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278-284 Spring Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 00579 • Lot 0011 • Zip: 10013

Condition

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

61 Open DOB violations 136 on record • 1989–2025 1 Open ECB violations 3 on record • 2004–2024

Address

Primary address: 278-284 Spring Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10013
Block: 00579
Lot: 0011
BBL: 1005790011
Unified address ID: 1005790011

Land use and zoning

Land use: Public Facilities & Institutions
Zoning: M1-6 (Manufacturing)
Ownership: City ownership
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 6,300 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 72 ft x 87 ft
Built FAR: 2.37
Max commercial FAR: 10
Max facility FAR: 10
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Selected Government Installations - Fire Department (Y1)
Year built: 1912
Last altered: 1912
Floors: 3
Total units: 1
Residential units: 0
Building area: 14,901 sq ft
Building dimensions: 72 ft x 75 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: FIRE DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $2,966,000
Total assessment: $1,334,700
Land assessment: $742,500
Exempt total: $1,334,700
Assessment owner: FIRE DEPARTMENT

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood SoHo
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
Spring St A C E

About 5 minutes on foot · 307 m

  • Fulton Street 15 min 5 walking, 10 riding
  • Penn Station 16 min 5 walking, 11 riding
  • Times Square 17 min 5 walking, 12 riding
  • Union Square 20 min 5 walking, 15 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 20 min 5 walking, 15 riding
  • Grand Central 25 min 5 walking, 20 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Getting out

Updated less than a minute ago
Subway
Railroad
Ferry
Bus
Citi Bike

Places nearby

Hoodkit's own ranking, not the closest first

Activity

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

2026

  1. DOB NOW filing Jun 25, 2026 $30,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2025

  1. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  3. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  4. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  5. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  6. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2024

  1. ECB violation May 15, 2024 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    AT EXPOSURE 2, VERTICAL CRACK APPROXIMATELY 1/4" TO 1/2" APPEARS RUNNING FROM GRADE TO TOP OF PARAPET., MAINTAIN EXTE...

2018

  1. DOB filing Sep 24, 2018 $5,625

    Alteration Type II

    MODIFICATION TO EXISTING SPRINKLER SYSTEM AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER TH...

  2. DOB filing Sep 17, 2018 $23,500

    Alteration Type II

    MODIFICATION TO EXISTING HVAC SYSTEM AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS AP...

  3. DOB filing Sep 10, 2018 $107,000

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACE EXISTING STEAM BOILERS WITH BURNHAM V908 STEAM BOILER. INSTALL NEW MECHANICAL DRAFT SYSTEM WITH CONTROSL. NO ...

  4. DOB filing Aug 23, 2018 $65,000

    Alteration Type II

    REMOVAL OF INTERIOR NON-BEARING PARTITIONS AND RELATED FINISHES AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS...

  5. Permit issued Aug 21, 2018

    EW / SP

    RAEL AUTOMATIC SPR.CO INC

2017

  1. Permit issued Nov 29, 2017

    EW / OT

    TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPA

  2. Permit issued Nov 29, 2017

    EW / MH

    TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPA

  3. Permit issued Nov 29, 2017

    EW / OT

    TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPA

  4. Permit issued Nov 29, 2017

    EW / OT

    TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPA

2010

  1. ECB violation May 19, 2010 $2,600

    CLASS - 1

    42M07,40D06,97R17. 42M- OVER LOAD RELAYS. (C/U) 40D- SMOKE HOLE. 97R- BASED ON DEPT RECORDS ALTERATION WAS DONE ON CO...

2004

  1. ECB violation Dec 22, 2004 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    58H10/55Y13/38O02/33O02/71D06/29B07/05B07 58-REPAIR INSULATION ON BRAKE COOL WIRES 38-REMOVED DEBRIS CLEAN CLENA CAR ...

2002

  1. Permit issued May 16, 2002

    EQ / EQ

    DORIEL SCAFFOLDING, INC.

  2. DOB filing May 16, 2002 $0

    Alteration Type III

    Installation of 30 linear feet of heavy duty sidewalk bridge for facade repair. All work to comply with LL 33/91. No ...

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

2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
JOSEPH MASTROPIETRO
DOB Filing 09/24/2018
Owner
FIRE DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK
JOSEPH MASTROPEITRO
DOB Filing 09/10/2018
Owner
DDC
Mahendra Patel
DOB Filing 05/16/2002
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
NYC FIRE MUSEUM
ST JAMES, NY, 11780
DOB NOW 06/25/2026
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTOR/SELLER
CHEMICAL BANK
ACRIS 02/05/1976
GRANTEE/BUYER
COHN, SEYMOUR
ACRIS 02/05/1976
GRANTEE/BUYER
LAWRENCE, SYLVAN
ACRIS 02/05/1976
GRANTEE/BUYER
REALOPCO INC
ACRIS 02/05/1976
5

Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
FIRE DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK
PLUTO