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252 Front Street · Manhattan · BBL 1001070031 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10038, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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.

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Taxi Report (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$262,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1802)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,581,000 $711,450
2026$1,838,000 $827,100
2027$1,821,000 $819,450

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The Little ShopAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 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

SubwayFulton St — 2 3 4 5 A C J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall — 4 5 6 J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Pearl St / Peck Slip — M15 · 400 ft
Citi BikePeck Slip & South St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Peck Slip 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

252 Front 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

2 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $582,666 on 2011-04-01 (lender: East West Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-02-05Deed $1,900,000 — from 252 FRONT ST., LLC to THE LITTLE BUILDING LLC $1,900,000
2020-01-29Sold for $1,900,000 $1,900,000 $950,000
2011-04-01AL&R $2,000,000 — from 252 FRONT ST., LLC to EAST WEST BANK $2,000,000
2011-04-01Mortgage $582,667 — from 252 FRONT ST., LLC to EAST WEST BANK $582,667
2010-03-05Mortgage $170,000 — from 252 FRONT ST., LLC to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A. $170,000
2004-04-08Agreement $1,900,000 — from 252 FRONT ST., LLC to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A. $1,900,000
2004-04-08Mortgage $988,165 — from 252 FRONT ST., LLC to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A. $988,165
2004-04-08AL&R $1,900,000 — from THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A. to 252 FRONT ST., LLC $1,900,000
2000-07-19Mortgage $680,503 — from 252 FRONT ST., LLC to UNITED ORIENT BANK $680,503
1997-02-20Mortgage $360,000 — from 252 FRONT ST., LLC to UNITED ORIENT BANK $360,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
7
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002013
2018000011
2019101002
2020021407
2021011002
2022010001
2023003014
2024510017
2025010001
2026502007
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-09-29Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-09-14Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-09-14Permit Sprinklers — Permit Issued
2026-07-31Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-07-31Permit Sprinklers — Permit Issued
2026-05-04311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2026-02-18311: Taxi Report — Driver Report - Non Passenger
2025-10-25DOB complaint, category ?

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-29Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-09-14Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-09-14Permit Sprinklers — Permit Issued
2026-07-31Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-07-31Permit Sprinklers — Permit Issued
2026-05-04311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2026-02-18311: Taxi Report — Driver Report - Non Passenger
2025
2025-10-25DOB complaint, category ?
2024
2024-10-24Restaurant inspection: THE LITTLE SHOP — grade A
2024-09-25Job filed: Installation of (3) boilers on 3rd, 4th & 5th floor with related venting filed in conjunction with DOBNOW job#:xxxx. ALl gas work filed under a sepera$30,000
2024-09-24Job filed: Plumbing modification work as per plans filed in conjunction with Alt-CO DOBNOW #:M01050625. All Existing plumbing fixtures called new for the purpose$20,000
2024-09-24Job filed: Installation of new fire sprinkler water service and new sprinkler system to protect commercial area on 1st floor, building means of egress and window$70,000
2024-09-24Job filed: CONVERSION OF EXISTING MANUFACTURING BUILDING INTO MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL BUILDING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE LOFT LAW. NO CHANGE TO FLOO$45,000
2024-09-24Job filed: Installation of Split heat pump systems and building ventilation as per plans in conjunction with Alt-CO DOB job #: M01050625-I1.$67,000
2024-02-15FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023
2023-07-07311: Dead Animal — Rat or Mouse
2023-06-17311: Obstruction — Cone
2023-01-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-01-11Restaurant inspection: THE LITTLE SHOP — grade A
2022
2022-07-26FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021
2021-07-20FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021-06-15311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2020
2020-06-15311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2020-02-20FDNY inspection (RISK)
2020-02-20FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2020-02-13TL&R — from EAST WEST BANK to 252 FRONT ST., LLC
2020-02-13Mortgage satisfied — from 252 FRONT ST., LLC to EAST WEST BANK
2020-02-05Deed $1,900,000 — from 252 FRONT ST., LLC to THE LITTLE BUILDING LLC$1,900,000
2020-01-29Sold for $1,900,000$1,900,000
2019
2019-12-09311: Indoor Sewage — Sewage Leak
2019-07-12Job filed: INTERIOR WORK FOR THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY IS PROPOSED UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$30,000
2018
2018-08-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-07-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-22311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2016
2016-11-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-06-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-06-23FDNY inspection (RISK)
2013
2013-02-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-03-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-04-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-04-20311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2011-04-01Mortgage assigned — from THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A. to EAST WEST BANK
2011-04-01TL&R — from THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A.
2011-04-01AL&R $2,000,000 — from 252 FRONT ST., LLC to EAST WEST BANK$2,000,000
2011-04-01Mortgage $582,667 — from 252 FRONT ST., LLC to EAST WEST BANK$582,667
2011-04-01Mortgage assigned — from THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A. to EAST WEST BANK
2011-02-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-03-05Mortgage $170,000 — from 252 FRONT ST., LLC to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A.$170,000
2010-01-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2006
2006-01-17Job filed: Application is filed to install partitions, plumbing fixtures and mechanical systems. No change in egress. To legally change the use of the building$175,000
2004
2004-04-08Agreement $1,900,000 — from 252 FRONT ST., LLC to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A.$1,900,000
2004-04-08Mortgage $988,165 — from 252 FRONT ST., LLC to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A.$988,165
2004-04-08AL&R $1,900,000 — from THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A. to 252 FRONT ST., LLC$1,900,000
2004-04-08TL&R — from UNITED ORIENT BANK
2004-04-08TL&R — from UNITED ORIENT BANK
2004-04-08Mortgage assigned — from UNITED ORIENT BANK to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A.
2000
2000-07-19Mortgage $680,503 — from 252 FRONT ST., LLC to UNITED ORIENT BANK$680,503
2000-07-19Mortgage assigned — from 252 FRONT ST., LLC to UNITED ORIENT BANK
2000-07-19Agreement — from 252 FRONT ST., LLC to UNITED ORIENT BANK
2000-03-28Permit AL — ISSUED
1999
1999-03-08Permit AL — ISSUED
1998
1998-03-26Permit AL — ISSUED
1997
1997-09-17Permit AL — ISSUED
1997-02-20Deed — from ZAKAS, SPIROS; CONRAD, BERNARD to 252 FRONT ST., LL.
1997-02-20Mortgage $360,000 — from 252 FRONT ST., LLC to UNITED ORIENT BANK$360,000
1997-02-20Mortgage assigned — from 252 FRONT ST., LLC to UNITED ORIENT BANK
1996
1996-12-16ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL DEFECTS ARE CRACKS IN MOTAR JOINTS ABOVE WINDOW TOP LINTELS AND BELOW PARAPET ROOF AT V$175
1990
1990-10-15DOB violation LANDMK:
1990-10-15DOB violation LANDMRK:
1988
1988-10-03Mortgage satisfied — from ZAKAS, SPIROS; CONRAD, BERNARD to JOHN GALLIN & SON INC
1978
1978-08-23Mortgage — from CONRAD, BERNARD; ZAKAS, SPIROS to JOHN GALLIN & SON INC
1978-08-23Deed — from JOHN GALLIN & SON INC to ZAKAS, SPIROS; CONRAD, BERNARD
1978-01-30LDMK — from SOUTH ST SEAPORT ETAL to LANDMARKS ETAL

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