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228 Bleecker Street

729Records
17City systems
11Open violations
3.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10014 · Neighborhood: West Village
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729 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 248 311 service requests, 109 HPD housing violations, 92 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10014
Built1901
Floors6
Res. units25
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)228 BLEECKER STREET REALTY LLC
BBL1005270072
BIN1008366, 1084922

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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 78% 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 3.4. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations11 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1995-02-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).

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

What 311 hears from this address

53 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · Illegal Parking (8) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · PLUMBING (3).

Filed construction activity

$1,375,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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 (1901)
YesSix or more residential units (25)
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)228 BLEECKER STREET REALTY LLC
Head officerROBERT JAFFE
Managing agent228 BLEECKER STREET REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-07-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,450,000 $3,802,500
2026$8,066,000 $3,629,700
2027$8,734,000 $3,930,300

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Luke's LobsterSeafoodA—
Molly's CupcakesBakery Products/DessertsAMice evidence
Santo TacoNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 1 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: Letter Grading), shared by 3 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 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Houston St — 1 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 3 St — M55 · 400 ft
Citi BikeCarmine St & 6 Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane 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

228 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

53 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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: $9,500,000 on 2013-01-04 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-12-28Agreement $6,700,000 — from 228 BLEECKER STREET REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,700,000
2022-12-28AL&R $6,700,000 — from 228 BLEECKER STREET REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,700,000
2013-01-04Deed $18,700,000 — from BLEECKER SQUARE REALTY CORP. to 228 BLEECKER STREET REALTY LLC $18,700,000
2013-01-04Mortgage $9,500,000 — from 228 BLEECKER STREET REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,500,000
2013-01-04AL&R $9,500,000 — from 228 BLEECKER STREET REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,500,000
2013-01-04AL&R $9,500,000 — from 228 BLEECKER STREET REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,500,000
2013-01-04Mortgage $9,500,000 — from 228 BLEECKER STREET REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,500,000
2001-03-28Mortgage $35,061 — from BLEECKER SQUARE REALTY CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $35,061
1988-06-15Mortgage $624,220 — from BLEECKER SQ REALTY CORP to MANUFACTURERS & ETAL $624,220
1986-10-07Mortgage $125,000 — from BLEECKER SQUARE RTYCRP to FOURTH FED S&L ASSNNY $125,000
1985-06-04Mortgage $475,000 — from BLEECKER, SQUARE RLTY CP to DANIAL, ROBERT; MONASEBIAN, ALBERT; NASSI, BIJAN $475,000
1984-04-10Mortgage $365,618 — from BLEECKER SQUARE RLTYCP to MILTENBERG, BRUCE; ABRAMSON, DANIEL; PELHAM INVESTMENT CO.; CLEEMAN, PAUL $365,618
1984-01-24Mortgage $239,524 — from MICHAEL J. ROBINSONETC to PUTNAM REALTY CO. $239,524

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017018430162
201800200222
2019206150748
202011100315
202100351238
20222416528181
202300570360
202400216229
202500180523
202631200226
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The full timeline

Construction 73Enforcement 69Housing & tenants 461Ownership & money 74Health & systems 52

Every one of the 729 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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