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156 Bleecker Street

3,311Records
19City systems
11Open violations
4.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
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3,311 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,951 311 service requests, 232 HPD complaints, 205 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1896
Floors11.5
Res. units190
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1005257501
BIN1083503

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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 55% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 4.7. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations11 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2017-08-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 5 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

5
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

625 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (233) · Noise (124) · Dirty Condition (33) · Graffiti (29) · Homeless Person Assistance (26) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (17).

Filed construction activity

$3,971,187 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (47 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 (1896)
YesSix or more residential units (190)
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)160 BLEECKER ST. OWNERS CORP.
Head officerCHAIM BABAD
Managing agentCHAIM BABAD
Last registered2025-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$13,782,426 $6,202,092
2026$14,715,426 $6,621,942
2027$0 $0

The city's market estimate has fallen 100% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $5,064,907 a year ($33.81 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,679,314 ($11.21 per sq ft), net operating income $3,385,593. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 21/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Le Poisson Rouge (LPR)AmericanA—
Thin CookiesBakery Products/DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Contaminated, Letter Grading), 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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayW 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: West Houston St / Sullivan St — M21 · 450 ft
Citi BikeThompson St & Bleecker St · 150 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

156 Bleecker 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

625 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-12Deed $21,250,000 — from BMARK2018-B1 BLEECKER STREET, LLC to BLEECKER OWNER LLC $21,250,000
2026-03-12Mortgage $17,854,056 — from BLEECKER OWNER LLC, to PI 62 FUNDING, LP $17,854,056
2026-03-12Mortgage $909,563 — from BLEECKER OWNER LLC, to PI 62 FUNDING, LP $909,563
2026-03-12Mortgage $696,777 — from BLEECKER OWNER LLC, to PI 62 FUNDING, LP $696,777
2026-02-27Sold for $21,250,000 $21,250,000 $111,842
2026-02-10RPTT&RET $500,000 — from SCHEFFER, PETER to KELSEY, ROBIN; LEHR, MICHAEL $500,000
2026-02-02Sold for $500,000 $500,000 $2,632
2026-01-16RPTT&RET $900,000 — from HUANG, YU SHAN to POLLAK, LILLY $900,000
2026-01-12Sold for $900,000 $900,000 $4,737
2025-07-21RPTT&RET $650,000 — from LACH, EILEEN M to LAFFAN, FEDERICO D; LUCIER-LAFFAN, NANETTE C $650,000
2025-07-03Sold for $650,000 $650,000 $3,421
2025-07-03Sold for $650,000 $650,000 $3,421
2025-03-06Deed $12,838 — from KLEINBERGER, AS REFEREE, THOMAS to BMARK 2018-B1 BLEECKER STREET, LLC $12,838
2025-02-26Sold for $12,838 $12,838 $68
2025-02-03RPTT&RET $525,000 — from DAVID H. PRESKY REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST; DAVID H. PRESKY, AS TRUSTEE to BRAUN, JULIE; BRAUN, SHAILEN; BRAUN, KEVIN $525,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174633164921273
201821282211022302
201931215647182
202066592376
202167186156220
20226617317193
202351013276160
202434294106155
2025177168810210
2026231444125485
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The full timeline

Construction 327Enforcement 461Housing & tenants 2,245Ownership & money 174Health & systems 104

Every one of the 3,311 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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