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199 Prince Street

1,623Records
14City systems
0Open violations
2.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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1,623 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 849 311 service requests, 648 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 22 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1906
Floors6
Res. units27
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)PRINCE ST INVESTMENT COMPANY
BBL1005187502
BIN1008081

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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 82% 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 2.4. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

367 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (256) · Illegal Parking (49) · Outdoor Dining (23) · Obstruction (14) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (8) · Non (3).

Filed construction activity

$400,892 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 (1906)
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)199-201 PRINCE STREET CONDOMINIUM
Head officerEUGENE CORDANO
Managing agentPRINCE STREET INVESTMENT CO
Last registered2025-08-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$194,059 $87,327
2026$159,046 $71,571
2027$157,178 $70,730

The city's market estimate has fallen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $725,756 a year ($46.20 per sq ft), operating expenses $310,567 ($19.77 per sq ft), net operating income $415,189. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
RomyNot yet graded—
The Little PrinceFrenchAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Protection, Toxic Chemical/Material), 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 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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
Houston St — 1 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / Prince St — M21 M55 · 200 ft
Citi BikeMacDougal St & Prince St · 100 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

199 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

367 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-07-29Deed $1,125,000 — from APT. 14 PRINCE STREET, LLC to PRINCE MANOR LLC $1,125,000
2024-07-11Sold for $1,125,000 $1,125,000 $41,667
2024-05-08Deed $1,500,000 — from LI, YOU; LI, GUOAN to PRINCE'S MELODY LLC $1,500,000
2024-05-07Deed $1,317,463 — from PRINCE STREET INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC to KESSLER, KATHERINE ALLEN; KESSLER, GORDON $1,317,463
2024-05-07Mortgage $1,032,000 — from KESSLER, GORDON; KESSLER, KATHERINE ALLEN to CITIBANK, N.A.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $1,032,000
2024-04-26Sold for $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $55,556
2024-04-26Sold for $1,317,463 $1,317,463 $48,795
2022-09-20Deed $1,221,900 — from PRINCE STREET INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC to 199 PRINCE ST LLC $1,221,900
2022-09-12Sold for $1,221,900 $1,221,900 $45,256
2022-07-15Deed $635,000 — from MESSINA FAMILY TRUST; GOLKIN, AS TRUSTEE, DEWEY to NEWMANN, DANIELLE $635,000
2022-07-15Mortgage $444,400 — from NEWMANN, DANIELLE to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $444,400
2022-06-10Sold for $635,000 $635,000 $23,519
2022-05-10M&CON $494,057 — from PORTER, JUSTIN to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $494,057
2022-02-03Deed $775,000 — from EMMBEE LLC to KURTIN, JANE $775,000
2022-01-18Sold for $775,000 $775,000 $28,704

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700212124
201882118130
2019274715273
2020025311066
202102960199
202202122121137
20230214302147
202420190134209
20252912902142
202602190223
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 866Ownership & money 660Health & systems 22

Every one of the 1,623 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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