ASSOCIATES IN
Head officerZVI MOSERY
Managing agent598 BROADWAY REALTY ASSOCIATES INC
Last registered2025-06-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$24,990,000 $11,245,500
2026$24,930,000 $11,218,500
2027$24,307,000 $10,938,150

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Yann Nury NYCNew FrenchAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
Prince St — R W · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / West Houston St — M1 M55 SIM1 SIM1C +4 more · 150 ft
Citi BikeLafayette St & Jersey St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

598 Broadway

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

79 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 44 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $12,000,000 on 2016-12-05 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-12-05AL&R $12,000,000 — from 598 BROADWAY REALTY ASSOCIATES, INC.; 598 BROADWAY REALTY ASSOCIATES to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS; APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $12,000,000
2016-12-05Mortgage $12,000,000 — from 598 BROADWAY REALTY ASSOCIATES, INC. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $12,000,000
2016-12-05AL&R $12,000,000 — from 598 BROADWAY REALTY ASSOCIATES, INC.; 598 BROADWAY REALTY ASSOCIATES to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS; APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $12,000,000
2010-04-28RPTT&RET $73,123,490 — from DUANE READE SHAREHOLDERS LLC to WALGREEN CO $73,123,491
1999-12-07Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 598 BROADWAY REALTYASSOCIATES INC. to BEAR, STEARNS FUNDING, INC. $3,000,000
1990-04-26Mortgage $499,900 — from 598 BROADWAY REALTYASSC to BANK LEUM TRUST CO NY $499,900

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017119181553
20185271529
20191916154999
20201379231
20211347529
202218125751
20232428337
20241721097135
202571113334
20260111214
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The full timeline

Construction 218Enforcement 257Housing & tenants 315Ownership & money 31Health & systems 118

Every one of the 939 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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