236 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 68 311 service requests, 62 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 33 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 87% 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 1.1. 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
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.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (12) · Noise (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Litter Basket Request (1) · Water System (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| 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) | 285 WEST FOURTH LLC |
| Head officer | MARTIN BLUM |
| Managing agent | ISAAC BENISHAI |
| Last registered | 2026-07-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,928,400 | $2,217,780 |
| 2026 | $5,914,000 | $2,661,300 |
| 2027 | $7,097,000 | $3,193,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tartine | French | B | 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 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.
| Subway | 14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / Bleecker St — M14A-SBS M20 · 550 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | Perry St & Bleecker St · 500 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.
253 West 11 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 |
19 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $365,611 on 2018-12-12 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-12 | Mortgage $365,611 — from 285 WEST FOURTH LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $365,611 | |
| 2018-12-12 | Mortgage $4,589,389 — from 287-289 WEST FOURTH LLC; 285 WEST FOURTH LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS | $4,589,389 | |
| 2018-12-12 | Agreement $4,955,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 285 WEST FOURTH LLC | $4,955,000 | |
| 2018-11-14 | Agreement $38,649,541 — from DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS to 285 WEST FOURTH LLC; 33-35 MORTON REALTY LLC; 67 THOMPSON STREET LLC; 173 SULLIVAN STREET | $38,649,541 | |
| 2012-06-20 | Mortgage $1,846,020 — from 86 PERRY STREET LLC; 173 SULLIVAN STREET LLC; 285 WEST FOURTH LLC; 129 PERRY STREET LLC; 2 to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS | $1,846,020 | |
| 2012-06-20 | Agreement $42,320,000 — from 323-325 BLEECKER REALTY LLC; 86 PERRY STREET LLC; 33-35 MORTON REALTY LLC; 237 WEST 13 REA to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS | $42,320,000 | |
| 2012-06-20 | AL&R $42,320,000 — from 287-289 WEST FOURTH LLC; 129 PERRY STREET LLC; 323-325 BLEECKER REALTY LLC; 86 PERRY STREE to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS | $42,320,000 | |
| 2006-06-16 | Agreement $44,300,000 — from 21 LEROY STREET LLC; 287-289 WEST FOURTH LLC; 101 PERRY STREET LLC; 237 WEST 13 REALTY LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $44,300,000 | |
| 2006-04-28 | Mortgage $2,544,804 — from 285 WEST FOURTH LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $2,544,804 | |
| 2006-04-28 | Agreement $3,080,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 285 WEST FOURTH LLC | $3,080,000 | |
| 2006-04-28 | AL&R $3,080,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 285 WEST FOURTH LLC | $3,080,000 | |
| 2006-04-28 | Deed $4,375,000 — from EQUITIY PROPERTIES CORPORATION to 285 WEST FOURTH LLC | $4,375,000 | |
| 1998-09-24 | Mortgage $131,307 — from BARMEL AMERICA LTD. to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK | $131,307 | |
| 1993-08-19 | Mortgage $103,836 — from BARMEL MADIOSN, LTD. to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK | $103,836 | |
| 1988-05-13 | Mortgage $281,458 — from BARMEL RENOVATIONS LTD to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK | $281,458 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 53 | 8 | 1 | 62 |
| 2019 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
Every one of the 236 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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