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181 Prince Street

721Records
17City systems
47Open violations
246Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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721 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 221 311 service requests, 177 HPD housing violations, 144 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1908
Floors6
Res. units22
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)PRINCE STREET ASSOCIATES, INC.
BBL1005170042
BIN1008056

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 246. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations47 total — 22 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2022-06-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

63 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 21 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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12
’25–26

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

$800 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

81 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · Illegal Parking (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · Food Establishment (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4).

Filed construction activity

$140,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1908)
YesSix or more residential units (22)
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)PRINCE STREET ASSOCIATES INC
Head officerELI LEVY
Managing agentPRINCE STREET ASSOCIATES
Last registered2025-12-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,490,000 $2,020,500
2026$5,164,000 $2,323,800
2027$5,147,000 $2,316,150

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Blank Street CoffeeCoffee/TeaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · 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 · 600 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 · 400 ft
Citi BikeMacDougal St & Prince St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted 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.

Report a problem to 311

181 Prince 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

81 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 29 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 PRINCE STREET ASSOCIATES — 2 buildings, 26 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
181 Prince Street MN22 C
67 2 Avenue MN4 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,235,888 on 2020-02-21 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.), covering 3 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-02-21Mortgage $1,235,888 — from PRINCE STREET ASSOCIATES INC.; G & L ROYALTY INC.; IGOR REALTY INC. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $1,235,888
2020-02-21Agreement $8,800,000 — from IGOR REALTY INC.; PRINCE STREET ASSOCIATES INC.; G & L ROYALTY INC. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $8,800,000
2015-07-27Mortgage $3,255,000 — from IGOR REALTY INC.; G & L ROYALTY INC.; PRINCE STREET ASSOCIATES INC. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $3,255,000
2012-03-19Mortgage $818,121 — from G & L ROYALTY INC.; IGOR REALTY INC.; PRINCE STREET ASSOCIATES, INC.; G & L ROYALTY, INC.; to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $818,121
2012-03-19Agreement $5,500,000 — from IGOR REALTY INC.; G & L ROYALTY INC.; PRINCE STREET ASSOCIATES, INC.; G & L ROYALTY, INC.; to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $5,500,000
2005-05-24Mortgage $5,100,000 — from G & L ROYALTY, INC.; PRINCE STREET ASSOCIATES, INC.; IGOR REALTY, INC. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $5,100,000
2005-05-24AL&R $5,100,000 — from G & L ROYALTY, INC.; PRINCE STREET ASSOCIATES, INC.; IGOR REALTY, INC. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $5,100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704240129
201801410547
2019213140534
202000133117
20210080210
202241290236
202301420447
20247614705165
202500240327
202608370449
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 71Housing & tenants 563Ownership & money 14Health & systems 38

Every one of the 721 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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