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249 West 4 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1006110009 · 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, AEP5
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 16.7. In ZIP 10014, 69% 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

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · Outdoor Dining (11) · Damaged Tree (1) · Taxi Complaint (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Dirty Condition (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 (1828)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)CELANOVA REAL ESTATE CO
Head officerJOSE LLOVES
Managing agentJOSE LLOVES
Last registered2025-07-16

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,250,000 $2,812,500
2026$5,000,000 $2,250,000
2027$6,000,000 $2,700,000

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SevillaSpanishAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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: Pet/Animal) · 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

SubwayChristopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 10 St / 7 Av S — M8 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 4 St & 7 Ave S · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 041 Greenwich Village
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

249 West 4 Street

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

29 311 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: $300,000 on 1982-04-08 (lender: Kneiling, John G.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1982-04-08Mortgage $300,000 — from LLOVES, JOSE; ALVAREZ, BIENVENIDO to KNEILING, JOHN G. $300,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702013
201802024
201903025
20202180121
20210110112
2022060511
20230110415
2024180211
20250142218
2026090312
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The last 12 months — 13 records

DateRecord
2026-10-11311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-10-09311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2026-06-30311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Noisy
2026-06-27311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2026-06-05311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2026-06-05311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2026-05-31311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-05-06Boiler inspection
2026-03-18Restaurant inspection: SEVILLA — grade A
2026-03-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-01-06Boiler inspection — defects found
2025-12-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-11311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-10-09311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2026-06-30311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Noisy
2026-06-27311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2026-06-05311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2026-06-05311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2026-05-31311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-05-06Boiler inspection
2026-03-18Restaurant inspection: SEVILLA — grade A
2026-03-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-01-06Boiler inspection — defects found
2025
2025-12-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-10-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-18Deed — from ALVAREZ, BIENVENIDO to LOZANO ALVAREZ, TRUSTEE, ANDREA; BIENVENIDO ALVAREZ REVOCABLE TRUST; ALVAREZ ROJO, TRUSTEE
2025-09-12311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2025-09-12311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2025-09-08Deed transfer (nominal price)
2025-08-21Restaurant inspection: SEVILLA
2025-07-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2025-06-04HPD 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
2025-05-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-05-03311: Outdoor Dining — Unauthorized Restaurant
2025-04-27311: Outdoor Dining — Unauthorized Restaurant
2025-04-25Boiler inspection
2025-03-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-03-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024
2024-12-30311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2024-12-30DOB complaint, category ?
2024-11-04311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2024-10-24311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint - Passenger
2024-10-04311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2024-08-30311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2024-08-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-06-24311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2024-04-01HPD 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
2024-02-07Boiler inspection
2024-01-10311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2023
2023-11-15HPD 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
2023-11-10311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2023-10-23311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-10-07311: Outdoor Dining — Street Zone Blocked
2023-08-19311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2023-07-22311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2023-05-17Restaurant inspection: SEVILLA — grade A · mice evidence
2023-05-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-04-26311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2023-04-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-04-05Boiler inspection
2023-03-15HPD 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
2023-02-21311: Litter Basket Complaint — Overflowing
2023-01-11311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2022
2022-09-09311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2022-08-22311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2022-08-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-06-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-25Boiler inspection
2022-05-13311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-05-12311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-02-16HPD 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
2022-02-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2022-02-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-01-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021
2021-12-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-07-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-05-12Boiler inspection
