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132 West Houston Street

269Records
16City systems
2Open violations
80Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
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269 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 81 311 service requests, 44 DOB permits, 40 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)DH 9 EAST LLC
BBL1005260076
BIN1008335

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 80. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2000-07-31.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$3,950 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · Outdoor Dining (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

Filed construction activity

$585,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)DH EAST 9 LLC
Head officerDAVID HABIF
Managing agentDAVID HABIF
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,521,600 $2,034,720
2026$4,823,000 $2,170,350
2027$5,085,000 $2,288,250

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Song' E NapuleItalianAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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

SubwaySpring St — C E · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
Houston St — 1 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: West Houston St / Sullivan St — M21 · 100 ft
Citi BikeThompson St & Bleecker St · 500 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

132 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

16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,290,002 on 2021-10-08 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-10-08AL&R $4,000,000 — from DH 9 EAST LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,000,000
2021-10-08Agreement $4,000,000 — from DH 9 EAST LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,000,000
2021-10-08Mortgage $1,290,002 — from DH 9 EAST LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,290,002
2021-10-08Deed $7,850,000 — from PNR PROPERTIES, LLC to DH 9 EAST LLC $7,850,000
2021-09-27Sold for $7,850,000 $7,850,000 $3,925,000
2015-09-19Mortgage $3,000,000 — from PNR PROPERTIES LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $3,000,000
2009-02-27Deed $4,200,000 — from IACOVELLI, JEAN CLAUDE to PNR PROPERTIES, LLC $4,200,000
2006-10-20Mortgage $200,000 — from IACOVELLI, JEAN CLAUDE to REILLY, JOHN $200,000
2006-10-20Mortgage $847,429 — from IACOVELLI, JEAN CLAUDE to AVATAR INCOME FUND I LLC $847,429
2006-10-20Agreement $1,200,000 — from IACOVELLI, JEAN CLAUDE to AVATAR INCOME FUND I LLC $1,200,000
1997-07-22Mortgage $420,000 — from IACOVELLI, JEAN CLAUDE to GREENPOINT BANK $420,000
1997-07-22Mortgage $40,000 — from IACOVELLI, JEAN CLAUDE to PRESTIGIACOMO, FRANCESCA; PRESTIGIACOMO, FRANCO $40,000
1988-03-11Mortgage $48,000 — from PRESTIGIACOMO, FRANCA; PRESTIGIACOMO, FRANCO to PRESTIGIACOMO, GIUSEPPIN $48,000
1984-07-19Mortgage $38,000 — from PRESTIGIACOMO, FRANCA; PRESTIGIACOMO, FRANCO to PRESTIGIACOMO,GIUSEPPINA $38,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017005016
2018003025
2019000011
2020003003
20212047013
202214050120
2023302016
202400176225
20250940114
2026004026
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The full timeline

Construction 72Enforcement 38Housing & tenants 103Ownership & money 41Health & systems 15

Every one of the 269 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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