534 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 150 311 service requests, 126 HPD complaints, 106 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 98.4. In ZIP 10011, 68% 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 | 10 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1999-06-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
40 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 28). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
57 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (20) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · Noise (5) · WATER LEAK (3) · Obstruction (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2).
$41,700 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1890) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (17) |
| 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) | 344 Bowery Retail LLC |
| Head officer | Ben Braka |
| Managing agent | CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,521,000 | $1,134,450 |
| 2026 | $2,358,000 | $1,061,100 |
| 2027 | $2,607,000 | $1,173,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Zie Trattoria | Italian | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 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) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 | 18 St — 1 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 20 St — M7 M20 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 20 St & 7 Ave · under 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Shared bike route mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 011: The Sarah J. Garnet Elementary 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.
172 7 Avenue
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
57 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 20 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 CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT — 237 buildings, 6,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A151 · B39 · C30 · D12 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 237 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $101,886 on 2023-08-29 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | Agreement $8,000,000 — from 344 BOWERY RETAIL LLC; I. & G. PARTNERS; CENTURIAN CREDIT CORP. to PEAPACK PRIVATE BANK & TRUST | $8,000,000 | |
| 2026-04-03 | AL&R $8,000,000 — from I. & G. PARTNERS; 344 BOWERY RETAIL LLC; CENTURIAN CREDIT CORP to PEAPACK PRIVATE BANK & TRUST | $8,000,000 | |
| 2025-04-02 | Deed $4,500,000 — from LEO THE DOG, LLC; MCBDKTS, LLC; SUSAN REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to CENTURIAN CREDIT CORP.; I. & G. PARTNERS; 344 BOWERY RETAIL LLC | $4,500,000 | |
| 2025-04-02 | AL&R $6,450,000 — from 344 BOWERY RETAIL LLC; I. & G. PARTNERS; CENTURIAN CREDIT CORP. to CHELSEA 5 FUNDING LLC; FIRST AMERICAN EXCHANGE COMPANY, LLC | $6,450,000 | |
| 2025-04-02 | M&CON $6,450,000 — from CENTURIAN CREDIT CORP.; I. & G. PARTNERS; 344 BOWERY RETAIL LLC to CHELSEA 5 FUNDING LLC; FIRST AMERICAN EXCHANGE COMPANY, LLC | $6,450,000 | |
| 2025-03-21 | Sold for $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | $264,706 |
| 2023-08-29 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from 205 WEST 20TH ASSOCIATES, LLC; SUSAN REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; BARMIL REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,500,000 | |
| 2023-08-29 | Mortgage $101,887 — from SUSAN REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; BARMIL REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC; 205 WEST 20TH ASSOCIATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $101,887 | |
| 2019-09-16 | Agreement $455,042 — from BARMIL REALTY ASSOCIATES; SUSAN REALTY ASSOCIATES; 205 WEST 20TH ASSOCIATES, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK F/K/A THE DIME SAVIN | $455,042 | |
| 2019-09-16 | Agreement $1,103,942 — from BARMIL REALTY ASSOCIATES; 205 WEST 20TH ASSOCIATES, LLC; SUSAN REALTY ASSOCIATES to DIME COMMUNITY BANK F/K/A THE DIME SAVIN | $1,103,942 | |
| 2014-10-16 | Mortgage $499,000 — from 205 WEST 20TH ASSOCIATES, LLC.; SUSAN REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC.; BARMIL REALTY ASSOCIATES, L to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $499,000 | |
| 2014-10-16 | AL&R $499,000 — from SUSAN REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC.; 205 WEST 20TH ASSOCIATES, LLC.; BARMIL REALTY ASSOCIATES, L to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $499,000 | |
| 2013-10-29 | Mortgage $160,800 — from BARMIL REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC; 205 WEST 20TH ASSOCIATES, LLC; SUSAN REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $160,800 | |
| 2013-10-29 | Agreement $1,240,000 — from 205 WEST 20TH ASSOCIATES, LLC; BARMIL REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC; SUSAN REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,240,000 | |
| 2013-10-29 | AL&R $1,240,000 — from 205 WEST 20TH ASSOCIATES, LLC; SUSAN REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; BARMIL REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,240,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 48 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 5 | 2 | 89 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 23 |
Every one of the 534 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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