602 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 226 HPD complaints, 147 311 service requests, 54 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 31.5. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
52 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 48). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (25) · PLUMBING (4) · Street Light Condition (3) · Noise (3) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Food Establishment (1).
$650,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1898) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 178 WEST HOUSTON REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | FERNANDo ALBa |
| Managing agent | 178 WEST HOUSTON REALTY LLc |
| Last registered | 2025-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,091,000 | $1,390,950 |
| 2026 | $5,037,000 | $2,266,650 |
| 2027 | $5,125,000 | $2,306,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 66% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delice & Sarrasin | Vegan | A | — |
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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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.
| Subway | Houston St — 1 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 6 Av / West Houston St — M55 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Carmine St & 6 Ave · 600 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.
178 West Houston Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
38 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 25 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $13,432 on 1993-04-08 (lender: Fourth Fed Svgs Bk), covering 2 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-04-08 | Mortgage $13,433 — from 348 EAST RLTY ACQSTNCP to FOURTH FED SVGS BK | $13,433 | |
| 1987-08-26 | Mortgage $980,000 — from 176-178 W HOUSTON STASO to FOURTH FED S&L ASN OF NY | $980,000 | |
| 1987-08-24 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 259-63 BLEECKER ST ASOCS; 176-178 W HOUSTON STASO; 40 MORTON ST ASSOCS; 31-33 BEDFORD ST A to 23 LEROY ST PARTNSHP; 259-63 BLEECKER ST PARTN; 31-33 BEDFORD ST PARTNSH; 176-1 | $2,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| 2019 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 30 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 43 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
Every one of the 602 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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