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275 Church Street · Manhattan · BBL 1001750014 · 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 class23
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 76.7. 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

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.

$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Lost Property (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Outdoor Dining (1).

Filed construction activity

$230,000 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 (1867)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,880,800 $1,746,360
2026$3,105,000 $1,397,250
2027$3,726,000 $1,676,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
FilÉ Gumbo BarCreole/CajunAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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: Food Worker Hygiene) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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

SubwayCanal St — A C E · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Franklin St — 1 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / White St — M55 · 300 ft
Citi BikeLeonard St & Church St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Spruce Street 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

275 Church 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

6 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201740015
201820013
201920507
202010506
2021613010
2022817218
2023348116
202431419
202532139
202624107
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-09-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2026-09-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: AGGRAVATED CONDITIONS OBSERVED AT TODAY'S INSPECTION, CONSISTENT WITH VIOLATION #39153993Y ISSUED 7/17/2025 FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY
2026-08-18DOB complaint, category ?
2026-07-16ECB CLASS - 2 violation: UNABLE TO GAIN ACCESS, NO CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION ON FILE FOR CLASS 1 VIOLATION #39100537L ISSUED 12/1/2023 CITING OCCUPANCY CON
2026-07-01DOB complaint, category ?
2026-05-14Permit AL — ISSUED
2026-04-24311: Outdoor Dining — Restaurant Status
2025-12-19Permit PL — ISSUED

