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144 Sullivan Street

550Records
18City systems
3Open violations
34.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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550 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 204 311 service requests, 90 HPD complaints, 73 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1900
Floors7
Res. units26
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)144 SULLIVAN ST EQUITIES
BBL1005180036
BIN1008075

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% 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 34.9. 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 violations3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-03-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$9,405 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Rodent (2) · Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$392,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (26)
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)144 SULLIVAN STREET EQUITIES INC.
Head officerDANIEL LAVIAN
Managing agentUltimate Group Management Inc.
Last registered2026-06-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,671,000 $2,101,950
2026$4,923,000 $2,215,350
2027$4,720,000 $2,124,000

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 7)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
LocalAmericanA—
MoriJapaneseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 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 5 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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: West Houston St / Sullivan St — M21 · 300 ft
Citi BikeMacDougal St & Prince 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

144 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

27 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 ULTIMATE GROUP MANAGEMENT INC. — 3 buildings, 66 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
144 Sullivan Street MN26 A
216 West 78 Street MN25 B
43 Grove Street MN15 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,561,156 on 2017-06-27 (lender: Capital One, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-06-27Mortgage $1,561,156 — from 144 SULLIVAN STREET EQUITIES INC. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,561,156
2017-06-27Agreement $7,000,000 — from 144 SULLIVAN STREET EQUITIES INC. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $7,000,000
2017-06-27AL&R $7,000,000 — from 144 SULLIVAN STREET EQUITIES INC. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $7,000,000
2012-08-21Mortgage $6,000,000 — from 144 SULLIVAN STREET EQUITIES INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $6,000,000
2012-08-21Mortgage $2,593,145 — from 144 SULLIVAN STREET EQUITIES INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,593,145
2012-08-21Agreement $6,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 144 SULLIVAN STREET EQUITIES INC. $6,000,000
2007-05-30Mortgage $1,037,232 — from 144 SULLIVAN STREET EQUITIES INC. to SOVEREGIN BANK $1,037,232
2007-05-30Agreement $2,000,000 — from 144 SULLIVAN STREET EQUITIES INC. to SOVEREGIN BANK $2,000,000
2007-05-30AL&R $2,000,000 — from 144 SULLIVAN STREET EQUITIES INC. to SOVEREGIN BANK $2,000,000
2004-08-17Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 144 SULLIVAN STREET EQUITIES INC. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,000,000
2004-08-17AL&R $1,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 144 SULLIVAN STREET EQUITIES INC. $1,000,000
2003-12-12Agreement $3,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 144 SULLIVAN STREET EQUITIES INC. $3,000,000
2003-12-12AL&R $3,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 144 SULLIVAN STREET EQUITIES INC. $3,000,000
2003-12-12Mortgage $536,791 — from 144 SULLIVAN STREET EQUITIES INC. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $536,791
2002-06-18Mortgage $1,443,976 — from 144 SULLIVAN STREETEQUITIES INC to NORTH FORK BANK $1,443,976

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702414148
201824130322
2019104100933
2020006129
202102145324
202201100415
202364100525
20242690421
202502160725
202603240330
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 38Housing & tenants 351Ownership & money 73Health & systems 58

Every one of the 550 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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