535 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 141 DOB permits, 96 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 96 DOB job filings.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1987-08-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (10) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1).
$5,069,202 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (49 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 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| 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) | MEDIUM LIPSTICK LTD |
| Head officer | REID HUNTER |
| Managing agent | ARGO REAL ESTATE LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,197,000 | $3,688,650 |
| 2026 | $8,554,000 | $3,849,300 |
| 2027 | $8,877,000 | $3,994,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,485,837 a year ($39.20 per sq ft), operating expenses $518,148 ($13.67 per sq ft), net operating income $967,689. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Canal St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Canal St — A C E · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Spring St / Greenwich St — M21 · 700 ft |
| Citi Bike | Watts St & Greenwich St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 234 Independence 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.
288 West 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
13 311 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.
Managed by ARGO REAL ESTATE, LLC — 140 buildings, 9,601 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B14. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 140 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 1999-10-27 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | RPTT&RET $6,900,000 — from SCOTT CLAMAN, AS TRUSTEE; THE STARK TRUST to PETER MICHAEL VENTER, AS TRUSTEE; REVOCABLE TRUST OF MIMI VENTER; REVOCABLE TRUST OF PETER | $6,900,000 | |
| 2026-04-10 | Sold for $6,900,000 | $6,900,000 | $431,250 |
| 2023-03-17 | RPTT&RET $2,675,000 — from CAMERON, FRASER to THE GREEN OAK TRUST; JESSE GORDON SPECIAL TRUSTEE; HOWARD ALTMAN, TRUSTEE | $2,675,000 | |
| 2023-02-16 | Sold for $2,675,000 | $2,675,000 | $167,188 |
| 2021-06-30 | RPTT&RET $5,325,000 — from KINETZ, BRENT to BOWEN, LORNA | $5,325,000 | |
| 2021-06-15 | Sold for $5,325,000 | $5,325,000 | $332,813 |
| 2021-01-29 | RPTT&RET $500,703 — from KETELS, ELIZABETH to SULLIVAN, PATRICK | $500,703 | |
| 2020-12-16 | Sold for $500,703 | $500,703 | $31,294 |
| 2019-07-19 | RPTT&RET $3,500,000 — from BERRYMAN, MARK to TERAN, DANIEL | $3,500,000 | |
| 2019-06-27 | Sold for $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $218,750 |
| 2019-01-29 | RPTT&RET $2,225,000 — from USAS, BRETT to GUPTA RAICHAUDHURI, SHEFALI; RAICHAUDHURI, AYONE | $2,225,000 | |
| 2018-07-30 | Sold for $2,225,000 | $2,225,000 | $139,063 |
| 2018-05-31 | RPTT&RET $9,000,000 — from MALCOLM, TRUSTEE, CAROLYN ROSSIP; WILLIAM & BELINDA SHEARS TRUST to BRAVERMAN, TRUSTEE, LORI J.; THE STARK TRUST | $9,000,000 | |
| 2018-05-17 | Sold for $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $562,500 |
| 2018-01-04 | RPTT&RET $2,660,000 — from KARPATA TRUST; CHRISTINE FALCO, TRUSTEE; THE HILMA HOOKER TRUST to MASRY, ADAM; MASRY, STEFANI | $2,660,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 2021 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
| 2022 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 2023 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
| 2024 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2026 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Every one of the 535 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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