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2026-09-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: AGGRAVATED CONDITIONS OBSERVED AT TODAY'S INSPECTION, CONSISTENT WITH VIOLATION #39153993Y ISSUED 7/17/2025 FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY $6,250
2026-08-18DOB complaint, category ?
2026-07-16ECB CLASS - 2 violation: UNABLE TO GAIN ACCESS, NO CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION ON FILE FOR CLASS 1 VIOLATION #39100537L ISSUED 12/1/2023 CITING OCCUPANCY CON$1,250
2026-07-01DOB complaint, category ?
2026-05-14Permit AL — ISSUED
2026-04-24311: Outdoor Dining — Restaurant Status
2025
2025-12-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2025-10-18Restaurant inspection: FILÉ GUMBO BAR
2025-09-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2025-09-15311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2025-07-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY AND CERTIFY CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION FOR VIOLATION # 39100537L ISSUED ON 11/30/2023 FOR ALTERED/CHANGED BUILDIN$2,500
2025-07-15DOB complaint, category ?
2025-06-18Permit AL — ISSUED
2025-05-17Restaurant inspection: FILÉ GUMBO BAR
2025-02-04Restaurant inspection: FILÉ GUMBO BAR — grade A
2024
2024-12-20Permit PL — ISSUED
2024-11-23311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2024-11-01311: Lost Property — Bag/Wallet
2024-09-25Permit PL — ISSUED
2024-09-17311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2024-09-11Restaurant inspection: FILÉ GUMBO BAR · mice evidence
2024-08-29311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2024-04-30Permit AL — ISSUED
2024-02-07DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2023
2023-12-01ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ALTERED/CHANGED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AS PER 28-118.3.1 - 28-118.3.2. OBSERVED PERMIT # 10309$2,500
2023-10-12ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OBSERVED IN FILE GUMBO BAR ON THE FIRST FLOOR IN THE BATHROOM WATER NOT SUPPLYING URINAL. IN BASEMENT HAVING A FUTURE ON OPEN ENDE$312
2023-10-06311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2023-10-06311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2023-10-06DOB complaint, category ?
2023-10-06DOB complaint, category ?
2023-10-04311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2023-10-04311: Food Establishment — Toilet Facility
2023-10-04311: Food Establishment — Allergy Information
2023-10-04311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2023-10-04311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2023-09-28Permit PL — ISSUED
2023-09-28Permit PL — ISSUED
2023-07-13Permit AL — ISSUED
2023-04-01311: Lost Property — Clothing/Glasses
2023-01-18Restaurant inspection: FILÉ GUMBO BAR — grade B
2022
2022-12-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-11-09Restaurant inspection: FILÉ GUMBO BAR
2022-10-30311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2022-10-30311: Food Establishment — No Permit or License
2022-10-30311: Food Establishment — Food Protection
2022-10-26Job filed: Respectfully submitting application for adding plumbing fixtures as per plans. no change in used egress or occupancy$30,000
2022-10-25311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2022-10-25311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2022-09-06Job filed: Respectfully submitting application for adding plumbing fixtures as per plans. no change in used egress or occupancy$30,000
2022-09-06Permit AL — ISSUED
2022-08-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2022-06-15311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2022-05-12Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-05-05311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2022-03-28DOB complaint, category ?
2022-03-01Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-03-01Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2022-02-16Job filed: Respectfully submitting application for adding plumbing fixtures as per plans. no change in used egress or occupancy$30,000
2021
2021-12-29DOB complaint, category ?
2021-12-17Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2021-12-17Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021-12-16Job filed: Respectfully submitting application for adding plumbing fixtures as per plans. no change in used egress or occupancy$30,000
2021-11-17Job filed: Respectfully submitting application for interior renovation of existing commercial space. all work as per approved plans$90,000
2021-09-13Permit PL — ISSUED
2021-08-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-08-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-08-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-04Permit AL — ISSUED
2020
2020-10-24311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2020-09-25311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2020-07-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2020-07-09311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2020-04-20311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2020-03-22311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019
2019-11-05311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RB Missed Recycling - M/G/Pl
2019-10-19311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2019-09-27Permit AL — ISSUED
2019-02-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-02-02311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2019-02-02311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2019-01-03311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2018
2018-07-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-06-26Permit AL — ISSUED
2018-01-02Permit AL — ISSUED
2017
2017-09-25Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-09-17Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER # 33 OF THE 200
2017-09-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-07-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-21Job filed: PROPOSED FACADE REPAIRS AS INDICATED ON PLANS AND APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED HEREWITH. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2016
2016-12-09311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2016-11-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-11-04Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-05-28311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-05-23Permit AL — ISSUED
2016-05-16FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016-03-05311: Water System — NO WATER - WNW
2016-01-04311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2015
2015-11-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-05-19Permit AL — ISSUED
2014
2014-09-22311: Broken Muni Meter — Credit Card Stuck in Meter
2014-08-15311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-07-03311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-05-15Permit AL — ISSUED
2014-05-06311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2014-02-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-01-28311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2013
2013-12-24311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2013-11-19311: Broken Muni Meter — Timer Defect - Fast/Fail
2013-11-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-05-10Permit AL — ISSUED
2013-02-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-12-15311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2012-10-04Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-05-03Permit AL — ISSUED
2012-03-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-02-03311: Broken Muni Meter — Credit Card Stuck in Meter
2012-01-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2011
2011-10-31Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS OCCUPANCY OR USE$4,500
2011-08-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2011-06-27311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2011-06-23311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2011-04-18Permit AL — ISSUED
2011-03-19311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2011-02-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-10-25311: Broken Muni Meter — Timer Defect - Fast/Fail
2010-09-01311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2010-07-08311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2010-06-23311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2010-06-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-05-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-05-12311: Broken Muni Meter — Credit Card Stuck in Meter
2010-04-27Permit AL — ISSUED
2010-01-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-01-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010-01-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2009
2009-04-29Permit AL — ISSUED
2008
2008-10-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-07-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-07-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-05-23Job filed: PROVIDE 43'-4.5X10' OPENING ON EXISTING PARTITION WALL & INSTALATION OF GYP. B.D. WALLS & PL FIXTURES AT 1ST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPAN$6,000
2008-05-23Job filed: PROVIDE 43'-4.5X10' OPENING ON EXISTING PARTITION WALL & INSTALATION OF GYP. B.D. WALLS & PL FIXTURES AT 1ST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPAN$6,000
2008-05-23Job filed: PROVIDE 43'-4.5X10' OPENING ON EXISTING PARTITION WALL & INSTALATION OF GYP. B.D. WALLS & PL FIXTURES AT 1ST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPAN$6,000
2008-04-21Permit AL — ISSUED
2007
2007-04-19Permit AL — ISSUED
2006
2006-11-06DOB complaint, category ?
2006-04-18Permit AL — ISSUED
2005
2005-12-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-12-19Job filed: FILE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. ALL RELATED PLUMBING IS FILED UNDER JOB APPLICATION# 104162576. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$1,000
2005-09-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-09-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-09-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-07-11Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING CELLAR & 1ST FLOOR STORE. INSTALL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND RELOCATE ENTRY DOOR ON 1ST FLOOR AS PER LANDMARKS COMMISSI$35,000
2005-04-14Permit AL — ISSUED
2004
2004-05-05Permit AL — ISSUED
2004-02-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-01-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-01-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2003
2003-12-19Job filed: Convert existing store into laundry room, including plumbing & washing fixtures, installation of sprinkler head, chimney, and structural. Provide $55,000
2003-08-29DOB violation LANDMK:
2003-02-20Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-01-24DOB violation LANDMK:
2003-01-24DOB violation LANDMK:
2002
2002-03-05Permit AL — ISSUED
2002-02-28Job filed: A1$46,000
2002-02-28Job filed: A1$46,000
1999
1999-11-10Deed — from WOLCHOK, SILKALY M. to SILKALY M. WOLCHOK L.P.
1996
1996-04-09Permit PL — ISSUED
1996-01-09Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-07-27Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-07-27Permit EW — ISSUED
1994
1994-12-27DOB violation C:
1994-12-27DOB violation C:
1994-12-27DOB violation C:
1994-12-27DOB violation C:
1994-12-27DOB violation C:
1994-12-27DOB violation C:
1994-12-19DOB complaint, category ?
1994-05-24SAGE — from TAN, ROBERT
1994-01-11Permit PL — ISSUED
1993
1993-12-03DOB complaint, category ?
1993-04-12LDMK — from LANDMARKS PRSVTN COMMS to TRIBECA EAST HISTORCETC
1992
1992-10-08DOB complaint, category ?
1992-10-05Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-10-05Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-09-25ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT: WORK NOTED ATTACHMENT OF FIRE ESCAPE LANDING AT 1ST FLOOR FRONT. REMEDY: STOP ALL WORK. OBTAIN PERMTI FROM
1992-09-23DOB complaint, category ?
1990
1990-04-26Deed — from WOLCHOK, JAMES; WOLCHOK, CAROL L; WOLCHOK, SILKALY M; WOLCHOK, ROBERT L. to WOLCHOK, SILKALY
1990-02-14DOB complaint, category ?
1990-01-09DOB violation C:
1988
1988-09-09Deed — from WOLCHOK, SILKALY M to WOLCHOK, JAMES M; WOLCHOK, ROBERT L; WOLCHOK, CAROL L
1985
1985-08-07Deed — from WOLCHOK, SILKALY EXC; MORSE, ARTHUR TR & EXC; MOSKOWITZ, HERBERT TR&EX; MOSKOWITZ, MINERVA to WOLCHOK, SILKALY M.
1981
1981-03-05MISC — from MOSKOWITZ, MORRIS
1981-03-05MISC — from MOSKOWITZ, MINERVA

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