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90 West Houston Street

238Records
12City systems
10Open violations
10.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
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238 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 81 311 service requests, 45 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 25 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units10
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)SOHO GATEWAY CORPORATION
BBL1005250057
BIN1077791, 1077798

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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 59% 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 10.4. 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 violations10 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2016-02-02.

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Street Condition (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (10)
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)SOHO GATEWAY CORPORATION
Head officerWINSTON KULOK
Managing agentM S A MORTGAGE SERVICE
Last registered2025-10-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,098,000 $1,394,100
2026$3,246,000 $1,460,700
2027$3,434,000 $1,545,300

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Moka MoCoffee/TeaA—
Wide ShutAmericanGrade PendingMice 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

SubwayBleecker St — 6 B D F M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Prince St — R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: West Houston St / LaGuardia Pl — M21 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW Broadway & W Houston St · 350 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

90 West Houston 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

6 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MSA MORTGAGE SERVICE ASSOCIATES, INC. — 6 buildings, 49 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
123 West 3 Street MN20 A
90 West Houston Street MN10 A
27 Bedford Street MN7 A
138 West Houston Street MN6 A
142 West Houston Street MN3 C
132 West 4 Street MN3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $13,657,918 on 2017-05-15 (lender: Principal Life Insurance Company), covering 7 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
2017-05-15Mortgage $13,657,919 — from CALIGNERO LLC; LUCKY PRINCE CORP.; VERN'S RESTAURANT CORP.; HOUSTON GARDENS LLC; WASHINGTO to PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $13,657,919
2017-05-15Agreement $26,750,000 — from CALIGNERO LLC; HOUSTON GARDENS LLC; WASHINGTON SQUARE REALTY CORP.; LUCKY PRINCE CORP.; SO to PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $26,750,000
2005-11-16M&CON $2,325,000 — from SOHO GATEWAY CORPORATION to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $2,325,000
2005-01-20Mortgage $1,100,000 — from SOHO GATEWAY CORPORATION to HSBC BANK USA $1,100,000
2004-08-30RPTT $900,000 — from GALATAN-STONE, HELEN M; STONE, HARLAN F to KULOK, WINSTON $900,000
1996-08-07Mortgage $57,160 — from SOHO GATEWAY CORPORATION to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $57,160
1995-01-05Mortgage $100,000 — from CHEN, LUCIA to ASIA BANK, N.A. $100,000
1995-01-05Mortgage $394,254 — from SOHO GATEWAY CORPORATION to ASIA BANK N.A. $394,254
1986-05-15Mortgage $100,000 — from CHEN, LUCIA to ASIA BANK, NA $100,000
1985-09-05Mortgage $550,000 — from CHEN, LUCIA to ASIA BANK N A $550,000
1984-07-17Mortgage $170,381 — from CHEN, LUCIA to HOUSTON ST STUDIOS ETC $170,381

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701115118
201802210124
20190090312
2020007007
2021025209
202220110417
202301110214
2024003014
20250260412
2026003014
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 139Ownership & money 45Health & systems 21

Every one of the 238 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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