A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 11.3. 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
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Indoor Air Quality (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Taxi Complaint (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).
Filed construction activity
$103,000 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1826)
No
Six or more residential units (2)
No
421-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 year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$10,365,000
$621,900
2026
$9,405,000
$564,300
2027
$7,994,000
$479,640
The city's market estimate has fallen
23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Temperature) · 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 5 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
Subway
Spring St — C E · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) Houston St — 1 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 6 Av / Prince St — M21 M55 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
MacDougal St & Prince St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
11 311 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: $150,000 on
1989-07-24 (lender: Columbia Federal Savbk). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2015-07-17
Deed $7,400,000 — from 48 MACDOUGAL STREET REALTY LLC to SUNSAN K, LLC
$7,400,000
1989-07-24
Mortgage $150,000 — from GILBERT, BEN; GILBERT, MAXINE to COLUMBIA FEDERAL SAVBK
$150,000
1986-07-11
Mortgage $350,000 — from 160 8TH AVE. CORP. to BARRY, STANLEY
$350,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
46
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
6
0
2
0
1
9
2018
3
0
4
0
1
8
2019
0
0
2
0
2
4
2020
0
0
43
1
2
46
2021
0
0
12
0
5
17
2022
0
0
5
0
2
7
2023
0
0
2
0
2
4
2024
0
1
7
0
2
10
2025
0
0
1
0
2
3
2026
0
0
4
0
2
6
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2019-08-27311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2019-05-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-10-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-07-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-06-16311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2018-01-27311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2018-01-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-01-20311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2018-01-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-01-05Job filed: FILING TO EXTEND THE EXISTING EXHAUST DUCT FROM LOWER ROOF TO MAIN ROOF. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$10,000
2017
2017-12-26311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2017-09-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-08-31Job filed: INSTALLATION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#122917317. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. COMMERCIAL USE IN R-ZONE IS E$3,000
2017-08-31Job filed: INSTALLATION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#122917317. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. COMMERCIAL USE IN R-ZONE IS E$3,000
2017-08-31Job filed: INSTALLATION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#122917317. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. COMMERCIAL USE IN R-ZONE IS E$3,000
2017-04-17Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT INCLUDING REMOVE AND INSTALL OF EQUIPMENT, PARTITION WALLS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES AS PER PLAN. U.G.$58,000
2010-11-30Job filed: INSTALL ONE NEW HOT WATER HEATER AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRES OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$1,500
2010-11-30Job filed: INSTALL ONE NEW HOT WATER HEATER AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRES OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$1,500
2010-11-30Job filed: INSTALL ONE NEW HOT WATER HEATER AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRES OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$1,500
2010-10-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2010-10-02311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2010-09-11DOB violation C:
2010-09-11DOB violation C:
2010-09-07311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2010-09-07DOB complaint, category ?
2010-08-22311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2010-08-12311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2010-08-12DOB complaint, category ?
2010-08-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010-07-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-07-23Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. GAS SHUT-OFF VALVE FILED UNDER SEPARATE APPLICATION #12$3,000
2010-07-23Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. GAS SHUT-OFF VALVE FILED UNDER SEPARATE APPLICATION #12$3,000
2010-02-12Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING UG6 EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$78,000
2010-02-12Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING UG6 EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$78,000
2007
2007-03-06Tenant complaint: GENERAL — STAIRS
2007-03-06Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2007-03-06Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2004
2004-12-01ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROPERLY TERMINATE EXHAUST VENT. NOTED: EXHAUST VENT FOR 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN TERMINATED ON SOUTH SIDE WALL OF 50 MACDOUGA$400
2004-11-29DOB complaint, category ?
2004-11-26DOB complaint, category ?
1998
1998-07-15Deed — from GILBERT, BEN; GILBERT, MAXINE to 48 MACDOUGAL STREETREALTY LLC
1994
1994-08-12Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-08-12Permit EW — ISSUED
1993
1993-04-26Mortgage satisfied — from 160 8TH AVENUE CORP to BARRY, STANLEY
1993-03-15Mortgage satisfied — from 160 8TH AVE CORP to BARRY, STANLEY
1989
1989-07-24Mortgage $150,000 — from GILBERT, BEN; GILBERT, MAXINE to COLUMBIA FEDERAL SAVBK$150,000
1989-07-24Mortgage assigned — from GILBERT, BEN to COLUMBIA FEDERAL SAVBK
1988
1988-02-23Mortgage assigned — from BARRY, STANLEY to GILBERT, BEN
1987
1987-06-09SAGE — from GILBERT, BEN; GILBERT, MAXINE
1986
1986-07-11Mortgage $350,000 — from 160 8TH AVE. CORP. to BARRY, STANLEY$350,000
1986-07-11Deed — from CERUTTI, JOHNEXC; CERUTTI, MARY LWT to 160 - 8TH AVE. CORP.
1986-07-11Deed — from 160 - 8TH AVE CORP. to GILBERT, MAXINE; GILBERT, BEN