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534 La Guardia Place

307Records
17City systems
5Open violations
0.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
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307 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 56 DOB violations, 50 311 service requests, 48 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1911
Floors8
Res. units15
ClassD0
Owner (PLUTO)LAGUARDIA STUDIO CORP
BBL1005370026
BIN1008642

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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 89% 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 0.7. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1988-08-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · New Tree Request (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$257,880 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1911)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)LAGUARDIA STUDIO CORP
Head officerSALLY WIGUTOW
Managing agentWILLIAM COLAVITO INC
Last registered2025-09-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$10,641,000 $4,788,450
2026$11,313,000 $5,090,850
2027$11,351,000 $5,107,950

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $2,003,813 a year ($48.42 per sq ft), operating expenses $689,457 ($16.66 per sq ft), net operating income $1,314,356. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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 · 750 ft
Citi BikeLaGuardia Pl & W 3 St · 200 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

534 La Guardia Place

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

8 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by WILLIAM COLAVITO INC — 7 buildings, 84 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
30-76 35 Street QN26 A
534 La Guardia Place MN15 A
307 West 82 Street MN11 A
309 West 82 Street MN11 A
491 Broadway MN10 A
984 2 Avenue MN6 A
775 Avenue of the Americas MN5 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $280,000 on 1989-03-30 (lender: Citibank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-06-07RPTT&RET $10,500,000 — from PRAGER, JOANNE W to MUMFORD, TRACEY; MUMFORD, KYLE $10,500,000
2022-05-25Sold for $10,500,000 $10,500,000 $700,000
2013-05-10RPTT&RET $5,725,000 — from ALLAN, RICHARD; ALLAN, MARALEE to PRAGER, JOANNE W $5,725,000
2012-11-28RPTT&RET $5,750,000 — from THEA, CAROLEE to WEINRIB, MADELINE $5,750,000
2012-11-28RPTT&RET $5,750,000 — from THEA, CAROLEE to WEINRIB, MADELINE $5,750,000
1989-03-30Mortgage $280,000 — from WITUTOW, DANIEL; WIGUTOW, SARA R. to CITIBANK NA $280,000
1986-05-20Mortgage $155,331 — from LAGUARDIA STUDIO CORP. to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK $155,331

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017410038
20183320311
20190340411
202041440123
20213461115
20222452215
20230243312
20240070310
2025021036
2026002013
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The full timeline

Construction 92Enforcement 88Housing & tenants 66Ownership & money 30Health & systems 31

Every one of the 307 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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