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232 Bowery · Manhattan · BBL 1005070048 · 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 311s3
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 10012, 65% 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.

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (12) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (5) · Litter Basket Request (1) · Litter Basket Complaint (1) · Obstruction (1) · Lost Property (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1900)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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$3,931,000 $235,860
2026$4,090,000 $245,400
2027$4,855,000 $291,300

The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Plantshed CafeCoffee/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: Toilet Facility) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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

Subway2 Av — F · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bowery — J Z · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bowery / Prince St — M103 · 200 ft
Citi BikeMott St & Prince St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 130 Hernando De Soto
Middle: M.S. 131. 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

232 Bowery

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

24 311 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: $1,367,750 on 2016-06-20 (lender: Carone, Helen). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-10-25Deed $7,500,000 — from 232 BOWERY LLC to OLD HOUSE AT HOME 1 LLC $7,500,000
2024-10-17Sold for $7,500,000 $7,500,000 $7,500,000
2016-06-20Mortgage $1,367,750 — from BARI RESTAURANT AND PIZZERIA EQUIPMENT C; A/K/A BARI RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA EQUIPME to CARONE, HELEN $1,367,750

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170211114
201804026
201903025
202003003
20210100111
202207018
20231190222
2024083213
2025070310
202606017
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-09-15311: Bus Stop Shelter Complaint — Dirty/Graffiti
2026-04-30311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-02-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-02-09311: Food Establishment — Toilet Facility
2026-01-19311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-01-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-01-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-05Restaurant inspection: PLANTSHED CAFE — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-15311: Bus Stop Shelter Complaint — Dirty/Graffiti
2026-04-30311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-02-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-02-09311: Food Establishment — Toilet Facility
2026-01-19311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-01-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-01-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-05Restaurant inspection: PLANTSHED CAFE — grade A
2025-09-20311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2025-06-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-03-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-03-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-02-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-02-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-02-10311: Lost Property — Bag/Wallet
2025-01-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-01-04311: Obstruction — Cone
2024
2024-11-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-10-25Deed $7,500,000 — from 232 BOWERY LLC to OLD HOUSE AT HOME 1 LLC$7,500,000
2024-10-25Deed — from BARI RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA EQUIPMENT COR to 232 BOWERY LLC
2024-10-17Sold for $7,500,000$7,500,000
2024-09-28311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2024-09-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-09-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-09-05311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2024-09-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-07-01Restaurant inspection: PLANTSHED CAFE — grade A
2024-05-19311: Litter Basket Complaint — Overflowing
2024-04-15311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2024-01-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-28311: Litter Basket Request — Replacement Basket
2023-11-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023-11-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023-09-06311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2023-09-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023-08-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-07-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023-06-12311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2023-06-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023-06-12311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2023-06-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023-05-31311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2023-05-31311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023-05-24Restaurant inspection: PLANTSHED CAFE — grade A
2023-05-09FDNY inspection (E-CIDS)
2023-04-20311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2023-04-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023-03-24311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2023-03-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023-02-23311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2023-01-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-01-21311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2022
2022-12-10311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2022-12-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-12-09311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2022-03-18311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2022-03-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-03-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-06311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2022-03-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2021
2021-12-23311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2021-11-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2021-10-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2021-07-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-06-30311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2021-05-21311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2021-05-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2021-04-11311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-01-25311: Litter Basket / Request — 10 Litter Basket / Request
2021-01-12311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2021-01-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2020
2020-12-09311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2020-05-07311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2020-05-04311: Homeless Street Condition — N/A
2019
2019-12-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2019-12-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-02-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2019-02-03311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Passenger
2018
2018-12-04311: Street Condition — Wear & Tear
