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159 Bleecker Street

588Records
19City systems
0Open violations
23.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
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588 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 227 311 service requests, 50 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 50 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1918
Floors7.5
Res. units18
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)SPARKY CAPITAL B LLC
BBL1005390037
BIN1008683

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% 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 23.7. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

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

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

$3,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

103 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (66) · GENERAL (7) · Dirty Condition (6) · SAFETY (3) · Graffiti (3) · Elevator (3).

Filed construction activity

$1,043,875 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1918)
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)MCP Bleecker LLC
Head officerMARK LEVINE
Managing agentEBMG LLC
Last registered2025-09-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$12,982,000 $5,841,900
2026$13,925,000 $6,266,250
2027$15,072,000 $6,782,400

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Houston St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: West Houston St / Sullivan St — M21 · 600 ft
Citi BikeThompson St & Bleecker 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

159 Bleecker Street

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

103 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by EBMG LLC — 91 buildings, 5,880 units. Grades across the portfolio: A78 · B11 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2425 Haring Street BK240 A
101 Lafayette Avenue BK204 A
4455 Douglas Avenue BX177 A
37-20 87 Street QN167 B
500 4 Avenue BK156 A
79-10 34 Avenue QN148 A
67-30 Clyde Street QN135 A
1802 Newkirk Avenue BK134 A
61 Oliver Street BK127 A
67-30 Dartmouth Street QN126 B
209-10 41 Avenue QN120 A
35-10 150 Street QN119 A
599 East 7 Street BK114 A
14-30 Seagirt Boulevard QN114 B
31 Nagle Avenue MN111 A
2430 Haring Street BK108 B
50 Fort Place SI108 B
561 3 Avenue MN106 A
144-70 41 Avenue QN103 A
211 Thompson Street MN96 A
535 West 52 Street MN96 A
416 Ocean Avenue BK90 A
88-12 Elmhurst Avenue QN90 A
275 Webster Avenue BK88 A
7002 Ridge Boulevard BK83 A
400 East 17 Street BK81 A
800 Riverside Drive MN80 A
960 Sterling Place BK79 B
157 East 32 Street MN79 A
175 Eastern Parkway BK78 A
23 West 104 Street MN77 A
71 Ocean Parkway BK76 B
41-31 51 Street QN76 A
30-85 Vernon Boulevard QN73 A
199 Garfield Place BK67 A
125 Hawthorne Street BK66 A
40-01 Little Neck Parkway QN63 A
50 West 96 Street MN61 A
44 Butler Place BK60 A
9967 Shore Road BK60 A
225 East 86 Street MN60 A
135 Hawthorne Street BK60 A
225 Park Place BK60 A
415 Ocean Parkway BK59 A
180 Prospect Park SW BK58 A
44 Prospect Park West BK55 A
505 East 82 Street MN54 A
295 St Johns Place BK54 A
75 Prospect Park SW BK52 A
7 West 92 Street MN51 A
50 Plaza St East BK49 A
132 Greene Street MN49 A
55 Eastern Parkway BK47 A
192 Spencer Street BK47 A
64 East 94 Street MN46 A
72-14 Burns Street QN44 A
44 East 12 Street MN43 A
202 Seeley Street BK42 A
30 East 31 Street MN42 A
131 West 85 Street MN41 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $791,128 on 2023-02-07 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-02-07Mortgage $791,128 — from SPARKY CAPITAL B LLC; DOMINIC SCHINDLER BLEECKER RE LLC; PSC BLEECKER LLC; SNP BLEECKER LL to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $791,128
2023-02-07Agreement $19,250,000 — from PSC BLEECKER LLC; SNP BLEECKER LLC; DOMINIC SCHINDLER BLEECKER RE LLC; SPARKY CAPITAL B LL to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $19,250,000
2020-03-02Agreement $19,500,000 — from MCP BLEECKER LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $19,500,000
2020-03-02Deed $35,667,653 — from BS BLEECKER LLC; BLEEKER FISH LLC; B&C BLEECKER LLC to MCP BLEECKER LLC $35,667,653
2020-02-14Sold for $35,667,653 $35,667,653 $1,981,536
2017-07-11Agreement $21,000,000 — from BLEEKER FISH LLC; B&C BLEECKER LLC; BS BLEECKER LLC to SANTANDER BANK, NA $21,000,000
2017-07-11Mortgage $2,500,000 — from BLEEKER FISH LLC; BS BLEECKER LLC; B&C BLEECKER LLC to SANTANDER BANK, NA $2,500,000
2017-02-27Agreement $18,500,000 — from B&C BLEECKER LLC; BLEECKER FISH LLC; BS BLEECKER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $18,500,000
2017-01-27Agreement $18,500,000 — from B&C BLEECKER LLC; BLEEKER FISH LLC; BS BLEECKER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $18,500,000
2014-03-03AL&R $18,500,000 — from BLEEKER FISH LLC; BS BLEECKER LLC; B&C BLEECKER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $18,500,000
2014-03-03Deed $20,000,000 — from 159 EMMUT PROPERTIES LLC to BLEEKER FISH LLC; B&C BLEECKER LLC $20,000,000
2014-03-03M&CON $18,500,000 — from BS BLEECKER LLC; B&C BLEECKER LLC; BLEEKER FISH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $18,500,000
2012-11-29AL&R $13,500,000 — from 159 EMMUT PROPERTIES LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $13,500,000
2012-11-29Agreement $13,500,000 — from 159 EMMUT PROPERTIES LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $13,500,000
2012-11-29Mortgage $6,735,379 — from 159 EMMUT PROPERTIES LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $6,735,379

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201769761644
201806501627
20191460819
202064133329
202163331144
20224550620
202346124228
202406450253
202522410449
2026102400153
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The full timeline

Construction 96Enforcement 109Housing & tenants 268Ownership & money 52Health & systems 63

Every one of the 588 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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