388 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 132 311 service requests, 71 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 47 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 71% 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 6.5. 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 | 6 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1990-03-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (23) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Obstruction (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1905) |
| 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) | SOUTH NEW YORK VENTURES LLC |
| Head officer | JOHN ILIBASSI |
| Managing agent | DAVID CHEN |
| Last registered | 2026-07-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,058,000 | $3,626,100 |
| 2026 | $8,494,000 | $3,822,300 |
| 2027 | $8,764,000 | $3,943,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Four Faced Liar | American | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 3 St — M55 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Washington Pl & 6 Ave · 300 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.
165 West 4 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 |
39 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $501,524 on 2026-07-20 (lender: JPMorgan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | Agreement $2,745,000 — from SOUTH NEW YORK VENTURES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,745,000 | |
| 2026-07-20 | Mortgage $501,525 — from SOUTH NEW YORK VENTURES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $501,525 | |
| 2014-06-09 | AL&R $3,100,000 — from SOUTH NEW YORK VENTURES LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,100,000 | |
| 2014-06-09 | Agreement $3,100,000 — from SOUTH NEW YORK VENTURES LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,100,000 | |
| 2014-06-09 | Mortgage $258,540 — from SOUTH NEW YORK VENTURES LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $258,540 | |
| 2012-03-08 | AL&R $3,027,256 — from SOUTH NEW YORK VENTURES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $3,027,256 | |
| 2012-03-08 | ASPM $3,027,256 — from SOUTH NEW YORK VENTURES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $3,027,256 | |
| 2001-12-18 | Mortgage $1,374,024 — from SHERMAN EQUITIES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,374,024 | |
| 1997-12-16 | Mortgage $1,076,557 — from SHERMAN EQUITIES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,076,557 | |
| 1986-12-18 | Mortgage $210,000 — from WESTFOUR ASSOCIATES to LAWLAND CORP | $210,000 | |
| 1986-01-30 | Mortgage $261,275 — from WEST FOURTH CORP to EMIGRANT SVGS BK | $261,275 | |
| 1986-01-07 | Mortgage $325,513 — from GWU PURCHASING CORP. to AMC GREENWICH ASSOCIATES | $325,513 | |
| 1984-08-07 | Mortgage $157,000 — from MARCECA, ROBERT K.; BERGIN, JOHN F. to EASTERN FEDL SV&LN ETC | $157,000 | |
| 1983-09-27 | Mortgage $200,000 — from 165-9 W.4TH ASSOCIATES to FOURTH FED SV&LN ASC/NY | $200,000 | |
| 1982-09-22 | Mortgage $200,000 — from RELIANCE INVESTMT CO,LTD to 63 ASSOCIATES, INC. | $200,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2019 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2021 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| 2022 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2023 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| 2024 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 26 |
| 2025 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
| 2026 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
Every one of the 388 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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