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171 Varick Street

862Records
15City systems
0Open violations
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Manhattan · ZIP 10014 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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862 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 244 DOB permits, 208 DOB job filings, 108 certificates of occupancy.

BoroughManhattan 10014
Built1926
Floors10
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)THE GEORGIAN PRESS, INC.
BBL1005800065
BIN1009754

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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

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (7) · Noise (7) · Food Establishment (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Lost Property (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$30,182,892 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (95 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$47,983,000 $21,592,350
2026$48,378,000 $21,770,100
2027$51,169,000 $23,026,050

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 97/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
DunkinAmericanAMice evidence
Seven Grams CaffeCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 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 3 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

SubwayHouston St — 1 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Spring St — C E · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Varick St / Charlton St — M20 · 200 ft
Citi BikeKing St & Varick St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted 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.

Report a problem to 311

171 Varick Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

22 311 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: $6,514,878 on 2012-11-23 (lender: Sovereign Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-02-15MLEA $57,000,000 — from THE GEORGIAN PRESS, INC. to 175 VARICK, L.L.C. $57,000,000
2014-08-19LEAS $58,700,000 — from PVI WW 175 PROPERTY LLC to 175 VARICK, L.L.C. $58,700,000
2012-11-23AL&R $24,000,000 — from PVI WW 175 PROPERTY, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $24,000,000
2012-11-23Agreement $24,000,000 — from PVI WW 175 PROPERTY, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $24,000,000
2012-11-23Mortgage $6,514,879 — from PVI WW 175 PROPERTY, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $6,514,879
2012-11-23ASSTO $32,750,000 — from EXTELL VARICK LLC to PV I WW 175 PROPERTY LLC $32,750,000
2005-06-14AL&R $19,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to EXTELL VARICK LLC $19,000,000
2005-06-14Agreement $19,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to EXTELL VARICK LLC $19,000,000
2005-06-02Mortgage $11,119,721 — from EXTELL VARICK LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $11,119,721
2005-06-02ASSTO $21,850,000 — from 175 VARICK STREET LLC to EXTELL VARICK LLC $21,850,000
2004-08-31Agreement $4,008,317 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 175 VARICK STREET LLC $4,008,317
2004-08-31Mortgage $4,008,317 — from 175 VARICK STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,008,317
2000-07-28Mortgage $4,200,000 — from 175 VARICK STREET LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $4,200,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017552190278
2018340122452
201927580444
202024640741
202123730336
202218040527
2023321100346
202427061539
202523350435
20263050412
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The full timeline

Construction 560Enforcement 118Housing & tenants 104Ownership & money 33Health & systems 47

Every one of the 862 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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