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108 Charles Street

275Records
15City systems
5Open violations
23.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10014 · Neighborhood: West Village
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275 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 56 311 service requests, 39 HPD complaints, 36 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10014
Built1871
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)106 & 108 CHARLES LLC
BBL1006200012
BIN1011186

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 58% 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 23.4. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2010-11-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · ELECTRIC (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Damaged Tree (1).

Filed construction activity

$73,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1871)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
Yes421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)106 & 108 CHARLES LLC
Head officerMARK SCHARFMAN
Managing agent106 & 108 CHARLES LLC
Last registered2025-09-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,633,000 $1,184,850
2026$3,117,000 $1,402,650
2027$3,433,000 $1,544,850

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 10 St / Hudson St — M8 · 200 ft
Citi BikeGreenwich St & Perry St · 450 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.

Report a problem to 311

108 Charles Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

14 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by 106 & 108 CHARLES LLC — 2 buildings, 40 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
106 Charles Street MN20 A
108 Charles Street MN20 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,630,306 on 2013-07-02 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-07-29AL&R $8,305,286 — from 106 & 108 CHARLES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,305,286
2019-07-29Agreement $8,305,286 — from 106 & 108 CHARLES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,305,286
2013-07-02Mortgage $3,630,307 — from 106 & 108 CHARLES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,630,307
2013-07-02AL&R $9,300,000 — from 106 & 108 CHARLES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,300,000
2013-07-02Agreement $9,300,000 — from 106 & 108 CHARLES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,300,000
2008-08-13Agreement $5,900,000 — from 106 & 108 CHARLES LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $5,900,000
2008-08-13Mortgage $2,006,993 — from 106 & 108 CHARLES LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $2,006,993
2008-08-13AL&R $5,900,000 — from 106 & 108 CHARLES LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $5,900,000
2005-05-16AL&R $4,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 106 & 108 CHARLES LLC $4,000,000
2005-05-16Mortgage $4,000,000 — from 106 & 108 CHARLES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,000,000
2005-05-16Deed $6,530,000 — from VINTICINQUO, FRANK to 106 & 108 CHARLES LLC $6,530,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017023027
2018031037
2019001225
2020004037
2021004048
20223340212
2023002035
20242430211
20256520316
202620270332
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The full timeline

Construction 58Enforcement 38Housing & tenants 116Ownership & money 23Health & systems 40

Every one of the 275 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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