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216 Thompson Street

298Records
17City systems
9Open violations
83.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
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298 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 93 311 service requests, 51 HPD complaints, 44 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1834
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)216 THOMPSON STREET LLC
BBL1005370005
BIN1008631

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% 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 83.8. 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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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations9 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2015-08-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

28 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 22 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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22
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · Noise (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · GENERAL (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1834)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)216 Thompson Street LLC
Head officerPETER TRAN
Managing agentPETER TRAN
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,115,000 $2,301,750
2026$5,738,000 $2,582,100
2027$5,882,000 $2,646,900

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
OkiniiJapaneseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 6 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

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
Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: West Houston St / LaGuardia Pl — M21 · 750 ft
Citi BikeThompson St & Bleecker St · 250 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

216 Thompson 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

35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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: $3,250,000 on 2025-03-19 (lender: Citizens Bank, NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-03-19Mortgage $3,250,000 — from 216 THOMPSON STREET LLC to CITIZENS BANK, NA $3,250,000
2025-03-19AL&R $3,250,000 — from 216 THOMPSON STREET LLC to CITIZENS BANK, NA $3,250,000
2025-03-19Deed $6,300,000 — from SV THOMPSON ST ASSOCIATES LLC to 216 THOMPSON STREET LLC $6,300,000
2025-03-18Sold for $6,300,000 $6,300,000 $787,500
2013-05-13Agreement $1,300,000 — from YEN, CHIN-MIN; YEN, TZE HAO; CHIN-MIN YEN, AS TRUSTEE; YEN, SHI YI; OF THE YU-CHEN LIN 201 to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,300,000
2013-05-13Mortgage $670,497 — from YEN, SHI YI; YEN, TZE HAO; CHIN-MIN YEN, AS TRUSTEE; YEN, CHIN-MIN; OF THE YU-CHEN LIN 201 to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $670,497
2004-08-18AL&R $1,300,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to YEN, TZE HAO; YEN, SHIN YI; YEN, YU CHEN $1,300,000
2004-08-18Mortgage $1,300,000 — from YEN, TZE HAO; YEN, YU CHEN; YEN, SHIN YI to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,300,000
1994-02-07Mortgage $340,000 — from YEN, SHIN YI; LIN, YU CHEN; YEN, TZE HAO to SPINAROSA REALTY CORP $340,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011024
201801200425
201910100314
2020002013
2021004116
202200163221
202301143725
202404100519
202500474455
20260180110
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 193Ownership & money 31Health & systems 36

Every one of the 298 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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