The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 55% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 13.3. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-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
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
4
’23–24
2
’25–26
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: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Noise (3) · Rodent (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Building/Use (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1).
Filed construction activity
$80,500 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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1827)
Yes
Six or more residential units (9)
Yes
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit:
request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
Registered with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
494 HUDSON LLC
Head officer
MARK SCHARFMAN
Managing agent
494 HUDSON LLC
Last registered
2025-09-15
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,992,800
$1,346,760
2026
$3,591,000
$1,615,950
2027
$4,309,000
$1,939,050
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2012 (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
Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Christopher St / Hudson St — M8 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
Christopher St & Greenwich St · 300 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 — 3 of them about heat or hot water.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $79,511 on
2005-01-13 (lender: Independence Community Bank), covering 2 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
2022-04-27
Agreement $1,051,000 — from 494 HUDSON LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$1,051,000
2016-02-22
Agreement $1,051,931 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 494 HUDSON LLC
$1,051,931
2016-02-22
Agreement $1,051,931 — from 494 HUDSON LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$1,051,931
2012-01-27
Agreement $1,140,839 — from 494 HUDSONLLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$1,140,839
2012-01-27
Agreement $1,140,839 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 494 HUDSONLLC
$1,140,839
2005-01-13
Mortgage $79,511 — from 494 HUDSON LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
$79,511
2005-01-13
Agreement $1,300,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 494 HUDSON LLC
$1,300,000
2005-01-13
AL&R $1,300,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 494 HUDSON LLC
$1,300,000
2001-09-07
Mortgage $490,000 — from 494 HUDSON LLC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEWYORK
$490,000
1999-04-06
Mortgage $800,000 — from 494 HUDSON LLC to SCHWARTZ, HILTON; JAKUBOVITZ, JEROME R.; JOREMI ENTERPRISES,INC.
$800,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
18
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
2
0
2
4
2018
0
0
5
0
2
7
2019
5
0
8
1
3
17
2020
0
0
9
0
2
11
2021
0
0
8
0
4
12
2022
4
0
7
1
6
18
2023
0
2
9
0
4
15
2024
0
0
5
0
4
9
2025
0
1
5
0
4
10
2026
1
1
2
0
8
12
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money. Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Job 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 20
2026-10-01
Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2026-09-17
Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2026-09-16
Restaurant inspection: SANPANINO — grade A
2026-08-28
Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-08-01
311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2026-07-16
Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-07-13
Boiler inspection
2026-06-22
311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2026-06-16
Boiler inspection — defects found
2026-04-20
DOB violation LANDMK:
2026-04-08
Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-23
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-20
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-20
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
The full timeline
2026
2026-10-09Job 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 20$8,000
2026-10-01Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2026-09-17Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2026-09-16Restaurant inspection: SANPANINO — grade A
2026-08-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-08-01311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2026-07-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-07-13Boiler inspection
2026-06-22311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2026-06-16Boiler inspection — defects found
2026-04-20DOB violation LANDMK:
2026-04-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-07-16Boiler inspection
2025-06-26Restaurant inspection: SANPANINO — grade A
2025-06-25Boiler inspection — defects found
2025-06-25311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2022-10-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-09-30311: Panhandling — N/A
2022-09-21311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-08-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-07-21311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-06-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-06-09Boiler inspection
2022-05-16311: Lost Property — Bag/Wallet
2022-04-27Agreement $1,051,000 — from 494 HUDSON LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$1,051,000
2022-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-04-08Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-03-28Boiler inspection — defects found
2022-02-28311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2022-02-23Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-02-23Job filed: PLUMBING WORK FOR THE RENOVATION OF APT. 6 ON THE 4TH FLOOR. SCOPE INCLUDES PLUMBING FOR NEW KITCHENETTE AND EXISTING BATHROOM,$8,500
2022-02-18Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF APT 6 ON 4TH FLOOR AND THE CREATION OF NEW PORTER'S STORAGE CLOSET OFF PUBLIC HALLWAY. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$33,400
2021
2021-12-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-11-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-11-03311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2021-11-02311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2021-11-02311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2021-10-18311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-08-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-04-21Boiler inspection
2021-04-12Boiler inspection — defects found
2021-04-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020-11-21HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES HOUSEOLD ITEMS AT 2ND
2020-11-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-11-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-10-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-10-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-10-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-10-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-06-05Boiler inspection
2020-06-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-04-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-12-10311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2019-12-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-11-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2019-10-17Boiler inspection
2019-10-16Boiler inspection — defects found
2019-10-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2019-09-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-09-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF CMU PARTITION AND FRESH AIR VENT IN CELLAR. ALL AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$10,200
2019-09-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF CMU PARTITION AND FRESH AIR VENT IN CELLAR. ALL AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$10,200
2019-09-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF CMU PARTITION AND FRESH AIR VENT IN CELLAR. ALL AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$10,200
2019-09-09RPTT&RET — from SCHARFMAN FAMILY LLC to SCHARFMAN, MARK; MARZ REALTY, INC.
