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234 West 4 Street

1,241Records
16City systems
0Open violations
1.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10014 · Neighborhood: West Village
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1,241 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 931 311 service requests, 83 DOB complaints, 37 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10014
Built1891
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)PENTA TWO REALTY
BBL1006200071
BIN1011216

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GRADE A

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 1.2. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-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.

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

103 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (73) · Outdoor Dining (5) · Food Establishment (3) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Lost Property (2) · Illegal Parking (2).

Filed construction activity

$187,700 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1891)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)PENTA TWO REALTY LLC
Head officerTZVI WERTENTEIL
Managing agentMATEL REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-09-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,189,000 $2,785,050
2026$7,642,000 $3,438,900
2027$7,489,000 $3,370,050

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Due WestNew AmericanA—
FairfaxAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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.

Getting around

SubwayChristopher 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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av South / W 10 St — M20 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 4 St & 7 Ave S · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted 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.

Report a problem to 311

234 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

103 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MATEL REALTY LLC — 39 buildings, 789 units. Grades across the portfolio: A36 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
313 East 5 Street MN47 A
515 East 6 Street MN39 A
325 East 21 Street MN36 B
306 East 6 Street MN32 A
57 East 7 Street MN28 A
221 East 5 Street MN24 A
153 East 18 Street MN24 A
310 East 6 Street MN24 A
319 East 5 Street MN23 A
19 Stuyvesant Street MN23 A
227 East 5 Street MN22 A
95 1 Avenue MN20 A
319 East 25 Street MN20 B
17 Stuyvesant Street MN20 A
238 West 20 Street MN20 A
339 East 6 Street MN20 A
338 East 5 Street MN20 A
56 East 7 Street MN20 A
65 St Marks Place MN20 A
337 East 6 Street MN20 A
213 East 11 Street MN20 A
19 East 21 Street MN20 A
234 West 4 Street MN20 A
226 East 6 Street MN19 A
52 St Marks Place MN19 A
205 2 Avenue MN19 A
157 East 3 Street MN18 A
341 East 19 Street MN18 A
206 East 6 Street MN18 A
136 East 28 Street MN18 A
342 East 9 Street MN15 A
320 West 20 Street MN14 A
146 1 Avenue MN11 A
307 East 6 Street MN10 A
215 East 5 Street MN10 A
213 East 5 Street MN10 A
51 East 2 Street MN10 B
240 West 20 Street MN10 A
303 East 6 Street MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $45,716 on 1996-08-07 (lender: Dime Savings Bank Ofwilliamsburgh). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1996-08-07Mortgage $45,717 — from PENTA TWO REALTY LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $45,717
1986-07-07Mortgage $485,848 — from PENTA TWO ASSOCIATES to FOURTH FDRL SVG&LN ASSN $485,848

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017706316
20182030335
20190225330
20200583492
20210168372
20220032537
20236036446
20240113418
20250854567
20260036541
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The full timeline

Construction 74Enforcement 142Housing & tenants 952Ownership & money 22Health & systems 51

Every one of the 1,241 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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