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889 Broadway

447Records
18City systems
7Open violations
8.2Penalty rate

447 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 82 DOB permits, 81 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 81 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1884
Floors9
Res. units17
ClassD0
Owner (PLUTO)889 REALTY INC
BBL1008480012
BIN1016161

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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 65% 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 8.2. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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

Open HPD violations7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1985-06-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Panhandling (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Water System (4) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · Lost Property (1) · Encampment (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,403,070 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (28 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 (1884)
YesSix or more residential units (17)
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)889 Realty Inc.
Head officerSungjoo Choi
Managing agentBOTA Property Management LLC
Last registered2025-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$13,017,000 $5,857,650
2026$13,273,000 $5,972,850
2027$15,092,000 $6,791,400

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

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $2,060,455 a year ($46.68 per sq ft), operating expenses $550,867 ($12.48 per sq ft), net operating income $1,509,588. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

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

Subway23 St — R W · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 20 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 400 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & E 19 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

889 Broadway

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

18 311 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 BOTA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 14 buildings, 2,109 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
7 East 14 Street MN495 A
520 East 72 Street MN245 A
140 West 69 Street MN237 A
504 Grand Street MN237 A
650 Washington Street MN214 B
1025 5 Avenue MN160 A
220 East 73 Street MN92 A
225 East 73 Street MN88 A
235 East 73 Street MN84 A
210 East 73 Street MN81 A
215 East 73 Street MN71 A
1114 Madison Avenue MN56 A
129 East 82 Street MN32 A
889 Broadway MN17 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $825,000 on 2007-11-15 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-10-16RPTT&RET $1,975,000 — from VAMOS-GOLDMAN, ANDRAS; KHAN, AFSHAN to KERDMAN, ALINA; KERDMAN, ALEXANDER $1,975,000
2025-09-29Sold for $1,975,000 $1,975,000 $116,176
2024-04-01RPTT&RET $2,100,000 — from STEVEN J. WEISSMAN, TRUSTEE; GUS SOLOMONS JR. LIVING TRUST DATED FEB to YAGODA, ALEX $2,100,000
2024-03-29Sold for $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $123,529
2024-03-28RPTT&RET $1,380,000 — from STERNS, STEFAN to MILESKI, CHARLES $1,380,000
2024-03-20Sold for $1,380,000 $1,380,000 $81,176
2021-06-23RPTT&RET $3,150,000 — from GOULD, MATTHEW J; GOULD, PAULINA BAQUERO to CHOI, SUNGJOO; SUH, BO HEA $3,150,000
2021-06-03Sold for $3,150,000 $3,150,000 $185,294
2018-08-06RPTT&RET $1,897,350 — from CASELLA, MARGARET to CURTIS, JAMES $1,897,350
2018-07-17Sold for $1,897,350 $1,897,350 $111,609
2016-02-11RPTT&RET $1,440,000 — from BROTHMAN, SCOTT to STERNS, STEFAN $1,440,000
2016-02-02Sold for $1,440,000 $1,440,000 $84,706
2015-02-09RPTT&RET $4,000,000 — from 889 REALTY, INC. to OLIVER 889 LLC $4,000,000
2014-10-01RPTT&RET $2,795,000 — from THE JENNIFER ANN LIMOTTE AND MARC STEWAR; LIMOTTE, JENNIFER ANN; LIMOTTE, MARC STEWART to BLITZ, NEAL $2,795,000
2012-07-24RPTT&RET $2,800,000 — from COOK, ROBERT W to GOULD, MATTHEW J $2,800,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201740140119
20186052114
20194140211
202011330118
202185123129
2022204017
20233250111
20244394222
20259262120
202611280223
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The full timeline

Construction 157Enforcement 79Housing & tenants 103Ownership & money 87Health & systems 21

Every one of the 447 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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