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135 Sullivan Street

729Records
17City systems
1Open violations
20.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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729 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 307 311 service requests, 144 HPD complaints, 58 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1904
Floors6
Res. units27
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)135 SULLIVAN REALTYL.L.C
BBL1005170001
BIN1008039

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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 20.9. 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 17,252 25-99-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), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2016-03-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

66 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 30 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 32). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

30
’23–24
4
’24–25
32
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

117 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (33) · Noise (24) · Consumer Complaint (23) · Outdoor Dining (22) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$278,402 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 (1904)
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)135 SULLIVAN REALTY LLC
Head officerERIC NELSON
Managing agentVINTAGE GROUP, LLC
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,021,000 $2,709,450
2026$5,982,000 $2,691,900
2027$6,230,000 $2,803,500

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sushi IkumiJapaneseA—
Sweet Rehab Pastry ShopBakery Products/DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food), shared by 2 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 4 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

SubwaySpring St — C E · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
Houston St — 1 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: West Houston St / Sullivan St — M21 · 350 ft
Citi BikeMacDougal St & Prince St · 350 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

135 Sullivan Street

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

117 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 33 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 VINTAGE GROUP, LLC — 22 buildings, 380 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B6 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
348 East 66 Street MN39 A
442 3 Avenue MN33 A
216 West 16 Street MN30 A
80 Delancey Street MN29 B
53 East Houston Street MN28 A
135 Sullivan Street MN27 A
219 Mulberry Street MN25 B
238 East 14 Street MN21 A
221 East 28 Street MN20 A
87 East 3 Street MN20 A
223 East 28 Street MN20 A
1384 York Avenue MN17 B
65 Sullivan Street MN13 A
63 Sullivan Street MN13 A
309 East 83 Street MN12 B
67 Sullivan Street MN12 A
225 East 28 Street MN10 A
2477 Arthur Avenue BX3 A
2482 Hoffman Street BX2 B
2473 Arthur Avenue BX2 D
2479 Arthur Avenue BX2 D
2475 Arthur Avenue BX2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,548,788 on 2015-12-29 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-05-27Agreement $8,500,000 — from 135 SULLIVAN REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $8,500,000
2015-12-29Mortgage $4,548,788 — from 135 SULLIVAN REALTY L.L.C. to SIGNATURE BANK $4,548,788
2015-12-29AL&R $8,500,000 — from 135 SULLIVAN REALTY L.L.C. to SIGNATURE BANK $8,500,000
2015-12-29Agreement $8,500,000 — from 135 SULLIVAN REALTY L.L.C. to SIGNATURE BANK $8,500,000
2013-12-02AL&R $1,500,000 — from 135 SULLIVAN REALTY L.L.C. to SIGNATURE BANK $1,500,000
2013-12-02Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 135 SULLIVAN REALTY L.L.C. to SIGNATURE BANK $1,500,000
2012-05-30Agreement $2,863,392 — from 135 SULLIVAN REALTY L.L.C.; NELSON, ERIC; PODELL, GARY to SIGNATURE BANK $2,863,392
2010-08-30Mortgage $119,470 — from 135 SULLIVAN REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $119,470
2010-08-30Agreement $3,000,000 — from 135 SULLIVAN REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,000,000
2010-08-30AL&R $3,000,000 — from 135 SULLIVAN REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,000,000
2006-01-27AL&R $3,000,000 — from CITIBANK, N.A. to 135 SULLIVAN REALTY L.L.C. $3,000,000
2006-01-27Agreement $3,000,000 — from 135 SULLIVAN REALTY L.L.C. to CITIBANK, N.A. $3,000,000
2005-10-21Mortgage $1,093,815 — from 135 SULLIVAN REALTY L.L.C. to CITIBANK, N.A. $1,093,815
2003-03-06Agreement $2,000,000 — from 135 SULLIVAN REALTY LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $2,000,000
2003-03-05Mortgage $616,256 — from 135 SULLIVAN REALTY L.L.C. to NORTH FORK BANK $616,256

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701100112
201800110314
2019812330356
202090142126
202124210229
202211330439
202302190223
202410662574
202508510463
202681390250
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The full timeline

Construction 103Enforcement 52Housing & tenants 491Ownership & money 44Health & systems 39

Every one of the 729 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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