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872 Broadway

255Records
13City systems
0Open violations
40Penalty rate

255 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 67 311 service requests, 47 DOB permits, 41 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1847
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)872 BROADWAY EQUITIES AS
BBL1008460052
BIN1016133

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GRADE C

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 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$4,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (5) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Noise (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Encampment (1).

Filed construction activity

$10,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1847)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)872 BROADWAY EQUITIES ASSOCIATES, LLC
Head officerDAN FORRESTER
Managing agentTRANSWORLD EQUITIES ASSOCIATES, LLC
Last registered2025-10-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,836,800 $2,626,560
2026$4,669,000 $2,101,050
2027$4,923,000 $2,215,350

The city's market estimate has fallen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Juice GenerationJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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.

Getting around

Subway14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Park Av South / E 18 St — M1 M2 M3 · 450 ft
Citi BikeE 17 St & Broadway · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Sixth Avenue Elementary School
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

872 Broadway

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

15 311 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 TRANSWORLD EQUITIES ASSOCIATES, LLC — 18 buildings, 140 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B5 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
40-02 Broadway QN30 A
12 John Street MN15 B
336 Canal Street MN14 B
145 East 82 Street MN13 A
11 West 17 Street MN12 A
11 East 17 Street MN9 A
875 10 Avenue MN8 A
877 10 Avenue MN8 A
35 West 19 Street MN5 A
13 East 17 Street MN5 A
503 West 57 Street MN4 B
687 8 Avenue MN4 B
689 8 Avenue MN4 B
317 Canal Street MN3 C
872 Broadway MN3 C
861 Broadway MN3 A
15 East 17 Street MN0 —
23 East 17 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,084,321 on 2009-12-04 (lender: Capital One, N. A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-11-21M&CON $11,450,000 — from 872 BROADWAY EQUITIES ASSOCIATES, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $11,450,000
2013-06-21M&CON $7,200,000 — from 872 BROADWAY EQUITIES ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $7,200,000
2013-06-21AL&R $7,200,000 — from 872 BROADWAY EQUITIES ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $7,200,000
2009-12-04Agreement $4,300,000 — from 872 BROADWAY EQUITIES ASSOCIATES; 872 BROADWAY EQUITIES ASSOCIATES, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N. A. $4,300,000
2009-12-04Mortgage $2,084,322 — from 872 BROADWAY EQUITIES ASSOCIATES, LLC; 872 BROADWAY EQUITIES ASSOCIATES to CAPITAL ONE, N. A. $2,084,322
2009-12-04AL&R $4,300,000 — from 872 BROADWAY EQUITIES ASSOCIATES, LLC; 872 BROADWAY EQUITIES ASSOCIATES to CAPITAL ONE, N. A. $4,300,000
2001-02-12Mortgage $1,617,649 — from 872 BROADWAY EQUITIES ASSOCIATES to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,617,649
1997-06-23Mortgage $101,927 — from 872 BROADWAY EQUITIES ASSOCIATES to CHINA TRUST BANK OFNEW YORK $101,927
1996-07-29Mortgage $850,000 — from 872 BROADWAY EQUITIES ASSOCIATES to CHINA TRUST BANK OFNEW YORK $850,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017005005
201800120012
20190453012
2020005005
2021104005
2022203005
2023002002
2024001012
20254060111
20264890223
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The full timeline

Construction 90Enforcement 60Housing & tenants 72Ownership & money 24Health & systems 9

Every one of the 255 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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