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18 West Houston Street

1,218Records
16City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
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1,218 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 415 311 service requests, 207 DOB violations, 144 FDNY inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1894
Floors9
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)CABLE BUILDING OWNERS
BBL1005230048
BIN1008240

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Patterns

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

$11,150 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

136 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (38) · Encampment (26) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (12) · Noise (5) · Illegal Parking (5) · Sidewalk Condition (5).

Filed construction activity

$2,916,055 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$60,421,000 $27,189,450
2026$57,577,000 $25,909,650
2027$60,314,000 $27,141,300

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 71/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Angelika Film CenterAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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: Handwashing) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

SubwayBleecker St — 6 B D F M · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Prince St — R W · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Bleecker St — M1 M55 · 250 ft
Citi BikeMercer St & Bleecker St · 450 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

18 West Houston Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

136 311 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

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $18,354,657 on 2013-06-05 (lender: Ing Life Insurance And Annuity Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-06-05Mortgage $18,354,658 — from CABLE BUILDING OWNERS LLC to ING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY $18,354,658
2013-06-05Agreement $57,000,000 — from CABLE BUILDING OWNERS LLC to ING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY $57,000,000
2013-06-05AL&R $57,000,000 — from CABLE BUILDING OWNERS LLC to ING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY $57,000,000
2003-06-06Mortgage $26,247,224 — from CABLE BUILDING OWNERS, LLC to UBS WARBUG REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS INC. $26,247,224
1994-09-08Mortgage $23,265,306 — from CABLE BUILDING ASSOCIATES to BANKERS TRUST COMPANY $23,265,306
1986-12-15Mortgage $26,081,492 — from CABLE BUILDING ASSOCS.; 352 P.A.S. ASSOCIATES to BANKERS TRUST COMPANY $26,081,492
1986-04-28Mortgage $57,122 — from CABLE BLDG ASSOCS to CRESTMONT FDRL S&L ASSN $57,122
1985-03-01Mortgage $12,200,400 — from CABLE BUILDING ASSOC. to CRESTMONT FDL SVGS&ETC. $12,200,400

Ten-year activity

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2018
114
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2022
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175223901278
20181130250470
20196584406114
2020116220342
2021715101437
2022121260654
2023125120442
2024947360799
2025315630687
2026114350353
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The full timeline

Construction 197Enforcement 497Housing & tenants 417Ownership & money 44Health & systems 63

Every one of the 1,218 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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