2019-07-02311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2019-06-16311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2019-05-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-29311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2019-01-28311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2019-01-28311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2018
2018-12-12311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2016-10-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-02-22Agreement $1,051,931 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 494 HUDSON LLC$1,051,931
2016-02-22Agreement $1,051,931 — from 494 HUDSON LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$1,051,931
2016-02-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-10-01HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2015-05-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-05-11311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2015-01-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2012-01-27Mortgage assigned — from FANNIE MAE to SOVEREIGN BANK
2012-01-27Mortgage assigned — from SOVEREIGN BANK to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2012-01-27Agreement $1,140,839 — from 494 HUDSONLLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$1,140,839
2012-01-27Agreement $1,140,839 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 494 HUDSONLLC$1,140,839
2011
2011-10-29311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-10-29311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-10-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-10-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-10-04Job filed: FACADE RENOVATION TO EXISTING BUILDING, STUCCO REPAIR, POINTING AND RAKING BRICK AND CALKING WINDOWS, INSTALL ELASTOMERIC PAINT ALL AS PER PLAN. NO CH$13,070
2011-08-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-08-25Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SCAFFOLD AS PER DRAWINGS. SCAFFOLD SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2008 CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS AP
2011-08-25Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SCAFFOLD AS PER DRAWINGS. SCAFFOLD SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2008 CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS AP
2011-08-17Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-08-17Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 27 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR BUILDING ALTERATION, FILED SEPARATELY. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WI
2011-05-31DOB complaint, category ?
2011-04-18311: Indoor Air Quality — Dust from Construction
2011-04-14DOB complaint, category ?
2011-04-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-03-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-03-17Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING APARTMENT 2 ON SECOND FLOOR, MINOR PARTITION AND PLUMBING WORK.NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2011-03-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-11-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2010-08-04311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FLOOR
2010-08-04311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2010-08-04311: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2010-08-04311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-08-04311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FLOOR
2010-08-04Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-08-04Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2010-08-04Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2010-08-04Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2010-05-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-04-03311: Indoor Air Quality — Dust from Construction
2010-03-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-03-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-03-24Job filed: MISC RENOVATIONS IN APT #1,CEL & 1ST FLOOR. WORK TO INCLUDE NEW BATH & KITCHEN FINISHES. REPLACE FIXTURES ON EXISTING ROUGHING.NEW STEEL COLUM$25,400
2009
2009-08-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-05-08ECB CLASS - 3 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT NOTED SIDE WALK SHED OVER HEAD PROTECTION AT EXP #3 REAR YARD NO PERMIT AS PER DOB DATA BASE REM: OBTAIN A PERMI$200
2009-05-01DOB complaint, category ?
2009-04-28DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-05-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-04-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-04-18Job filed: MISC. RENOVATION IN APT, 3 THIRD FLOOR & APT.5, FIFTH FLOOR. WORK TO INCLUDE NEW FINISHES IN KITCHEN & BATHROOM, REPLACE ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES$24,000
2008-01-30DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-12-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-11-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-09-27Permit EW —
2007-09-25Job filed: A2$12,000
2007-04-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-01-26Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2005-01-26Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2005-01-26Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — SEWER
2005-01-13Mortgage assigned — from ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2005-01-13Mortgage $79,511 — from 494 HUDSON LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$79,511
2005-01-13Agreement $1,300,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 494 HUDSON LLC$1,300,000
2005-01-13AL&R $1,300,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 494 HUDSON LLC$1,300,000
2005-01-13Mortgage assigned — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to FANNIE MAE
2005-01-13AALR — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to FANNIE MAE
2003
2003-12-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2002
2002-01-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2001
2001-09-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-09-19Job filed: RENOVATION OF KITCHEN AND BATHROOM N APARTMENT #4. ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES TO BE REPLACED ON EXISTING ROUGHING. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS NOR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2001-09-07Mortgage $490,000 — from 494 HUDSON LLC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEWYORK$490,000
2001-09-07SAGE — from JOREMI ENTERPRISES,INC.
2001-09-07Agreement — from 494 HUDSON LLC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEWYORK
2001-09-07Mortgage assigned — from SPECTOR, DONNA AS EXECUTRIX; JAKUBOVITZ, JEROME R. ESTATE OF; JOREMI ENTERPRISES,INC.; SCH to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEWYORK
1999
1999-10-13Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-08-18Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-07-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-04-06Deed — from SCHAFFER HUDSON REALTY LLC to 494 HUDSON LLC
1999-04-06Mortgage assigned — from 494 HUDSON LLC to JOREMI ENTERPRISES,INC.; SCHWARTZ, HILTON; JAKUBOVITZ, JEROME R.
1999-04-06Mortgage $800,000 — from 494 HUDSON LLC to SCHWARTZ, HILTON; JAKUBOVITZ, JEROME R.; JOREMI ENTERPRISES,INC.$800,000
1999-03-19Permit EQ — RE-ISSUED
1998
1998-12-29Permit EQ — ISSUED
1998-12-14DOB complaint, category ?
1998-12-11ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BLDG. WALL, IN THAT SOUTH FACADE AND EASTIS DEFECTIVE COMENT PLASTER ABOVE SHED ON SOUTH IS CRACKED B$350
1998-11-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
1995
1995-10-31Deed — from SCHAFFER, MERYL; SCHAFFER, ERIC; SCHAFFER, ROSANNE; SCHAFFER, EUGENE to SCHAFFER HUDSTON REALTY LLC
1995-10-31Deed — from STRUNSKY, RUTH DECEASED; SCHAFFER, ROSANNE to SCHAFFER, MERYL; SCHAFFER, ROSANNE; SCHAFFER, EUGENE; SCHAFFER, ERIC
1995-10-31Deed — from STRUNSKY, RUTH L/W/T; SCHAFFER, ROSANNE EXECUTOR to SCHAFFER, MERYL; SCHAFFER, ERIC
1994
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-07-23DOB violation LANDMK:
1992-05-15DOB violation LANDMK:
1992-05-15DOB violation LANDMRK:
1982
1982-11-10Deed — from STRUNSKY, RUTH to SCHAFFER, ROSANNE; STRUNSKY, RUTH