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521 West Street

1,778Records
21City systems
0Open violations
1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10014 · Neighborhood: West Village
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1,778 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 643 311 service requests, 333 DOB permits, 269 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10014
Built1930
Floors10
Res. units318
ClassD5
Owner (PLUTO)95-97 HORATIO L.L.C.
BBL1006430001
BIN1012154, 1012155

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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 75% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1. 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 4,677 100+-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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

$30,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

202 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (71) · Noise (69) · Illegal Parking (16) · Homeless Person Assistance (10) · Illegal Dumping (5) · Dirty Condition (4).

Filed construction activity

$10,849,622 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (120 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (318)
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)95-97 HORATIO LLC
Head officerKAMRAN T ELGHANAYAN
Managing agentTF CORNERSTONE INC
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$130,461,000 $58,707,450
2026$139,293,000 $62,681,850
2027$145,037,000 $65,266,650

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 60/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bar TizioItalianNot yet graded—
BarbutoItalianBMice evidence
Simo PizzaPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (1 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

Subway14 St — A C E L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Greenwich St / Horatio St — M11 · 700 ft
Citi BikeWashington St & Gansevoort St · 200 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.

Report a problem to 311

521 West 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

202 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by TF CORNERSTONE INC — 23 buildings, 9,994 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
827 11 Avenue MN1028 A
45-45 Center Boulevard QN838 A
505 West 37 Street MN835 A
2-21 Malt Drive QN812 A
595 Dean Street BK798 A
33 Bond Street BK714 A
2 Gold Street MN650 A
4610 Center Boulevard QN585 A
2-20 Malt Drive QN575 A
47-20 Center Boulevard QN495 A
5241 Center Blvd QN394 A
46-15 Center Boulevard QN363 A
45-40 Center Boulevard QN345 A
521 West Street MN318 A
201 East 69 Street MN300 A
200 West 26 Street MN231 A
340 East 34 Street MN200 A
211 Pearl Street MN189 A
220 West 26 Street MN125 A
230 North 9 Street BK95 A
444 West 35 Street MN86 A
203 East 69 Street MN14 A
31-48 Steinway Street QN4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $65,100,000 on 2025-01-02 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-01-02Agreement $230,100,000 — from 95-97 HORATIO L.L.C. to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $230,100,000
2025-01-02Mortgage $65,100,000 — from 95-97 HORATIO L.L.C. to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $65,100,000
2023-07-06Agreement $22,269 — from NYC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION to 95-97 HORATIO LLC $22,269
2014-11-20Mortgage $80,000,000 — from 95-97 HORATIO L.L.C. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $80,000,000
2014-11-20Agreement $165,000,000 — from 95-97 HORATIO L.L.C. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $165,000,000
2014-11-08RPTT&RET $185,000 — from DINING ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LLC to MUNCHERY, INC $185,000
2005-06-06Agreement $85,000,000 — from 95-97 HORATIO L.L.C. to MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC. $85,000,000
2005-06-06AL&R $85,000,000 — from MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC. to 95-97 HORATIO L.L.C. $85,000,000
1997-10-07Mortgage $16,000,000 — from 97 HORATIO L.L.C.; 95 HORATIO L.L.C. to PRUDENTIAL INSURANCECOMPANY OF AMERICA $16,000,000
1996-08-30Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 97 HORATIO ST. COMPANY; 127 JOHN STREET REALTY LLC; WEST COAST COMPANY to ROCKROSE HOLDING COMPANY $2,000,000
1996-08-30Mortgage $2,000,000 — from WEST COAST COMPANY to 97 HORATIO ST. COMPANY; CITIBANK, NA $2,000,000
1996-08-30Mortgage $40,000,000 — from WEST COAST COMPANY; 97 HORATIO ST. COMPANY to PRUDENTIAL INSURANCECOMPANY OF AMERICA $40,000,000
1986-09-16Mortgage $8,100,000 — from 97 HORATIO ST COMPANY; WEST COAST COMPANY to CITIBANK N A $8,100,000
1983-06-28Agreement $3,275,534 — from WEST COAST COMPANY to CITIBANK, N.A. $3,275,534
1982-12-17Mortgage $50,000 — from WEST COAST COMPANY to CITIBANK, N.A. $50,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172752322582
2018308320777
201942943010104
202081280542
202113223501080
202222176708114
2023184541885
202452179207168
202528297148140
2026273470986
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The full timeline

Construction 655Enforcement 240Housing & tenants 699Ownership & money 71Health & systems 113

Every one of the 1,778 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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