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38 Commerce Street

319Records
17City systems
1Open violations
14.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10014 · Neighborhood: West Village
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319 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 99 311 service requests, 52 DOB job filings, 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10014
Built1836
Floors3
Res. units1
ClassJ5
Owner (PLUTO)CHERRY LANE VENUE LLC
BBL1005840027
BIN1009827

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 86% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 14.7. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1994-03-31.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

58 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (26) · Noise (17) · Building/Use (3) · Air Quality (2) · Rodent (2) · Dirty Condition (2).

Filed construction activity

$15,529,640 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (38 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 (1836)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)CHERRY LANE THEATRE LLC
Head officerTONY BRANNAN
Managing agentMD Squared Property Group
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,534,000 $690,300
2026$1,568,000 $705,600
2027$1,605,000 $722,250

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Wild CherryFrenchNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av South / Bedford St — M20 · 350 ft
Citi BikeBarrow St & Hudson St · 450 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

38 Commerce 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

58 311 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 MD SQUARED PROPERTY GROUP — 110 buildings, 3,031 units. Grades across the portfolio: A80 · B21 · C6 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
681 Amsterdam Avenue MN176 A
220 East 57 Street MN161 B
36-20 Steinway Street QN143 A
939 1 Avenue MN137 C
10909 15 Ave QN134 B
1787 Madison Avenue MN96 A
309 Lexington Avenue MN81 A
11 Hancock Place MN71 A
1036 Manhattan Avenue BK67 A
1058 Madison Avenue MN66 A
48 West 14 Street MN65 A
199 Bowery MN63 A
230 East 48 Street MN62 A
322 West 72 Street MN62 A
242 East 25 Street MN54 A
130 Suffolk Street MN48 A
24 Laurel Hill Terrace MN48 B
3181 Broadway MN48 A
145 Park Place BK47 A
613 Baltic Street BK43 A
1240 Bedford Avenue BK43 A
49 East 12 Street MN42 A
160 West 87 Street MN40 A
304 East 73 Street MN40 A
240 West 75 Street MN38 A
502 9 Avenue MN36 A
333 East 109 Street MN35 A
212 North 9 Street BK33 A
249 West 15 Street MN33 A
4857 Broadway MN28 A
531 East 12th St MN26 B
208 East 119 Street MN25 A
85 South Street MN24 A
20th Street BK24 B
3 West 122 Street MN24 C
114 Ridge Street MN23 A
112 Fleet Place BK23 A
75 Thompson Street MN22 B
212 East 95 Street MN22 A
566 Grand Street BK22 A
439 West 46 Street MN21 A
457 Atlantic Avenue BK21 A
246 East 53 Street MN20 B
324 East 84 Street MN20 A
382 Bleecker Street MN20 B
106 Ridge Street MN20 B
416 West 47 Street MN20 A
207 Madison Street MN20 D
437 West 46 Street MN20 A
512 East 84 Street MN20 A
600 10 Avenue MN18 B
359 West 11 Street MN18 A
511 East 83 Street MN17 A
4 West 16 Street MN16 A
76 Engert Avenue BK16 A
220 3 Avenue MN16 A
1057 Lexington Avenue MN15 A
21 East 7 Street MN15 B
292 Riverside Drive MN15 A
56 Morton Street MN15 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,600,000 on 2026-01-08 (lender: East West Bank), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-01-08Mortgage $7,600,000 — from CHERRY LANE VENUE LLC to EAST WEST BANK $7,600,000
2026-01-08Agreement $20,000,000 — from CHERRY LANE VENUE LLC to EAST WEST BANK $20,000,000
2026-01-08AL&R $20,000,000 — from CHERRY LANE VENUE LLC to EAST WEST BANK $20,000,000
2023-05-05CORRM $3,957,450 — from CHERRY LANE VENUE LLC to NORTHERN BANK & TRUST COMPANY $3,957,450
2023-05-05CORRM $6,208,000 — from CHERRY LANE VENUE LLC to NORTHERN BANK & TRUST COMPANY $6,208,000
2023-05-05CORRM $2,334,550 — from CHERRY LANE VENUE LLC to NORTHERN BANK & TRUST COMPANY $2,334,550
2023-03-08Mortgage $3,957,450 — from CHERRY LANE VENUE LLC to NORTHERN BANK & TRUST COMPANY $3,957,450
2023-03-08Mortgage $2,334,500 — from CHERRY LANE VENUE LLC to NORTHERN BANK & TRUST COMPANY $2,334,500
2023-03-08Mortgage $6,208,000 — from CHERRY LANE VENUE LLC to NORTHERN BANK & TRUST COMPANY $6,208,000
2023-03-03Deed $10,026,429 — from THE LITTLE GODDESS, INC. to CHERRY LANE VENUE LLC $10,026,429
2023-02-28Sold for $10,026,429 $10,026,429 $10,026,429
2004-09-28Agreement $50,000 — from WARWICK, JANE to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $50,000
2004-09-28Mortgage $25,000 — from WARWICK, JANE to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $25,000
1997-08-26Mortgage $1,500,000 — from LITTLE GODDESS, INC. to WILLIAMS, MARK A. $1,500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174130311
20180170311
2019014016
2020004026
202100100313
20220260412
2023244615352
202415940432
2025163260247
202623317245
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The full timeline

Construction 82Enforcement 51Housing & tenants 117Ownership & money 36Health & systems 33

Every one of the 319 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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