1,045 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 416 311 service requests, 241 HPD complaints, 72 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 68% 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 6.9. In ZIP 10014, 69% 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 | 7 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1990-10-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (24) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (9) · Illegal Parking (7) · Outdoor Dining (5) · Lost Property (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (2).
$290,378 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1897) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (13) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 233 WEST 4TH ST LLC |
| Head officer | MARK SCHARFMAN |
| Managing agent | 233 WEST 4TH STREET LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,289,000 | $1,930,050 |
| 2026 | $4,843,000 | $2,179,350 |
| 2027 | $4,749,000 | $2,137,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lily Pond | Not yet graded | — | |
| Smalls Jazz Club | American | A | — |
| St. Jardim | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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 | Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 10 St / 7 Av S — M8 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 4 St & 7 Ave S · 150 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. 041 Greenwich Village 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.
233 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 |
56 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $92,982 on 2009-08-05 (lender: New York Community Bank Successor To Queens County). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-10 | Agreement $1,061,000 — from 233 WEST 4TH STREET LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $1,061,000 | |
| 2018-04-10 | AL&R $1,061,000 — from 233 WEST 4TH STREET LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $1,061,000 | |
| 2013-08-06 | AL&R $1,149,687 — from 233 WEST 4TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,149,687 | |
| 2013-08-06 | Agreement $1,149,687 — from 233 WEST 4TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,149,687 | |
| 2011-08-18 | XXXX $4,600,000 — from FAIRWAY RED HOOK LLC; FAIRWAY BROADWAY LLC; FAIRWAY UPTOWN LLC; FAIRWAY GROUP PLAINVIEW LL to CREDIT SUISSE AG | $4,600,000 | |
| 2010-11-12 | Agreement $1,200,000 — from 233 WEST 4TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,200,000 | |
| 2009-08-05 | AL&R $1,200,000 — from 233 WEST 4TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK SUCCESSOR TO QUE | $1,200,000 | |
| 2009-08-05 | Agreement $1,200,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK SUCCESSOR TO QUE to 233 WEST 4TH STREET LLC | $1,200,000 | |
| 2009-08-05 | Mortgage $92,982 — from 233 WEST 4TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK SUCCESSOR TO QUE | $92,982 | |
| 1999-04-30 | Mortgage $1,036,114 — from 233 WEST 4TH STREETLLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK | $1,036,114 | |
| 1992-10-15 | Mortgage $120,000 — from DELON INTL MNGT CORP to BANK OF CHINA | $120,000 | |
| 1987-01-13 | Mortgage $89,000 — from DELON INTERNTL MGMTCORP to BANK OF CHINA | $89,000 | |
| 1985-08-05 | Mortgage $410,000 — from DELON INTL MGMT CORP to BANK OF CHINA | $410,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 36 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 72 |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 13 | 66 |
| 2023 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 44 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 34 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
Every one of the 1,045 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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