121 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 29 DOB permits, 21 DOB job filings, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 15 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1998-10-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (1).
$2,170,558 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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 (1860) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | DANIEL R KRAMER |
| Managing agent | OWNER |
| Last registered | 2017-10-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,228,000 | $553,680 |
| 2026 | $9,872,000 | $592,320 |
| 2027 | $8,392,000 | $503,520 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / Bleecker St — M14A-SBS M20 · 400 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | Perry St & Bleecker St · 550 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.
294 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 |
1 311 service request 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.
Managed by OWNER — 42 buildings, 142 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B5 · C22 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,875,000 on 2021-03-15 (lender: U.S. Bank National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-15 | Mortgage $4,875,000 — from HERRINGTON, DOUGLAS; HERRINGTON, BARBARA to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $4,875,000 | |
| 2021-01-05 | Deed $7,500,000 — from STRAIGHT OUTTA MORTLAKE LLC to HERRINGTON, BARBARA; HERRINGTON, DOUGLAS | $7,500,000 | |
| 2020-12-21 | Sold for $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $2,500,000 |
| 2018-02-22 | Deed $8,250,000 — from KRAMER, DANIEL R to STRAIGHT OUTTA MORTLAKE, LLC | $8,250,000 | |
| 2018-02-22 | Mortgage $4,125,000 — from STRAIGHT OUTTA MORTLAKE, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $4,125,000 | |
| 2018-02-14 | Sold for $8,250,000 | $8,250,000 | $2,750,000 |
| 2003-05-20 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from KRAMER, DANIEL R to MERRILL LYNCH CREDIT CORP | $1,000,000 | |
| 1993-08-30 | Mortgage $500,000 — from KRAMER, DANIEL R. to ARBOR NATIONAL MTGEINC | $500,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Every one of the 121 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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