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90 West 3 Street

552Records
16City systems
0Open violations
11.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
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552 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 289 311 service requests, 55 DOB permits, 52 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1879
Floors4.5
Res. units18
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)237 SULLIVAN LLC
BBL1005390014
BIN1008671

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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 58% 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 11.3. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

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

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’23–24
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

64 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (43) · Obstruction (3) · Outdoor Dining (3) · Lost Property (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Real Time Enforcement (2).

Filed construction activity

$226,500 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 (1879)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
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)237 Sullivan LLC
Head officerBenjamin Rinzler
Managing agentMadison Property Management LLC
Last registered2026-07-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,493,000 $2,921,850
2026$6,817,000 $3,067,650
2027$7,145,000 $3,215,250

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
ShadeAmericanA—
Springbone KitchenSoupsA—
Triona'sIrishAMice evidence

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: Pet/Animal), 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 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 3 St — M55 · 700 ft
Citi BikeSullivan St & Washington Sq · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route 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

90 West 3 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

64 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $573,620 on 2013-09-13 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-09-13AL&R $2,250,000 — from 237 SULLIVAN LL to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,250,000
2013-09-13Agreement $2,250,000 — from 237 SULLIVAN LL to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,250,000
2013-09-13Mortgage $573,620 — from 237 SULLIVAN LL to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $573,620
2010-11-12Agreement $1,760,270 — from JAMES RINZLER, AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF MILTON S. RINZLER to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,760,270
2004-04-26Agreement $2,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to RINZLER, MILTON S $2,000,000
2004-04-26Mortgage $34,892 — from RINZLER, MILTON S to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $34,892
2002-06-18Mortgage $1,250,000 — from RINZLER, MILTON S. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,250,000
1994-05-13Mortgage $6,500,000 — from COLUMBIA & CENTRAL,INC.; CAVENDISH EQUITIES CO.; BOYLE & BOYLE, INC.; DALE & DALE, INC.; H to PRIME REALTY INTERNATIONAL $6,500,000
1991-02-20Mortgage $88,146 — from RINZLER, MILTON S. to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK $88,146
1987-01-26Mortgage $75,000 — from SULLIVAN PACE SETTRSINC to CROWN REALTY INVESTSLTD $75,000
1985-01-10Mortgage $140,000 — from SULLIVAN PACE SETTRSINC to ALMI VILLAGE ASSOCIATES $140,000
1985-01-10Mortgage $255,000 — from SULLIVAN PACE STTERSINC to DOMINION FINANCIAL CORP. $255,000
1985-01-10Mortgage $115,000 — from SULLIVAN PACE SETTRSINC to GWU PURCHASING CORP. $115,000
1984-07-05Mortgage $314,024 — from ALMI VILLAGE ASSOCIATES to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK $314,024

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171270111
2018101220235
201900330235
202000260127
202121291134
202200130215
202320210528
202405480760
20250090413
202601100112
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The full timeline

Construction 82Enforcement 47Housing & tenants 340Ownership & money 52Health & systems 31

Every one of the 552 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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