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270 Water Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 00106 • Lot 0005 • Zip: 10038

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 270 Water Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10038
Block: 00106
Lot: 0005
BBL: 1001060005
Unified address ID: 1001060005

Land use and zoning

Land use: Mixed Residential & Commercial Buildings
Zoning: C6-2A (Commercial)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 3,019 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 25 ft x 120 ft
Built FAR: 4.17
Max residential FAR: 6.02
Max commercial FAR: 6
Max facility FAR: 6.5
School district: 2
Flood hazard: In the 2015 preliminary FEMA flood hazard area

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Over Six Families with Stores (C7)
Year built: 1840
Last altered: 1840
Floors: 5
Total units: 9
Residential units: 8
Building area: 12,585 sq ft
Building dimensions: 25 ft x 98 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: BUTTON FACTORY TENANTS CORP.

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 2B
Market value: $3,760,000
Total assessment: $568,097
Land assessment: $252,320
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: BUTTON FACTORY TENANT

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Financial District
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
Wall St 2 3

About 1 minute on foot · 52 m

  • Fulton Street 7 min 1 walking, 6 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 11 min 1 walking, 10 riding
  • Penn Station 16 min 1 walking, 15 riding
  • Times Square 17 min 1 walking, 16 riding
  • Union Square 21 min 1 walking, 20 riding
  • Grand Central 24 min 1 walking, 23 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2024

  1. DOB NOW filing Dec 4, 2024 $26,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Sep 27, 2024 $26,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  3. Permit issued Sep 19, 2024

    AL

    COOPER WORKS INC

  4. DOB NOW filing Jun 26, 2024 $65,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2022

  1. Sale Oct 24, 2022 $1,218,500

    Changed hands

    270 WATER STREET, 4F

  2. Sale Jun 2, 2022 $1,425,000

    Changed hands

    270 WATER STREET, 4R

  3. DOB violation Feb 16, 2022

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  4. DOB violation Feb 2, 2022

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  5. DOB violation Feb 2, 2022

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  6. DOB violation Feb 2, 2022

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  7. DOB violation Feb 2, 2022

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

2021

  1. ECB violation Nov 10, 2021 $25,000

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.LACK OF EMERGENCY POWER OR STORAGE BATTERY CONNECTION TO EXIT SIGNS BC 1...

  2. ECB violation Nov 10, 2021 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALLS OR APPURTENANCES.NOTED:AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FIRE ESCAPE WAS OBSTRUCTED BY POT...

  3. ECB violation Nov 10, 2021 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING RECORD INDICATING PREMISES TO BE LEGALLY APPROVED AS...

  4. ECB violation Nov 10, 2021 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER:FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR TRANSIE...

  5. ECB violation Nov 10, 2021 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLAINT MANNER.FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS FOR...

2018

  1. HPD violation Jun 5, 2018

    Class C

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN, DEFECTIVE AND/OR MISSING 12TH AND 13TH IRON TR...

  2. HPD violation Jun 5, 2018

    Class C

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN, DEFECTIVE AND/OR MISSING 2ND AND 15TH IRON TRE...

2017

  1. Permit issued Feb 17, 2017

    AL

    COOPER WORKS INC

2011

  1. Permit issued Apr 4, 2011

    AL

    I.M.P.PLUMBING&HTG CORP

2010

  1. Permit issued Aug 16, 2010

    AL

    I.M.P.PLUMBING&HTG CORP

  2. DOB filing Aug 2, 2010 $70,000

    Alteration Type II

    LEGALIZE PLUMBING WORK COMPLETED FOR CHANGE OF USE

2009

  1. DOB filing Dec 2, 2009 $6,500

    Alteration Type II

    TO OBTAIN WATER SERVICE FOR SPRINKLER SYSTEM FILED UNDER JOB # 104565374

  2. ECB violation Jan 8, 2009 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    ALTERED/CHANGED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCU PANCY AS PER 28-118.3.1, 28-118.3.2 REM: OBTAIN...

2008

  1. Permit issued Jul 30, 2008

    EW / SP

    ALJER PLUMBING & HEAT

  2. DOB filing Jul 30, 2008 $50,000

    Alteration Type II

    Installation of new sprinkler system in building in conjunction with Alteration Type I filing 100495233. No change to...

2007

  1. Permit issued Jun 12, 2007

    AL

    J D INTERIORS INC

  2. DOB filing Jan 11, 2007 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF 30 L.F. TEMPORARY SIDEWALK SHED FOR FACADE REPAIRS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

1990

  1. DOB violation Aug 7, 1990

    P-PLUMBING NONE

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
BUTTON FACTORY TENANTS CORP
DAVID SMITH
Owner
BUTTON FACTORY TENANTS CORP.
DAVID SMITH
Owner
Button Factory Tenants Corp.
Laura Starr
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
Button Factory - COOP President
NEW YORK, NY, 10004
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
PARTY 2
6 EAST 43RD STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
GRANTOR/SELLER
5590 RAIN LILY CT
SARASOTA, FL, 34238
GRANTEE/BUYER
270 WATER STREET
UNIT 4F
NEW YORK, NY, 10038
GRANTEE/BUYER
270 WATER STREET, UNIT 4R
NEW YORK, NY, 10038
GRANTOR/SELLER
270 WATER STREET, UNIT 4R
NEW YORK, NY, 10038
GRANTEE/BUYER
270 WATER STREET, UNIT 4R
NEW YORK, NY, 10038
GRANTEE/BUYER
270 WATER STREET, UNIT 4F
NEW YORK, NY, 10038
GRANTOR/SELLER
421 12TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11215

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner