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178 West Houston Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 00527 • Lot 0051 • Zip: 10014

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 178 West Houston Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10014
Block: 00527
Lot: 0051
BBL: 1005270051
Unified address ID: 1005270051

Land use and zoning

Land use: Mixed Residential & Commercial Buildings
Zoning: R7-2 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,600 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 26 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 4.75
Max residential FAR: 3.44
Max facility FAR: 6.5
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Over Six Families with Stores (C7)
Year built: 1898
Last altered: 2015
Floors: 6
Total units: 22
Residential units: 20
Building area: 12,356 sq ft
Building dimensions: 26 ft x 82 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: 178 WEST HOUSTON REALTY LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: Apartments
Market value: $4,537,000
Total assessment: $2,041,650
Land assessment: $179,550
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: 178 WEST HOUSTON REAL

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood West Village
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station

About 4 minutes on foot · 241 m

  • Penn Station 13 min 4 walking, 9 riding
  • Times Square 15 min 4 walking, 11 riding
  • Union Square 16 min 4 walking, 12 riding
  • Fulton Street 20 min 4 walking, 16 riding
  • Grand Central 21 min 4 walking, 17 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 27 min 4 walking, 23 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Places nearby

Hoodkit's own ranking, not the closest first

Activity

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

2025

  1. HPD violation Oct 14, 2025

    Class C

    § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 15, 5th STORY, ...

  2. HPD violation Oct 14, 2025

    Class C

    § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM ...THE LOCKED BOILER ROOM DOOR AT BOILER ROOM

2022

  1. DOB filing Nov 2, 2022 $20,000

    Alteration Type III

    HEREWITH FILING NEW AWNING IN OPEN SPACE. ALL AS PER PLANS AND APPLICATIONS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

2021

  1. DOB filing Nov 5, 2021 $160,000

    Alteration Type II

    INTERIOR RENOVATION TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE UG6 ON FIRST FLOOR. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY WITH THISF...

  2. Permit issued Jun 16, 2021

    AL / OT

    EXP-SIGN CORP

  3. Permit issued Jun 16, 2021

    AL / OT

    EXP-SIGN CORP

  4. DOB filing Jun 2, 2021 $75,000

    Alteration Type II

    HEREWITH FILING CELLAR RENOVATION. ALL AS PER PLANS AND DOCUMENTS. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR MEANS OF E...

  5. HPD violation Mar 18, 2021

    Class C

    § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT

  6. HPD violation Mar 18, 2021

    Class A

    § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING R...

  7. HPD violation Mar 18, 2021

    Class C

    § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7, 3rd STORY, 1...

  8. DOB NOW filing Feb 11, 2021 $1,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2020

  1. DOB NOW filing Oct 2, 2020 $94,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB filing Jun 18, 2020 $15,000

    Alteration Type II

    STRUCTURAL WORK ASSOCIATED WITH NEW OPENING FOR CONVENIENCE STAIR FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH 140797822. NO CHANGE TO U...

  3. DOB filing Jun 9, 2020 $12,000

    Alteration Type II

    STOREFRONT RENOVATION TO COMPLY LPC REQUIREMENT AND REMOVE LANDMARK VIOLATION. NO CHANGE INUSE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

2019

  1. DOB NOW filing Sep 25, 2019 $94,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  2. DOB NOW filing Sep 25, 2019 $1,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  3. DOB filing Sep 17, 2019 $45,000

    Alteration Type II

    PARTITION AND PLUMBING WORK IN EXISTING APARTMENT #4. ALL AS PER PLANS AND APPLICATIONS FILED HEREWITH. THERE IS NO C...

  4. ECB violation Aug 13, 2019 $0

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER ON 8/13/19 AT APPROX. 10:45AM I OBSERVED ACTIVE GAS PIPING ON F...

  5. Permit issued Aug 13, 2019

    EW / OT

    BENNY & SON CONST CORP

  6. Permit issued Aug 9, 2019

    PL / PL

    G&B PLUMBING&HEATING CORP

  7. Permit issued Aug 6, 2019

    EW / OT

    BENNY & SON CONST CORP

  8. Permit issued May 17, 2019

    PL / PL

    G&B PLUMBING&HEATING CORP

2015

  1. Sale Dec 1, 2015 $0

    Changed hands

    178 WEST HOUSTON STREET

  2. DOB violation Oct 1, 2015

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT

2014

  1. DOB violation Nov 25, 2014

    LANDMK-LANDMARK NONE

  2. HPD violation Jun 24, 2014

    Class B

    SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTISE LOCK AT THE ENTRANCE DOOR TO BUILDING LEADIN...

  3. DOB violation May 15, 2014

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT

2010

  1. ECB violation Aug 2, 2010 $0

    CLASS - 2

    WORK W.O A PERMIT. NEW STORE FRONT IN PROCESS OF BEING INSTALLED AT FROM OF EXISTING LAUNDROMAT. NO PERMITS ON FILE. ...

2008

  1. ECB violation Jan 10, 2008 $0

    Hazardous

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PLUMBING AND/OR APPURTENANCES. UPON PHYSICAL INSPECTION AT TIME OF VIOLATION FOUND THAT THERE ARE...

2002

  1. DOB violation Mar 19, 2002

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

  2. DOB violation Mar 19, 2002

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

2000

  1. ECB violation Sep 5, 2000 $1,500

    Hazardous

    USING HOISTING EQUIPMENT WITHOUT A SPECIAL RIGGERS LICENSE.NO TOE BOARD ON A TWO POINT SUSPENDED SCAFFORD SCAFFORD PL...

1997

  1. DOB violation Sep 16, 1997

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

  2. ECB violation Jun 12, 1997 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    NO FIXED VENTILATION EXISTING PLYWOOD W/ HOLES NOT ACCEPTABLE.

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

1

Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
178 WEST HOUSTON REALTY LLC
176 WEST HOUSTON ST
NEW YORK, NY, 10014
Agent
178 WEST HOUSTON REALTY LLc
176 West Houston Street
New York, NY, 10014
HeadOfficer
FERNANDo ALBa
176 WEST HOUSTON ST
NEW YORK, NY, 10014
Officer
ROBERT COHEN
176 WEST HOUSTON ST
NEW YORK, NY, 10014
SiteManager
ROBERT COHEN
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
178 WEST HOUSTON REALTY LLC
ROBERT COHEN
Owner
178 WEST HOUSTON REALTY LLC
ROBERT COHEN
Owner
178 WEST HOUSTON STREET LLC
ROBERT COHEN
Owner
348 EAST REALTY LLC
ROBERT COHEN
Owner
348 East Realty LLC
Robert Cohen
Owner
JR PROPERTIES INC.
ROBERT COHEN
Owner
348 East Realty LLC
ROBERT COHEN
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PR
ELMONT, NY, 11003
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 1
GRANTOR/SELLER
176 WEST HOUSTON STREET
GOUND FLOOR RIGHT
NEW YORK, NY, 10014
GRANTEE/BUYER
176 WEST HOUSTON STREET
GOUND FLOOR RIGHT
NEW YORK, NY, 10014
PARTY 1
PARTY 1
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
266 LARKFIELD ROAD
EAST NORTHPRT, NY, 11731
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
639 NORWOOD AVENUE
LONG BRANCH, NJ, 07740
PARTY 2
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
325 HAMILTON AVENUE
WHITE PLAINS, NY, 10601
GRANTEE/BUYER
130 WEST 42ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10036

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner