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170 Thompson Street

571Records
18City systems
9Open violations
0.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
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571 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 163 311 service requests, 136 HPD complaints, 58 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1899
Floors6
Res. units41
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)COUGAR ASSOCIATES 1 LLC
BBL1005250035
BIN1008261, 1084919

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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 91% 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 0.7. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations9 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2005-06-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Light Condition (7) · Food Establishment (6) · Sidewalk Condition (3) · Noise (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$271,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1899)
YesSix or more residential units (41)
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)Cougar Associates 1 LLC
Head officernader ohebshalom
Managing agentsean piroozian
Last registered2026-07-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$11,256,000 $5,065,200
2026$13,248,000 $5,961,600
2027$13,342,000 $6,003,900

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
TOMO21 SushiJapaneseBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Worker Hygiene, Letter Grading, Food Protection) · 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: West Houston St / LaGuardia Pl — M21 · 250 ft
Citi BikeThompson St & Bleecker St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route 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

170 Thompson 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

25 311 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: $2,500,000 on 2022-12-19 (lender: Capital One, National Association), covering 4 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
2026-03-10Deed $55,000,000 — from COUGAR ASSOCIATES 3 LLC; COUGAR ASSOCIATES 8 LLC; COUGAR ASSOCIATES 6 LLC; COUGAR ASSOCIAT to COUGAR ASSOCIATES 2 LLC; COUGAR ASSOCIATES 9 LLC; COUGAR ASSOCIATES 1 LLC $55,000,000
2026-02-28Sold for $55,000,000 $55,000,000 $1,341,463
2022-12-19Agreement $31,840,414 — from COUGAR ASSOCIATES 4 LLC; COUGAR ASSOCIATES 5 LLC; COUGAR ASSOCIATES 3 LLC; COUGAR ASSOCIAT to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $31,840,414
2022-12-19Mortgage $2,500,000 — from COUGAR ASSOCIATES 5 LLC; COUGAR ASSOCIATES 6 LLC; COUGAR ASSOCIATES 2 LLC; COUGAR ASSOCIAT to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,500,000
2022-12-19AL&R $2,500,000 — from COUGAR ASSOCIATES 7 LLC; COUGAR ASSOCIATES 9 LLC; COUGAR ASSOCIATES 2 LLC; COUGAR ASSOCIAT to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,500,000
2022-01-28Deed $65,000,000 — from COUGAR ASSOCIATES, LLC to COUGAR ASSOCIATES 1 LLC; COUGAR ASSOCIATES 7 LLC; COUGAR ASSOCIATES 9 LLC; COUGAR ASSOCIAT $65,000,000
2021-12-31Sold for $65,000,000 $65,000,000 $1,585,366
2016-09-01Agreement $36,000,000 — from COUGAR ASSOCIATES, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $36,000,000
2016-09-01AL&R $36,000,000 — from COUGAR ASSOCIATES, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $36,000,000
2016-09-01Mortgage $15,300,000 — from COUGAR ASSOCIATES, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $15,300,000
2007-07-26Mortgage $8,016,526 — from COUGAR ASSOCIATES, LLC to UBS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INC. $8,016,526
2007-07-26Agreement $1,725,000 — from COUGAR ASSOCIATES, LLC to UBS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INC. $1,725,000
2003-04-01DEEDO $20,500,000 — from BERKSHIRE REALTY COMPANY to COUGAR ASSOCIATES, LLC $20,500,000
2003-04-01Mortgage $9,092,368 — from COUGAR ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,092,368
1998-11-19Mortgage $1,631,917 — from BERKSHIRE REALTY COMPANY to NORTH FORK BANK $1,631,917

Ten-year activity

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2019
37
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2022
2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201760210128
201803150321
201901130317
202000340337
2021511153034
202200144220
2023013130329
202401290526
202500140418
2026112217
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The full timeline

Construction 73Enforcement 66Housing & tenants 341Ownership & money 60Health & systems 31

Every one of the 571 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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