1,484 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 748 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 214 311 service requests, 148 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 82% 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 2.3. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2012-09-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
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.
60 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Air Quality (11) · Obstruction (8) · Graffiti (5) · Illegal Parking (5) · Noise (4) · Lead (3).
$3,597,710 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (62 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1986) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (32) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | The Downing Court Condominium |
| Head officer | Chris Swensen |
| Managing agent | Daisy Management |
| Last registered | 2026-07-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $250,249 | $112,612 |
| 2026 | $724,172 | $325,878 |
| 2027 | $408,976 | $184,039 |
The city's market estimate has risen 63% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $2,095,535 a year ($59.49 per sq ft), operating expenses $643,209 ($18.26 per sq ft), net operating income $1,452,327. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 12/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laliko Stories of Georgia | Eastern European | A | Mice evidence |
| Starbucks | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
| Taco Bell | Tex-Mex | A | — |
| Umeko | Not yet graded | — | |
| Wingstop | Chicken | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
5 restaurants · 2 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Toilet Facility), shared by 5 restaurants · 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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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.
| Subway | Houston St — 1 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 7 Av South / Clarkson St — M20 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | King St & Varick 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.
63 Downing 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 |
60 311 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.
Managed by DAISY MANAGEMENT — 202 buildings, 4,467 units. Grades across the portfolio: A173 · B20 · C6 · D2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 202 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | Deed $2,355,000 — from FINKEL, GERALD to ROZEN, ELI | $2,355,000 | |
| 2026-07-23 | Sold for $2,355,000 | $2,355,000 | $73,594 |
| 2026-06-16 | Mortgage $500,000 — from DENUNZIO, DOMINIC; DECASTRO, VANESSA P to CITIZENS BANK NA | $500,000 | |
| 2026-05-12 | Deed $4,500,000 — from AMAAKUNI, LLC to KRISHNAMURTHY, TANYA NICHOLE | $4,500,000 | |
| 2026-05-12 | Mortgage $3,150,000 — from KRISHNAMURTHY, TANYA NICHOLE to GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA | $3,150,000 | |
| 2026-04-22 | Sold for $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | $140,625 |
| 2025-03-10 | Mortgage $926,750 — from LAMBERT, GREICE; BARRETO, BRUNO LUIZ ALENCAR to CITIBANK, N.A.; ELECTRONIC MORTGAGE REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $926,750 | |
| 2025-03-10 | Deed $1,685,000 — from HIOUREAS, CHRISTINA to BARRETO, BRUNO LUIZ ALENCAR; LAMBERT, GREICE | $1,685,000 | |
| 2025-02-25 | Sold for $1,685,000 | $1,685,000 | $52,656 |
| 2024-08-23 | AL&R $8,900,000 — from VARICK CORNER LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $8,900,000 | |
| 2024-08-23 | Agreement $8,900,000 — from VARICK CORNER LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $8,900,000 | |
| 2023-11-08 | Deed $2,352,000 — from THE DAVID STICKLER 2012 TRUST; JOHN VAN NESS PHILIP, TRUSTEE; DAVID STICKLER, TRUSTEE to MIKI H. SCHMIDT TRUST DATED 7/15/2009; MIKI H. SCHMIDT, AS TRUSTEE | $2,352,000 | |
| 2023-10-18 | Sold for $2,352,000 | $2,352,000 | $73,500 |
| 2022-08-19 | Deed $13,000,000 — from BDS II NY DOWNING COURT LLC to VARICK CORNER LLC | $13,000,000 | |
| 2022-08-19 | Mortgage $9,100,000 — from VARICK CORNER LLC to NORTHEAST BANK | $9,100,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 63 |
| 2018 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 49 |
| 2019 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 52 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| 2021 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 50 |
| 2022 | 25 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 73 |
| 2023 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 58 |
| 2024 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 43 |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 | 39 | 12 | 8 | 75 |
| 2026 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 43 |
Every one of the 1,484 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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