528 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 234 311 service requests, 99 HPD housing violations, 51 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less 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 10.4. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 78 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 49 class B, 21 class A. Oldest open since 1988-12-31. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (26) · Illegal Parking (13) · Food Poisoning (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
$169,250 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1902) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (22) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | THE CACAPHONOUS GROUP, L.P |
| Head officer | BURTON R KASSELL |
| Managing agent | THE PALINDROME CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-07-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,498,000 | $1,574,100 |
| 2026 | $3,819,000 | $1,718,550 |
| 2027 | $3,510,000 | $1,579,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Doner | Turkish | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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.
| Subway | W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Houston St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 6 Av / West Houston St — M55 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Thompson St & Bleecker St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane 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.
104 Mac Dougal Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
43 311 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.
Managed by THE PALINDROME CORP — 7 buildings, 125 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 244 West 10 Street | MN | 26 | A |
| 304 West 109 Street | MN | 23 | A |
| 104 Mac Dougal Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 202 West 102 Street | MN | 19 | A |
| 93 Perry Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 302 West 109 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 856 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 9 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,409,453 on 2015-03-23 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-15 | Agreement $2,200,000 — from THE CACAPHONOUS GROUP LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $2,200,000 | |
| 2015-03-23 | Mortgage $1,409,454 — from CACAPHONOUS GROUP LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $1,409,454 | |
| 2015-03-23 | AL&R $2,200,000 — from CACAPHONOUS GROUP LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $2,200,000 | |
| 2015-03-23 | Agreement $2,200,000 — from CACAPHONOUS GROUP LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $2,200,000 | |
| 2012-01-03 | AL&R $790,546 — from THE CACAPHONOUS GROUP, L.P. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $790,546 | |
| 2012-01-03 | Agreement $790,546 — from THE CACAPHONOUS GROUP, L.P. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $790,546 | |
| 2008-06-19 | Agreement $790,546 — from THE CACAPHONOUS GROUP, L.P. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $790,546 | |
| 2008-06-19 | Mortgage $790,546 — from THE CACAPHONOUS GROUP, L.P. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $790,546 | |
| 1998-10-02 | Mortgage $268,180 — from CACAPHONOUS GROUP, L.P. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK | $268,180 | |
| 1996-05-29 | Mortgage $301,000 — from CACAPHONOUS GROUP, L.P. to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $301,000 | |
| 1994-09-09 | Mortgage $499,000 — from CACAPHONOUS GROUP, L.P. to MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $499,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 59 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 41 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
Every one of the 528 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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