2021-05-06311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2021-05-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-04-24311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2021-04-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-04-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
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
2021-03-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-03-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-02-20311: Food Establishment — No Permit or License
2020
2020-12-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-11-24311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2020-11-09311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2020-11-09311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2020-11-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-04Boiler inspection
2020-08-24311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2020-08-16311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2020-07-02311: Consumer Complaint — Sidewalk Cafe
2020-07-02311: Sidewalk Condition — Canopy Complaint
2020-07-02311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2020-07-02311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2020-07-02DOB complaint, category ?
2020-05-25311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-05-23311: COVID-19 Non-essential Construction — Construction
2020-05-23DOB complaint, category ?
2020-05-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-12-15311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2019-12-15311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2019-10-14311: Noise — Noise: Private Carting Noise (NQ1)
2019-09-06Boiler inspection
2019-03-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-07-28311: Street Sign - Dangling — St Name - Over Intersection
2018-07-07311: Street Sign - Damaged — Stop
2018-06-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-02-13Boiler inspection
2017
2017-08-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-08311: Adopt-A-Basket — Adopt-A-Basket
2017-05-19311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016
2016-12-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-12-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-10-26HPD 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
2016-08-24311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016-05-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-05-20311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2016-02-23311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2016-02-10311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2016-02-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-01-16311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015
2015-05-04311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2014
2014-12-24311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014-06-11311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2014-06-11311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2014-06-11DOB complaint, category ?
2014-05-30311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2014-05-02311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2014-05-02311: Food Establishment — Ventilation
2014-05-02311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2013
2013-09-09311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2012
2012-04-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-01-30311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2012-01-30DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-08-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-08-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-03-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-12-23Job filed: PA
2010-12-23Job filed: FILING ALT.TYPE 1 TO OBTAIN COF O FOR EXISTING MIXED USE BUILDING IN ORDER TO OBTAIN AN AMENDED PUBLIC ASSEMBLY PERMIT FOR THE EXISTING FIRST FLOOR RE$8,000
2010-12-23Job filed: FILING ALT.TYPE 1 TO OBTAIN COF O FOR EXISTING MIXED USE BUILDING IN ORDER TO OBTAIN AN AMENDED PUBLIC ASSEMBLY PERMIT FOR THE EXISTING FIRST FLOOR RE$8,000
2010-03-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2007
2007-02-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-02-10Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2007-02-10Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MAILBOX
2007-02-10Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2007-02-10Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2007-02-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-03-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2001-02-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-02-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2000
2000-05-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-02-15Job filed: RENOVATION OF 4 FL APARTMENT INCLUDING: RELOCATION OF KITCHEN AND BATH, INSTALLATION OF A/C SPLIT SYSTEM, PARTITION RELOCATION, NEW FINISHES. NO CHAG$21,000
2000-02-15Job filed: RENOVATION OF 4 FL APARTMENT INCLUDING: RELOCATION OF KITCHEN AND BATH, INSTALLATION OF A/C SPLIT SYSTEM, PARTITION RELOCATION, NEW FINISHES. NO CHAG$21,000
2000-02-15Job filed: RENOVATION OF 4 FL APARTMENT INCLUDING: RELOCATION OF KITCHEN AND BATH, INSTALLATION OF A/C SPLIT SYSTEM, PARTITION RELOCATION, NEW FINISHES. NO CHAG$21,000
1999
1999-10-18Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-03-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1998
1998-07-10Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-07-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-10-14Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-10-14Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-01-09Permit EW — ISSUED
1989
1989-04-14Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
1987
1987-02-17Mortgage satisfied — from LLOVES, JOSE; ALVAREZ, BIENVENIDO to KNEILING, JOHN G.
1982
1982-04-08LEAS — from ALVAREZ, BIENVENIDO; LLOVES, JOSE to KNEILING, JOHN G.
1982-04-08Mortgage $300,000 — from LLOVES, JOSE; ALVAREZ, BIENVENIDO to KNEILING, JOHN G.$300,000
1982-04-08Deed — from KNEILING, JOHN G. to LLOVES, JOSE; ALVAREZ, BIENVENIDO
1969
1969-04-29MISC — from GREENWICH VLLG HSTRCDST
1968
1968-07-25Deed — from 62 CHARLES STREET CORP to KNEILING, JOHN G
1968-07-15Mortgage assigned — from DIGEST REALTY CORP to SHUPING, ROBERT F
1968-07-15Mortgage — from 62 CHARLES STREET CORP to EAST RIVER SAVINGS BANK
1968-07-15Deed — from FERNANDEZ, IRA L; UCHUPI, CARMEN to 62 CHARLES STREET CORP
1968-07-15Mortgage — from 62 CHARLES STREET CORP to DIGEST REALTY CORP

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