145 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 68 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 20 boiler inspections, 17 rodent inspections.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 88% 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 0.9. 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 | 2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1987-08-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Street Condition (1).
$6,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1884) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (11) |
| 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) | 242-244 OWNERS CORP |
| Head officer | VINCENT PACIFICO |
| Managing agent | VERITAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,281,000 | $1,026,450 |
| 2026 | $2,510,000 | $1,129,500 |
| 2027 | $2,600,000 | $1,170,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% 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 $404,742 a year ($60.14 per sq ft), operating expenses $121,342 ($18.03 per sq ft), net operating income $283,400. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 350 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 10 St / 7 Av S — M8 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 4 St & 7 Ave S · 250 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.
242 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
4 311 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.
Managed by VERITAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 140 buildings, 5,208 units. Grades across the portfolio: A120 · B18. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 140 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,080,000 on 2007-06-15 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 13 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-08 | RPTT&RET $690,000 — from RICHARD R. DELL, TRUSTEE; RICHARD R. DELL LIVING TRUST DATED JULY to 242 W 4 APT 4A, LLC | $690,000 | |
| 2025-05-08 | Sold for $690,000 | $690,000 | $62,727 |
| 2025-02-19 | RPTT&RET $995,000 — from BETESH, SHAUL to 242 W 4TH LLC | $995,000 | |
| 2025-02-13 | Sold for $995,000 | $995,000 | $90,455 |
| 2019-06-04 | RPTT&RET $750,000 — from DOWNING, ROBERT to MAROM, YONATAN | $750,000 | |
| 2019-05-17 | Sold for $750,000 | $750,000 | $68,182 |
| 2013-01-28 | RPTT&RET $198,783 — from SCHARFMAN, MARK to SCHARFMAN, ALEXANDER; SCHARFMAN, CHARLES; SCHARFMAN, DANIEL | $198,783 | |
| 2012-02-24 | RPTT&RET $202,800 — from VILLAGE ROSE LLC to DOWNING, ROBERT | $202,800 | |
| 2011-01-13 | RPTT $200,000 — from VILLAGE ROSE LLC to BRILL, SYLVIA; LIPPERT, PAUL | $200,000 | |
| 2007-06-15 | AL&R $2,080,000 — from VILLAGE ROSE LLC; VILLAGE ROSE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,080,000 | |
| 2007-06-15 | Mortgage $2,080,000 — from VILLAGE ROSE LLC; VILLAGE ROSE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,080,000 | |
| 2007-06-15 | Mortgage $2,080,000 — from VILLAGE ROSE LLC; VILLAGE ROSE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,080,000 | |
| 2007-06-15 | AL&R $2,080,000 — from VILLAGE ROSE LLC; VILLAGE ROSE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,080,000 | |
| 2007-05-23 | RPTT&RET $3,045,000 — from WEST 4TH STREET ASSOCIATES to VILLAGE ROSE LLC | $3,045,000 | |
| 2007-05-23 | RPTT&RET $3,045,000 — from WEST 4TH STREET ASSOCIATES to VILLAGE ROSE LLC | $3,045,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Every one of the 145 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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