2018-12-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-08-03311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-06-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-03-09311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2018-01-13311: Litter Basket / Request — 10 Litter Basket / Request
2017
2017-12-27311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2017-10-29311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2017-09-12Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-09-06Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-08-29Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2017-08-22Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2017-08-16Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-08-09Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-08-04Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-07-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-05-26Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2017-04-24Mortgage satisfied — from BARI RESTAURANT AND PIZZERIA EQUIPMENT C; BARI RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA EQUIPMENT COR to CARONE, HELEN
2017-04-04Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-01-27Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2016
2016-11-19311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2016-11-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-08-27311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-08-19311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-06-20Mortgage $1,367,750 — from BARI RESTAURANT AND PIZZERIA EQUIPMENT C; A/K/A BARI RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA EQUIPME to CARONE, HELEN$1,367,750
2016-04-11FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016-03-23311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016-03-19311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-03-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-02-15311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2016-02-15DOB complaint, category ?
2015
2015-12-27311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2015-12-27DOB complaint, category ?
2015-12-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2015-08-05311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2015-08-04311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2015-08-04311: Other Enforcement — E10 Obstruction (Street/Sidewalk)
2015-07-30311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2015-07-30DOB complaint, category ?
2015-07-28311: Other Enforcement — E10 Obstruction (Street/Sidewalk)
2015-07-16311: Other Enforcement — E10 Obstruction (Street/Sidewalk)
2015-05-22311: Other Enforcement — E10 Obstruction (Street/Sidewalk)
2014
2014-08-21311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2014-08-21DOB complaint, category ?
2014-07-10311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2014-07-10DOB complaint, category ?
2014-07-07311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2014-07-07DOB complaint, category ?
2014-07-03311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014-05-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY FAILURE TO HAVE A LICENSED SIGN HANGER ATTACH OR ERECT SIGN. (REKORDERLIG CIDER). REMEDY: REMOVE ILLEG
2014-05-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY SIGN ON DISPLAY WITHOUT A PERMIT. (BARI RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA EQUIPMENT CORP.). REMEDY: REMOVE ILLEGAL$800
2014-05-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: PROPERTY OWNER ACTING AS OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY FAILURE TO OBTAIN OAC REGISTRATION NUMBER WHILE ENGAGING IN THE OUTDOOR ADVE$10,000
2014-05-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY SIGN PROHIBITED IN C6-1 ZONE. (# ILLEGAL CONFESSIONS). REMEDY: REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGN.$10,000
2014-05-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY FAILURE TO HAVE LICENSED SIGN HANGER ATTACH UL CLASSIFICATION MARK OR DATE OF SIGN'S ERECTION TO CORNE
2014-05-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY SIGN ON DISPLAY WITHOUT A PERMIT. (# ILLEGAL CONFESSIONS). REMEDY: REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGN.$10,000
2014-05-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY SIGN PROHIBITED IN C6-1 ZONE. (REKORDERLIG CIDER). REMEDY: REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGN.$10,000
2014-05-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY FAILURE TO HAVE LICENSED SIGN HANGER ATTACH UL CLASSIFICATION MARK OR DATE OF SIGN'S ERECTION TO CORNE
2014-05-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY SIGN ON DISPLAY WITHOUT A PERMIT. (REKORDERLIG CIDER). REMEDY: REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGN.$10,000
2014-05-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY FAILURE TO HAVE LICENSED SIGN HANGER ATTACH OR ERECT SIGN. (BARI RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA EQUIPMENT CORP.
2014-05-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY FAILURE TO HAVE LICENSED SIGN HANGER ATTACH UL CLASSIFICATION MARK OR DATE OF SIGN'S ERECTION TO CORNE
2014-05-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY FAILURE TO HAVE LICENSED SIGN HANGER ATTACH OR ERECT SIGN. (# ILLEGAL CONFESSIONS). REMEDY: REMOVE ILL
2014-05-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY SIGN PROHIBITED IN C6-1 ZONE. (BARI RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA EQUIPMENT CORP.). REMEDY: REMOVE ILLEGAL SIG
2014-05-16311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2014-05-16DOB complaint, category ?
2014-05-05311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2014-05-05DOB complaint, category ?
2013
2013-10-19311: Consumer Complaint — Damaged/Defective Goods
2013-06-15311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2013-06-04311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2012
2012-03-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-05-06311: Other Enforcement — E10 Obstruction (Street/Sidewalk)
2011-05-02311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011-02-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-03-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2004
2004-12-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-12-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-12-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-05-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-05-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-04-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-04-08Job filed: Erect 90' of Heavy Duty Sidewalk Shed 300 psf i70' on Prince St. & 20' on Bowery during masonry repair of facade Shed shall comply with LL33/91. N
2004-01-22Job filed: Interior renovation to existing 2nd and 3rd floor duplex unit, No change to use egress or occupancy$61,000
1997
1997-12-29ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 53B,52H,36W,75B,37I,37G,46J,31D,74I,74X, 75-PERFORM 5 YEAR TEST 37I-REPLACE RELAY SU 46J-EQUALIZE HOIST CABLES 31-PROVIDE ELECTRIC
1977
1977-06-09Deed — from GAIL-BEN REALTY CORP to BARI REST&PIZZERIA EQUIP
1968
1968-11-19Mortgage — from GAIL BEN REALTY CORP to MASTRO, GRACE
1968-11-19Deed — from MASTRO, GRACE to GAIL BEN REALTY CORP
1967
1967-01-20Mortgage — from MASTRO, GRACE to FUNDS FOR BUSINESS INC
1966
1966-07-29Mortgage — from MASTRO, GRACE to NORTHERN FINANCIAL CORP

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