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540 La Guardia Place

85Records
11City systems
1Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
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85 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 40 311 service requests, 13 rodent inspections, 9 DOB complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)540 L.C. CORP.
BBL1005370025
BIN1077797, 1077843

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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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-06-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2) · Institution Disposal Complaint (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (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 (1900)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,165,000 $2,324,250
2026$5,794,000 $2,607,300
2027$5,940,000 $2,673,000

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Court Street GrocersSandwichesAMice 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: Letter Grading) · 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 · 0.2 mi 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 · 800 ft
Citi BikeLaGuardia Pl & W 3 St · 150 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

540 La Guardia Place

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

9 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $600,000 on 1994-07-11 (lender: Noe, Hans H. and Noe, Judith). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1994-07-11Mortgage $600,000 — from 540 L.G. CORP. to NOE, HANS H.; NOE, JUDITH $600,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201712014
201802024
201902024
202003003
202107209
202213015
202312014
202403025
202504037
202602013
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 41Ownership & money 7Health & systems 17

Every one of the 85 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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