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249 West 4 Street

176Records
14City systems
0Open violations
16.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10014 · Neighborhood: West Village
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176 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 89 311 service requests, 17 rodent inspections, 13 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10014
Built1828
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)BIENVENIDO ALVAREZ REVOCABLE TRUST
BBL1006110009
BIN1010824

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 16.7. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
C

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

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · Outdoor Dining (11) · Damaged Tree (1) · Taxi Complaint (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1828)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)CELANOVA REAL ESTATE CO
Head officerJOSE LLOVES
Managing agentJOSE LLOVES
Last registered2025-07-16

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,250,000 $2,812,500
2026$5,000,000 $2,250,000
2027$6,000,000 $2,700,000

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SevillaSpanishAMice 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: Pet/Animal) · 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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 10 St / 7 Av S — M8 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 4 St & 7 Ave S · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.

Report a problem to 311

249 West 4 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

29 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $300,000 on 1982-04-08 (lender: Kneiling, John G.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1982-04-08Mortgage $300,000 — from LLOVES, JOSE; ALVAREZ, BIENVENIDO to KNEILING, JOHN G. $300,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702013
201802024
201903025
20202180121
20210110112
2022060511
20230110415
2024180211
20250142218
2026090312
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 106Ownership & money 12Health & systems 31

Every one of the 176 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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