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157 Duane Street · Manhattan · BBL 1001440013 · 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, AEP4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class4
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 16. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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

Open HPD violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1986-06-03.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

51 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (22) · Illegal Parking (13) · Outdoor Dining (11) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · Bike Rack (1) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$197,680 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1857)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)DUANE STREET PARK CORPORATION
Head officerKYLIE WATSON
Managing agentDuane Street Park Corporation
Last registered2025-10-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,022,000 $3,159,900
2026$5,618,000 $2,528,100
2027$4,494,000 $2,022,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
CasaBrazilianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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.

Getting around

SubwayChambers St — 1 2 3 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Chambers St — 2 3 A C E R W · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: West Broadway / Duane St — M20 · 200 ft
Citi BikeDuane St & Hudson St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 234 Independence 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.

Report a problem to 311

157 Duane 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

51 311 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2010-07-29RPTT&RET $1,450,000 — from WOODIE, PHILLIP to DE LAVALETTE , JEAN LASNIER $1,450,000
2009-10-22RPTT&RET $1,452,500 — from NEVINS, JENNIFER; MCALLISTER, IAN to BROSTERMAN, MICHAEL; BROSTERMAN, MEGAN $1,452,500

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
55
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017408113
201801326
201900213
202000112
2021009211
202202316
202300516
202400213
20250251255
202600213
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-05-15Boiler inspection
2026-05-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-11-08311: Outdoor Dining — Street Zone Blocked

