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378 Canal Street · Manhattan · BBL 1002110027 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$168,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$684,000 $307,800
2026$695,000 $312,750
2027$653,000 $293,850

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Caffe BeneCoffee/TeaA—

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

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

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

SubwayCanal St — A C E · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Canal St — 1 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W Broadway — M55 BxM18 · 200 ft
Citi Bike6 Ave & Walker St · 450 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

378 Canal Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

1 311 service request 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: $4,200,000 on 1982-10-27 (lender: Metromedia, INC.), covering 144 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1982-10-27Mortgage $4,200,000 — from WINSTON NETWORK, INC. to METROMEDIA, INC. $4,200,000

Ten-year activity

530
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2018
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2021
2022
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2023
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170011
20180112
20190000
20201102
20210000
20220202
20231113
20240112
20250011
20260000
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The last 12 months — 0 records

No city records in the last 12 months — quiet is good.

The full timeline

2025
2025-08-21Restaurant inspection: CAFFE BENE — grade A
2024
2024-10-29Restaurant inspection: CAFFE BENE — grade A
2024-04-24311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2023
2023-08-29Restaurant inspection: CAFFE BENE — grade A
2023-07-25FDNY inspection (E-CIDS)
2023-03-11311: Broken Parking Meter — Credit Card Stuck in Meter
2022
2022-06-16311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2022-03-13311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint - Passenger
2020
2020-07-30311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2020-07-30DOB complaint, category ?
2018
2018-07-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-07311: Water System — No Water (WNW)
2017
2017-07-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-12-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-11-28Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-11-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016-09-30Job filed: FILING TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FENCE PERMIT IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION#140555227
2016-09-30Job filed: FILING TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FENCE PERMIT IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION#140555227
2016-09-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-09-30Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-09-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-09-27Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXIST. COMMERCIAL SPACE AT FIRST FLOOR. NEW PARTITIONS, SHEETROCK, AND PAINT. PLUMBING & MECHANICAL WORK AS PER PL$168,000
2016-08-28311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2016-06-02FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016-05-14311: Noise - Commercial — Car/Truck Horn
2016-05-11311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2016-02-22311: Street Condition — Pothole
2016-02-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014
2014-12-26311: Broken Muni Meter — Timer Defect - Fast/Fail
2014-12-26311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-12-07311: Consumer Complaint — Exchange/Refund/Return
2014-05-12311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2012
2012-03-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-08-01311: Consumer Complaint — Damaged/Defective Goods
2011-02-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-12-08311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2010-07-23311: Consumer Complaint — Damaged/Defective Parts
2010-05-31311: Consumer Complaint — Exchange/Refund/Return
2010-01-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2003
2003-06-17DOB complaint, category ?
2002
2002-02-20Deed — from KATZ, DANIEL P. L/W/T; KATZ, ROSALIE AS TRUSTEE; HARWOOD, LOWELL AS TRUSTEE; KATZ, ROSALIE to 378 CANAL STREET, LLC
1992
1992-05-29Deed — from KATZ, ROSALIE EXTR; KATZ, DANIEL P EST/ to KATZ, ROSALIE
1991
1991-10-07Deed — from KATZ, EDWARD to KATZ, ROSALIE EXTRS; KATZ, DANIEL P
1987
1987-02-11Mortgage satisfied — from WINSTON NETWORK INC to METROMEDIA INC
1985
1985-05-30Deed — from KATZ AUTO IMPRTS,INC.FKA; RENOVVATIONS/TODAY,INC. to KATZ, DANIEL P.; KATZ, EDWARD
1982
1982-10-27Mortgage $4,200,000 — from WINSTON NETWORK, INC. to METROMEDIA, INC.$4,200,000
1982-10-27Mortgage assigned — from METROMEDIA, INC. to WINSTON NETWORK, INC.
1975
1975-07-30Mortgage assigned — from CAHILL CORP to CAHILL, FLORA; CAHILL, JOHN; CAHILL, WILLIAM F
1974
1974-04-15Mortgage — from RENOVATIONS FOR TODAY to CAHILL CORP
1974-04-15Deed — from CAHILL CORP to RENOVATIONS FOR TODAY
1969
1969-11-20Deed — from BENTIVEGNA, JAMES; BENTIVEGNA, GUS A/K/A; BENTIVEGNA, AGOSTINO to CAHILL CORP
1966
1966-01-25Deed — from BENTIVEGNA, JAMES; BENTIVEGNA, AGOSTINO to BENTIVEGNA, JAMES; BENTIVEGNA, AGOSTINO

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