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169 Mercer Street

245Records
18City systems
1Open violations
7.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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245 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 49 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 41 DOB violations, 38 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1896
Floors7
Res. units7
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)ANNAPURNA REAL ESTATE CORP
BBL1005130022
BIN1007975

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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 67% 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 7.1. 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 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 — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-10-05.

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.

$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Street Sign (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Lost Property (1).

Filed construction activity

$483,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1896)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
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)ANNAPURNA REAL ESTATE CORP
Head officerALEX YELON
Managing agentBUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$12,473,000 $5,612,850
2026$13,305,000 $5,987,250
2027$10,644,000 $4,789,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 8)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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

SubwayBleecker St — 6 B D F M · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Prince St — R W · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: West Houston St / Greene St — M21 · 150 ft
Citi BikeGreene St & Prince St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

169 Mercer 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

6 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC — 103 buildings, 1,953 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B18 · C7 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
135 West 52 Street MN109 A
419 Bleecker Street MN87 A
270 St Nicholas Avenue MN77 B
160 Imlay Street BK70 A
421 West 162 Street MN65 C
860 Riverside Drive MN61 D
67 West 107 Street MN56 A
42-14 Crescent Street QN48 A
374 Wadsworth Avenue MN43 A
215 East 81 Street MN40 A
951 Carroll Street BK38 A
212 East 57 Street MN38 A
259 21 Street BK37 A
191 Grand Street MN35 A
334 East 13 Street MN34 A
900 Lenox Road BK31 A
28 Vestry Street MN31 A
10 Lenox Avenue MN29 A
1260 Amsterdam Avenue MN29 A
268 West 84 Street MN28 A
76 Pinehurst Avenue MN27 A
326 East 65 Street MN27 A
31 East 127 Street MN25 A
649 Warren Street BK24 A
377 Warren Street BK24 A
174 Delancey Street MN22 B
42 East 20 Street MN22 A
178 East 117 Street MN22 B
611 West 180 Street MN21 B
409 East 74 Street MN20 A
26 Henry Street MN20 B
17 West 76 Street MN20 B
474 West 146 Street MN20 A
160 East 117 Street MN19 A
35 East 12 Street MN18 A
20 Bethune Street MN18 A
845 2 Avenue MN18 A
24 Varick Street MN18 A
422 East 75 Street MN18 A
23 Canal Street MN17 B
1324 2 Avenue MN17 A
66 East 80 Street MN17 A
52 Carmine Street MN16 A
329 East 75 Street MN16 A
407 East 90 Street MN16 A
514 East 82 Street MN15 A
191 Hester Street MN15 A
105 Wooster Street MN15 B
259 East Broadway MN15 A
516 East 82 Street MN15 A
409 East 90 Street MN15 A
297 Driggs Avenue BK14 A
104 Hudson Street MN14 A
177 Wadsworth Avenue MN14 B
1695 Lexington Avenue MN13 B
1082 Madison Avenue MN13 A
19 Greenwich Avenue MN12 A
9 West 107 Street MN12 C
320 West 105 Street MN11 B
268 West 77 Street MN10 A

showing 60 of 103 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,325,000 on 2020-03-05 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-09-25RPTT&RET $3,050,000 — from PAUL GIDDINS AS RECEIVER FOR THE ANNAPUR to WATTS, CLIFFORD LAWRENCE $3,050,000
2025-09-19Sold for $3,050,000 $3,050,000 $435,714
2025-05-23RPTT&RET $3,050,000 — from ALFUS, MITCHELL to NOUZARETH, ROMAIN; MILCH, NORA $3,050,000
2025-05-12Sold for $3,050,000 $3,050,000 $435,714
2020-03-05Mortgage $1,325,000 — from ANNAPURNA REAL ESTATE CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $1,325,000
2020-03-05AL&R $1,325,000 — from ANNAPURNA REAL ESTATE CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $1,325,000
2018-03-15RPTT&RET $3,125,000 — from HARRIS, WILLIAM V to ALFUS, MITCHELL $3,125,000
2018-02-28Sold for $3,125,000 $3,125,000 $446,429
2015-12-09RPTT&RET $19,500,000 — from SPEAR, JEREMY N to DWECK, ABRAHAM BERT; SITT, JOSEPH J $19,500,000
2012-10-03RPTT&RET $2,400,000 — from LEE, ANDY T to RYAN, CHRISTOPHER L $2,400,000
2010-09-13RPTT&RET $1,800,000 — from CONNAUGHTON, MARILYN G to HARRIS, WILLIAM $1,800,000
2010-05-06Mortgage $200,000 — from ANNAPURNA REAL ESTATE CORP. to NCB; NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $200,000
2010-05-06AL&R $1,400,000 — from ANNAPURNA REAL ESTATE CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK; NCB $1,400,000
2010-05-06AL&R $200,000 — from ANNAPURNA REAL ESTATE CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK; NCB $200,000
2010-05-06Mortgage $1,400,000 — from ANNAPURNA REAL ESTATE CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK; NCB $1,400,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017022015
20187292222
20190440412
202001010112
2021014016
2022403029
2023002024
2024014027
20250234312
2026001012
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The full timeline

Construction 50Enforcement 65Housing & tenants 51Ownership & money 52Health & systems 27

Every one of the 245 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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