220 West Houston Street · Manhattan · BBL 1005280015
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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.
$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (9) · Missed Collection (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Noise (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).
Filed construction activity
$411,500 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.
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,430,000
$643,500
2026
$1,396,000
$628,200
2027
$1,482,000
$666,900
The city's market estimate has risen
4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2015 (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
Subway
Houston St — 1 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Spring St — C E · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: West Houston St / Varick St — M21 · 50 ft
Citi Bike
King St & Varick St · 350 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.
16 311 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: $749,000 on
1983-10-21 (lender: Bernstein, S.s. Exec&tr and Karnow, Florence L Dec'd), covering 5 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.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1983-10-21
Mortgage $749,000 — from BOB & MOLLIE, INC. to KARNOW, FLORENCE L DEC'D; BERNSTEIN, S.S. EXEC&TR; KARNOW, LOUIS DEC'D
$749,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
20
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
2
1
4
2018
0
1
1
3
5
2019
0
1
0
3
4
2020
0
0
2
0
2
2021
0
0
2
2
4
2022
0
0
1
2
3
2023
0
12
2
6
20
2024
0
0
12
4
16
2025
3
4
3
5
15
2026
4
7
2
2
15
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Job filed: Structural renovations to existing bar.
2026-08-13
Boiler inspection
2026-08-13
Boiler inspection
2026-08-12
Job filed: Interior plumbing renovations to existing bar restroom and cellar.
2026-08-12
Job filed: Mechanical system renovations to existing bar. Work excludes basement and kitchen.
2026-08-06
Job filed: Interior renovations to existing eating and drinking establishment. no chagne in use , egress or occupancy.
2026-06-05
FDNY inspection (ALT)
2026-05-15
FDNY inspection (ALT)
2026-05-14
FDNY inspection (ALT)
2026-05-01
FDNY inspection (E-CIDS)
2026-02-16
FDNY inspection (AGED_OUT)
2026-01-13
FDNY inspection (ALT)
2026-01-12
FDNY inspection (ALT)
2025-12-29
Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-22
Boiler inspection — defects found
2025-12-17
Job filed: CONVERSION OF PORTION OF EXTG NON-RESID. BLDG TO MIXED USE BY CONVERTING NON-CONFORMING COMMERCIAL USE TO RESIDENTIAL USE. NEW INTER. RENOV.: INSTALLA
2025-11-18
ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ATOI OF 3RD FL OBSERVED WORK CONTRARY TO DOB APPROVED PLANS ACTIVE JOB#M01203965.DOES NOT CONFORM TO PLANS. HAS AN ADDED SKYLIGHT
2025-11-17
311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2025-11-17
DOB complaint, category ?
The full timeline
2026
2026-09-29311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2026-09-29Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2026-08-17Job filed: Structural renovations to existing bar.$10,000
2026-08-13Boiler inspection
2026-08-13Boiler inspection
2026-08-12Job filed: Interior plumbing renovations to existing bar restroom and cellar.$30,000
2026-08-12Job filed: Mechanical system renovations to existing bar. Work excludes basement and kitchen.$50,000
2026-08-06Job filed: Interior renovations to existing eating and drinking establishment. no chagne in use , egress or occupancy.$80,000
2026-06-05FDNY inspection (ALT)
2026-05-15FDNY inspection (ALT)
2026-05-14FDNY inspection (ALT)
2026-05-01FDNY inspection (E-CIDS)
2026-02-16FDNY inspection (AGED_OUT)
2026-01-13FDNY inspection (ALT)
2026-01-12FDNY inspection (ALT)
2025
2025-12-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-22Boiler inspection — defects found
2025-12-17Job filed: CONVERSION OF PORTION OF EXTG NON-RESID. BLDG TO MIXED USE BY CONVERTING NON-CONFORMING COMMERCIAL USE TO RESIDENTIAL USE. NEW INTER. RENOV.: INSTALLA$120,750
2025-11-18ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ATOI OF 3RD FL OBSERVED WORK CONTRARY TO DOB APPROVED PLANS ACTIVE JOB#M01203965.DOES NOT CONFORM TO PLANS. HAS AN ADDED SKYLIGHT $12,500
2025-11-17311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2025-11-17DOB complaint, category ?
