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289 Bleecker Street

233Records
12City systems
0Open violations
4.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10014 · Neighborhood: West Village
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233 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 102 311 service requests, 25 DOB violations, 25 ECB/OATH violations.

BoroughManhattan 10014
Built1879
Floors6
Res. units5
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)WALKERGINZEL LLC
BBL1005900053
BIN1010156

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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 81% 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 4.8. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 699,345 1-5-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

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.

What 311 hears from this address

55 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (20) · Residential Disposal Complaint (18) · Outdoor Dining (8) · Rodent (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$488,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1879)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,834,000 $825,300
2026$1,870,000 $841,500
2027$1,799,000 $809,550

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The Noort WyckAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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) · 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 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.

Getting around

SubwayChristopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av South / Barrow St — M20 · 150 ft
Citi Bike7 Ave S & Bleecker St · 100 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

289 Bleecker 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

55 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,500,000 on 2024-10-08 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-10-08Deed $3,200,000 — from RANDY HEDGE, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF GENE HEDGE; HERBT E. NASS, EXECUTOR; CHRISTINE WILLIAMS, to WALKERGINZEL LLC $3,200,000
2024-10-08Mortgage $2,500,000 — from WALKERGINZEL LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $2,500,000
2024-10-08AL&R $2,500,000 — from WALKERGINZEL LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $2,500,000
2024-09-30Sold for $3,200,000 $3,200,000 $640,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175180115
201821150220
20191190112
2020004004
2021002013
2022000022
2023024017
202400325340
202500120113
202600110213
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 61Housing & tenants 106Ownership & money 20Health & systems 19

Every one of the 233 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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