370 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 117 311 service requests, 53 HPD housing violations, 47 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 32.8. 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 | 33 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2016-06-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Noise (6) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Water System (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2).
$849,020 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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 (1873) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| 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) | MEO 159-161 Prince |
| Head officer | Nurul Ahia |
| Managing agent | Tristar Management Associates LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-01-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,557,000 | $2,500,650 |
| 2026 | $5,048,000 | $2,271,600 |
| 2027 | $5,590,000 | $2,515,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rapha Cycle Club | Coffee/Tea | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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 | Spring St — C E · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) Prince St — R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: West Houston St / LaGuardia Pl — M21 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | W Broadway & W Houston St · 200 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. 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.
159 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
38 311 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.
Managed by TRISTAR MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES LLC — 78 buildings, 1,020 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B21 · C27 · D17 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 78 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $300,000 on 2026-01-21 (lender: Dcc Remmcf Originator, LLC), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 | Mortgage $300,000 — from MEO 159-61 PRINCE ST LLC to DCC REMMCF ORIGINATOR, LLC | $300,000 | |
| 2026-01-21 | AL&R $1,500,000 — from MEO 159-61 PRINCE ST LLC to DCC REMMCF ORIGINATOR, LLC | $1,500,000 | |
| 2026-01-21 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from MEO 159-61 PRINCE ST LLC to DCC REMMCF ORIGINATOR, LLC | $1,500,000 | |
| 2026-01-21 | AL&R $15,375,000 — from MEO 159-61 PRINCE ST LLC to DCC REMMCF ORIGINATOR, LLC | $15,375,000 | |
| 2026-01-21 | Agreement $15,375,000 — from MEO 159-61 PRINCE ST LLC to DCC REMMCF ORIGINATOR, LLC | $15,375,000 | |
| 2026-01-21 | Deed $18,000,000 — from 159-161 PRINCE OWNERS LLC to MEO 159-161 PRINCE ST LLC | $18,000,000 | |
| 2026-01-21 | AL&R $300,000 — from MEO 159-61 PRINCE ST LLC to DCC REMMCF ORIGINATOR, LLC | $300,000 | |
| 2026-01-13 | Sold for $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $1,125,000 |
| 2016-02-18 | RPTT&RET $150,000 — from 159-161 PRINCE OWNERS LLC to S.J.T. PRINCE LLC | $150,000 | |
| 2015-07-15 | RPTT&RET $250,085 — from 159-161 PRINCE OWNERS LLC to BK BELTS, LLC | $250,085 | |
| 2015-07-10 | RPTT&RET $135,525 — from 159-161 PRINCE OWNERS LLC to THINK CLOSET CORP | $135,525 | |
| 2014-08-29 | AL&R $25,500,000 — from 159-161 PRINCE OWNERS LLC to BANQUE J. SAFRA SARASIN (LUXEMBOURG) SA | $25,500,000 | |
| 2014-08-29 | Mortgage $19,592,001 — from 159-161 PRINCE OWNERS LLC to BANQUE J. SAFRA SARASIN (LUXEMBOURG) SA | $19,592,001 | |
| 2014-08-29 | Deed $14,100,000 — from 159 PRINCE STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to 159-161 PRINCE OWNERS LLC | $14,100,000 | |
| 2014-08-29 | Agreement $25,500,000 — from 159-161 PRINCE OWNERS LLC to BANQUE J. SAFRA SARASIN (LUXEMBOURG) SA | $25,500,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 40 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2026 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 53 |
Every one of the 370 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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