2025-10-09FDNY inspection (ALT)
2025-10-09FDNY inspection (E-CIDS)
2025-07-10Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2025-06-26Boiler inspection
2025-06-26Boiler inspection
2025-05-28Boiler inspection
2025-04-16Job filed: CONVERSION OF PORTION OF EXTG NON-RESID. BLDG TO MIXED USE BY CONVERTING NON-CONFORMING COMMERCIAL USE TO RESIDENTIAL USE. NEW INTER. RENOV.: INSTALLA$120,750
2025-01-24311: Missed Collection — Trash
2025-01-19311: Missed Collection — Trash
2024
2024-12-24311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2024-12-17Boiler inspection
2024-12-17Boiler inspection — defects found
2024-12-15311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2024-12-13311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2024-12-06311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2024-12-06311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2024-12-03311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2024-11-30311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2014-10-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PLYWOOD FENCE AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2014-10-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF MATERIAL ONLY HOIST AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2014-10-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF MATERIAL ONLY HOIST AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2014-10-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-05-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-05-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-05-23Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2014-05-23Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2014-04-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-04-02Job filed: INSTALL CONSTRUCTION FENCE IN CONJUNTION WITH VAULT REPAIR APPLICATION. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCUPANCY.
2014-04-02Job filed: INSTALL CONSTRUCTION FENCE IN CONJUNTION WITH VAULT REPAIR APPLICATION. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCUPANCY.
2014-03-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2013
2013-10-24Job filed: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATED WITH FA?ADE AND ROOF RESTORATION. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, USE OR EGRESS.$360,000
2013-10-03Job filed: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATED WITH VAULT REPAIR. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, USE OR EGRESS.$30,000
2013-10-03Job filed: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATED WITH VAULT REPAIR. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, USE OR EGRESS.$30,000
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2012
2012-03-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-10311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2011-11-15311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2011-02-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-11-04311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2010-11-04DOB complaint, category ?
2010-03-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010-02-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-06-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-06-05Job filed: FILING HEREWITH FOR UNDERPINNING AS PER PLANS. THIS APPLICATION IS FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB APPLICATION 110009794.$1,000
2009-06-05Job filed: FILING HEREWITH FOR UNDERPINNING AS PER PLANS. THIS APPLICATION IS FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB APPLICATION 110009794.$1,000
2009-05-07Job filed: EXTERIOR RENOVATION FOR THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF CHIMNEY AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATI$80,000
2009-05-07Job filed: EXTERIOR RENOVATION FOR THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF CHIMNEY AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATI$80,000
2008
2008-04-24Deed — from ESTATE OF WILLIAM GOTTLIEB; BENDER, MOLLIE to 220 WEST HOUSTON STREET LLC
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-06-28WSAT — from BOB AND MOLLY, INC. to KARNOW, FLORENCE L.DECEASED; BERNSTEIN, STEPHEN S. AS SOLE SERVIVING
1998
1998-02-11Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-12-12Agreement — from BOB & MOLLY, INC. to MANHEIMER, JACOB A.TRUSTEE; KARNOW, FLORENCE L/W/T; KARNOW, LOUIS L/W/T
1994
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1994-04-29SMIS — from GOTTLIEB, WILLIAM to CHEMICAL BANK
1994-04-27Permit EW — ISSUED
1993
1993-11-17Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-07-19Permit EW — ISSUED
1991
1991-03-06Agreement — from BOB & MOLLY INC to MANHEIMER, JACOB A.TR; KARNOW, LOUIS LWT; KARNOW, FLORENCE L.LWT
1990
1990-12-12DECL — from GOTTLIEB, WILLIAM
1983
1983-10-21Deed — from BERNSTEIN, S. S. EXEC&TR; KARNOW, FLORENCE L LWT; KARNOW, LOUIS L/W/T to BOB & MOLLIE, INC.
1983-10-21Mortgage $749,000 — from BOB & MOLLIE, INC. to KARNOW, FLORENCE L DEC'D; BERNSTEIN, S.S. EXEC&TR; KARNOW, LOUIS DEC'D$749,000
1983-10-21Deed — from BOB & MOLLIE, INC. to GOTTLIEB, WILLIAM