246 Front Street
Composite verdict
246 Front Street is a small, 5-unit elevator building built in 2015 with a solid HPD score of 98 (A grade) and only 2 open violations — both Class A (non-hazardous), one of which is a 328-day-old failure to file the required annual bedbug report, which is a red flag about landlord follow-through despite the 'slow' response rating on record. The neighborhood crime picture is favorable (92/100, A grade, zero violent incidents nearby), but the noise profile is a real concern: 156 noise complaints in the past 12 months earn an F grade, driven primarily by 69 commercial noise complaints and 52 residential noise complaints — worth investigating carefully given the building's ground-floor retail component. None of the 5 units are rent-stabilized.
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- The most recent open HPD violation — a failure to file the annual bedbug report — has been open for 328 days. Why hasn't the landlord (246 FRONT LLC) filed this required report, and can they provide documentation that it has since been submitted?
- The noise data shows 69 commercial noise complaints and 52 residential noise complaints in the past 12 months, earning an F grade for noise activity. What businesses occupy the ground-floor retail space, what are their operating hours, and what soundproofing exists between the commercial and residential floors?
- HPD flags the landlord's response as 'slow' — what is the typical turnaround time for maintenance requests, and is there a written process for submitting and tracking repair requests?
- The building has 5 units and is not registered as rent-stabilized. Is the unit being offered at market rate, and has it ever been subject to any form of rent regulation?
- 311 records show 218 illegal parking complaints in the area over the past year. Is there any dedicated parking or loading access associated with the building, and does the retail space generate delivery or vendor traffic that affects the front entrance?
- The building was built in 2015 — still relatively new — but what warranties or service contracts are in place for the elevator, HVAC, and other building systems, and who is the managing agent responsible for day-to-day operations?
- Test the sound insulation between your unit and the ground-floor retail space and street level — visit during commercial operating hours to gauge actual noise penetration, given the F-grade noise rating driven by commercial complaints.
- Inspect the elevator, lobby, and common areas for maintenance quality and any visible deferred upkeep, paying attention to whether the building feels actively managed given the landlord's 'slow' HPD response rating.
- Check the building entrance and sidewalk during your visit for vendor activity, delivery congestion, or illegal parking conditions — 218 parking complaints and 78 vendor enforcement complaints in the area suggest this block sees regular friction at street level.
246 Front Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10038. The closest subway is Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St (4,5,6,J,Z) (7-minute walk), served by the 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, A, C, J, R, W, and Z lines. Nearby public schools include The Urban Assembly School for Emergency Management (grades 9 to 12), a 4-minute walk. Noise activity over the past 12 months is very high noise activity — 156 noise complaints filed via 311, mostly commercial noise. NYPD CompStat data places this precinct at a 92/100 safety score.
- 2025-06-16 "(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR…"
- 2024-04-18 "(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR…"
- Class A · 2 open · penalty 2 · (1/ea)
- Illegal Parking: 218
- Vendor Enforcement: 78
- Noise - Commercial: 69
- Noise - Residential: 52
- Street Condition: 22
- Oct 4, 2017 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- Aug 9, 2017 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- Dec 7, 2014 "BORO-COMM"
- MIKE'S LANDSCAPING AND DESIGN, INCORPORATED
- F.M.A CONSTRUCTION INC.
- SEAPORT PARKING LLC
- P.S. 126 Jacob August Riis
- P.S. 001 Alfred E. Smith
- P.S. 124 Yung Wing
- P.S. 126 Jacob August Riis
- Dock Street School for STEAM Studies
- M.S. 131
- The Urban Assembly School for Emergency Management
- Dock Street School for STEAM Studies
- M.S. 131
- Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St
- Fulton St
- Wall St
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