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-15Boiler inspection
2026-05-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025
2025-11-08311: Outdoor Dining — Street Zone Blocked
2025-10-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-19311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-19311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-13311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2025-09-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-10311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2025-09-10311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2025-09-09311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-09-09311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-09-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-07Boiler inspection
2025-09-07311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-07311: Outdoor Dining — Street Zone Blocked
2025-09-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-07311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-07311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-07311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-07311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-09-03311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-09-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2025-08-31311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-08-28311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-08-19311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-08-12311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2025-08-12311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2025-07-08Restaurant inspection: CASA — grade A
2025-06-26311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-06-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-06-22311: Outdoor Dining — Street Zone Blocked
2025-06-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-06-16311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2025-06-13311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2025-06-12311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-06-03311: Outdoor Dining — Street Zone Blocked
2025-05-20311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-05-19311: Industrial Waste — Grease In Sewer/Catch Basin (IDG)
2025-05-16311: Outdoor Dining — Street Zone Blocked
2025-05-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-05-03311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2025-05-03311: Outdoor Dining — Unauthorized Restaurant
2025-05-02311: Outdoor Dining — Street Zone Blocked
2025-05-01311: Outdoor Dining — Unauthorized Restaurant
2025-04-15311: Missed Collection — Compost
2025-01-16DOB violation LANDMK:
2025-01-16DOB violation LANDMK:
2024
2024-09-23311: Bike Rack — Damaged/Bent/Loose/Leaning
2024-09-09Boiler inspection
2024-03-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-11-07Boiler inspection
2023-08-01311: Missed Collection — Trash
2023-05-09311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2023-03-07311: Missed Collection — Trash
2023-01-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-11-18Boiler inspection
2022-11-01DOB violation P: COMMISSIONERS REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION I OBSERVED IN BASEMENT HOT WATER HEATER VENT BACK PITCHED NO TEMPETURE REL
2022-11-01DOB complaint, category ?
2022-10-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-07-30311: Missed Collection — Trash
2022-07-26311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2021
2021-12-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-10-13Boiler inspection
2021-10-05311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2021-10-05311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2021-10-05311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2021-10-04311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2021-09-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-09-19311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2021-04-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-03-07311: Outdoor Dining — Street Zone Blocked
2020
2020-06-24Boiler inspection
2020-03-04311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2019
2019-12-10311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2019-10-15311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2019-05-13Boiler inspection
2018
2018-10-05HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-09-13Boiler inspection
2018-07-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-25311: Homeless Person Assistance
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-02-07311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2017
2017-11-06HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2017-08-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-07-22311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-07-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-07-10311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-07-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-07-03311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-06-20Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING BATHROOM AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$136,000
2017-05-11311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2017-05-09311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2017-05-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-03-28311: Consumer Complaint — Unlicensed
2017-02-27311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2016
2016-12-21Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF GAS FIRED COOKING EQUIPMENT, WATER HEATER AND RELATED GAS PIPING SYSTEM. THERE WILL NOT BE CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$30,840
2016-12-21Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF GAS FIRED COOKING EQUIPMENT, WATER HEATER AND RELATED GAS PIPING SYSTEM. THERE WILL NOT BE CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$30,840
2016-12-10311: Food Establishment — Odor
2016-12-03311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-12-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-11-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-10-01HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2014
2014-11-22311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2014-06-03FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-03-22311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2013
2013-11-16311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2013-09-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-09-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-08-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-08-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-06-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-06-10311: Broken Muni Meter — Missing/Stump
2013-05-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-05-01Job filed: INSTALL NEW KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY AS SHOWN ON PLANS. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, USE, OR EGRESS.$3,000
2013-04-26Job filed: HEREWITH FILE PLANS TO RENOVATE EXISTING RESTAURANT. WORK TO INCLUDE MINOR PARTITION REMOVAL, REMOVAL OF EXISTING INTERIOR FINIAHES, NEW PARTITION WAL$51,399
2013-04-26Job filed: HEREWITH FILE PLANS TO RENOVATE EXISTING RESTAURANT. WORK TO INCLUDE MINOR PARTITION REMOVAL, REMOVAL OF EXISTING INTERIOR FINIAHES, NEW PARTITION WAL$51,399
2013-04-11Job filed: MINOR DEMOLITION OF NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITION. CONSTRUCT NEW PARTITIONS. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$25,000
2013-02-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-09-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2012-09-25DOB complaint, category ?
2012-06-28Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-06-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-06-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SCAFFOLD ON THE EXISTING SIDEWALK SHED (FILED SEPARATELY) AS PER PLANS DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2012-06-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SCAFFOLD ON THE EXISTING SIDEWALK SHED (FILED SEPARATELY) AS PER PLANS DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2012-06-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED APPROXIMATELY 35'LONG AS PER PLANS DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SHED TO
2012-06-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED APPROXIMATELY 35'LONG AS PER PLANS DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SHED TO
2012-03-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-09-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011-06-22311: Noise — Noise: Air Condition/Ventilation Equip, Commercial (NJ2)
2011-04-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011-02-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-11-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2010-07-29RPTT&RET $1,450,000 — from WOODIE, PHILLIP to DE LAVALETTE , JEAN LASNIER$1,450,000
2010-01-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-10-22RPTT&RET $1,452,500 — from NEVINS, JENNIFER; MCALLISTER, IAN to BROSTERMAN, MICHAEL; BROSTERMAN, MEGAN$1,452,500
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-05-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-04-11Permit AL — ISSUED
2004
2004-07-26Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — SPRINKER CERT
2004-06-08Job filed: DEMOLITION OF NON BEARING PARTITIONS CON STRUCTION OF NEW PARTITIONS INCLUDING 2 BATHROOMS AND KITCHEN NO CHA NGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$60,000
2003
2003-01-06DOB complaint, category ?
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-02-12Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-02-04Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-02-04Permit EW — ISSUED
1997
1997-09-10Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-06-16ECB Hazardous violation: WHILE USING A WELL WHEEL HOIST NO DANGER SIGNS NO REGGERS LICENSE EQUIPMENT IN AN UNSAFE MANNER (FALLING DEBRIS)$5,000
1994
1994-11-04DOB violation C:
1993
1993-08-04Permit EW — ISSUED
1992
1992-09-17DOB violation LANDMRK:
1991
1991-07-16SAGE — from LANDMARKS PRSRVTN CMMSSN
1991-05-15ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 73X #73 RESTORE SERVCICE ON FILE WITH THIS DEPT
1991-05-15DOB violation E:
1986
1986-12-12Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
1986-06-03HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK 1ST STY PUBLIC HALL TO VESTIBULE DOOR.
1986-06-03HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES 4TH STY FIRE ESCAPE A
1986-06-03HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES 5TH STY FIRE ESCAPE A
1976
1976-08-22Deed — from LEVY, CLYDE to DUANE ST PARK CORP
1976-08-22Mortgage — from DUANE ST PARK CORP to LEVY, CLYDE
1976-07-26Deed — from 157 DUANE CORP to LEVY, CLYDE
1969
1969-01-20Mortgage assigned — from ARB REALTY CORP to BURNS, ALBERT TR; BUROS, MILTON TR; BIALOS, LOUIS TR
1967
1967-03-29Mortgage — from 157 DUANE CORP to ARB REALTY CORP
1967-03-29Deed — from ARB REALTY CORP to U57 DUANE CORP

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