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149 Sullivan Street

551Records
19City systems
8Open violations
48.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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551 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 150 311 service requests, 65 DOB permits, 61 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1906
Floors6
Res. units33
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)SULLIVAN TENANT CORP
BBL1005170009
BIN1008045

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 48.8. 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 violations8 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-05-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

8 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · PLUMBING (1) · Rodent (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$382,786 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1906)
YesSix or more residential units (33)
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)SULLIVAN TENANT CORP
Head officerSTEPHEN SIOW
Managing agentTRISTAR EQUITIES
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,836,000 $3,526,200
2026$8,239,000 $3,707,550
2027$8,987,000 $4,044,150

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

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,537,863 a year ($68.31 per sq ft), operating expenses $371,014 ($16.48 per sq ft), net operating income $1,166,849. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
MessyNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
Houston St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: West Houston St / Sullivan St — M21 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW Broadway & W Houston 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

149 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

28 311 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 TRISTAR EQUITIES — 19 buildings, 248 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B5 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
180 Thompson Street MN39 A
648 East 11 Street MN35 A
149 Sullivan Street MN33 B
192 Bleecker Street MN22 A
518 West 152 Street MN21 A
55 West 83 Street MN21 A
246 West 73 Street MN12 A
341 West 88 Street MN10 A
239 East 73 Street MN8 B
924 3 Avenue MN8 A
491 West 22 Street MN7 A
316 West 90 Street MN6 A
464 Broome Street MN5 A
200 Avenue of the Americas MN5 B
462 Broome Street MN4 A
77 Warren Street MN4 B
958 Madison Avenue MN4 B
34 Avenue B MN2 A
181 Bleecker Street MN2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $375,000 on 1990-01-25 (lender: National Cnsmr Coopbk). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-10-08RPTT&RET $698,000 — from WANG, ELLE to SAIEVA, FRANCES; SAIEVA, ANTHONY $698,000
2024-10-03Sold for $698,000 $698,000 $21,152
2022-11-18RPTT&RET $1,205,904 — from 149-51 SULLIVAN ST. CO. to 149 SULLIVAN 6A, LLC $1,205,904
2022-11-08Sold for $1,205,904 $1,205,904 $36,543
2022-11-02RPTT&RET $1,210,950 — from 149-51 SULLIVAN ST. CO. to SULLIVAN 5A LLC $1,210,950
2022-10-25Sold for $1,210,950 $1,210,950 $36,695
2022-09-06RPTT&RET $855,000 — from LOMBARDI RUBEL, JANET; LOMBARDI, JANET to CIARAVALLI, KATHERINE $855,000
2022-08-22Sold for $855,000 $855,000 $25,909
2022-07-29RPTT&RET $1,130,220 — from 149-51 SULLIVAN ST. CO. to FEITELBERG, RAFAEL; FEITELBERG, DAFNA $1,130,220
2022-07-07Sold for $1,130,220 $1,130,220 $34,249
2022-06-24RPTT&RET $237,500 — from SIOW, ROSE; SIOW, LAI YUNG CHAN; SIOW, STEPHEN to SEVEN BUCKS & FIFTY CENTS LLC $237,500
2022-06-15RPTT&RET $400,000 — from SIOW, LAI YUNG CHAN; SIOW, ROSE; SIOW, STEPHEN to MOIS20002 LLC $400,000
2022-05-18Sold for $237,500 $237,500 $7,197
2022-05-18Sold for $400,000 $400,000 $12,121
2021-11-05RPTT&RET $975,000 — from SULLIVAN A&R LLC to AVIDAN, NILI; AVIDAN, YEHUDA $975,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001114126
20188492225
20191031512343
202080123225
202146913234
2022481512241
202391270331
202486302349
2025012210336
202687152234
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The full timeline

Construction 101Enforcement 79Housing & tenants 247Ownership & money 86Health & systems 38

Every one of the 551 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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