523 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 185 311 service requests, 86 HPD complaints, 54 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 94% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.3. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1994-05-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
54 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Residential Disposal Complaint (14) · Noise (10) · Obstruction (9) · Outdoor Dining (7) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (7) · Illegal Parking (2).
$449,710 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (20 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 (1904) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (31) |
| 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) | 259 BLEECKER LLC |
| Head officer | FERNANDO ALBa |
| Managing agent | 259 BLEECKER LLc |
| Last registered | 2025-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,171,000 | $2,776,950 |
| 2026 | $7,054,000 | $3,174,300 |
| 2027 | $8,142,000 | $3,663,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 32% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute Coffee | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
| Ubani Bistro | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · 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 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.
| Subway | W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 3 St — M55 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | 7 Ave S & Bleecker St · 350 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.
259 Bleecker 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 |
54 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,100,000 on 2014-07-14 (lender: Jp Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-14 | Agreement $3,100,000 — from JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 259 BLEECKER LLC | $3,100,000 | |
| 2014-07-14 | Mortgage $3,100,000 — from 259 BLEECKER LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $3,100,000 | |
| 2014-07-14 | Mortgage $82,293 — from 259 BLEECKER LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $82,293 | |
| 2005-01-10 | AL&R $3,500,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 259 BLEECKER LLC | $3,500,000 | |
| 2005-01-10 | Mortgage $1,077,820 — from 259 BLEECKER LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,077,820 | |
| 2005-01-10 | Agreement $3,500,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 259 BLEECKER LLC | $3,500,000 | |
| 2002-08-12 | Mortgage $300,000 — from 348 REALTY CORP. to 500 TURTLES, LLC | $300,000 | |
| 2001-10-05 | Mortgage $286,687 — from 259 BLEECKER LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $286,687 | |
| 1993-04-07 | Mortgage $198,345 — from 259 BLEECKER ST HLDCP to FOURTH FED SVGS BK | $198,345 | |
| 1987-08-24 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 259-63 BLEECKER ST ASOCS; 176-178 W HOUSTON STASO; 40 MORTON ST ASSOCS; 31-33 BEDFORD ST A to 23 LEROY ST PARTNSHP; 259-63 BLEECKER ST PARTN; 31-33 BEDFORD ST PARTNSH; 176-1 | $2,000,000 | |
| 1987-08-24 | Mortgage $300,000 — from 259-63 BLEECKER ST ASOCS to HALEGUA, NATHAN | $300,000 | |
| 1987-08-24 | Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 259-263 BLEECKER STASOC to FOURTH FED S&L ASN OF NY | $1,200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2021 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 50 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 2024 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 50 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
Every one of the 523 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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