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479 West Broadway

279Records
11City systems
0Open violations
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Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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279 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 79 311 service requests, 70 DOB job filings, 63 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1987
Floors2
Res. units0
ClassK2
Owner (PLUTO)WEST HOUSTON SOHO COMPANY, LLC
BBL1005150015
BIN1008011

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (4) · Obstruction (3) · Lost Property (2) · Noise (2) · Dumpster Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$2,670,555 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (42 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,674,000 $2,553,300
2026$4,362,000 $1,962,900
2027$5,102,000 $2,295,900

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
AyahMoroccanNot yet graded—
Monte Cafe & BakeryCoffee/TeaA—
Shiki OmakaseJapaneseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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.

Getting around

SubwayPrince St — R W · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: West Houston St / West Broadway — M21 · under 50 ft
Citi BikeW Broadway & W Houston St · 250 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

479 West Broadway

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

29 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,890,000 on 2015-01-24 (lender: State Farm Realty Mortgage, L.L.C.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-01-24AL&R $2,890,000 — from WEST HOUSTON SOHO COMPANY, LLC to STATE FARM REALTY MORTGAGE, L.L.C. $2,890,000
2015-01-24Mortgage $2,890,000 — from WEST HOUSTON SOHO COMPANY, LLC to STATE FARM REALTY MORTGAGE, L.L.C. $2,890,000
2015-01-24Agreement $2,890,000 — from WEST HOUSTON SOHO COMPANY, LLC to STATE FARM REALTY MORTGAGE, L.L.C. $2,890,000
2015-01-24Mortgage $13,971 — from WEST HOUSTON SOHO COMPANY, LLC to STATE FARM REALTY MORTGAGE, L.L.C. $13,971
2007-06-20Mortgage $2,343,214 — from WEST HOUSTON SOHO COMPANY, LLC to STATE FARM REALTY MORTGAGE, L.L.C. $2,343,214
2007-06-20Agreement $3,000,000 — from WEST HOUSTON SOHO COMPANY, LLC to STATE FARM REALTY MORTGAGE, L.L.C. $3,000,000
2007-06-20Mortgage $3,000,000 — from WEST HOUSTON SOHO COMPANY, LLC to STATE FARM REALTY MORTGAGE, L.L.C. $3,000,000
2007-06-20AL&R $3,000,000 — from STATE FARM REALTY MORTGAGE, L.L.C. to WEST HOUSTON SOHO COMPANY, LLC $3,000,000
1988-01-20Mortgage $1,000,000 — from WEST HOUSTON SOHO CO to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $1,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201714060121
2018007018
20196241215
2020002002
20215060112
202212070120
2023610029
202410050217
202510080119
202620170322
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The full timeline

Construction 133Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 81Ownership & money 19Health & systems 20

Every one of the 279 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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