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Building report

270 Water Street

Manhattan · 10038 | BBL 1001060005 | BIN 1001360
HPD data as of November 6, 2026
F
Compliance verdict — Serious open violations — 2 immediately hazardous, about one for every 4 apartments

City records show open immediately-hazardous housing-code violations at this building.

2 open HPD violations on record: 2 Class C (immediately hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class C): Fire escape defective. replace with new the broken, defective and/or missing 2nd and 15th….

Oldest open HPD violation (Class C): 3,089 days (about 8 years), on record since 2018.

Violation figures current as of Nov 6, 2026.

An 8-unit building, built in 1840.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 8 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

0
Open HPD
Class B
2
Open HPD
Class C
571
311 calls
12 months to Nov 2026
n/a
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
8
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
43
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through June 2026
$3,140
ZIP median
rent
1840
Year built
7 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
304 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

270 Water 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 4, 5, 6, J, and Z lines.

What's the closest subway to 270 Water Street?
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St (4,5,6,J,Z) — a 7-minute walk (527m) from 270 Water Street. Served by the 4, 5, 6, J, and Z lines.
Is 270 Water Street subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1840, before NYC's 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Annual inspections are required for units with children under 6. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
HPD Online ↗
All-time HPD violations
Total2
Open2
Closed0

On record since May 2018. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.

By severity class
Recent open violations
  • 2018-05-23 Class C · 3,089 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN, DEFECTIVE AND/OR MISSING 2ND AND 15TH IRON TREAD…"
  • 2018-05-23 Class C · 3,089 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN, DEFECTIVE AND/OR MISSING 12TH AND 13TH IRON TREAD…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations
No open pest violations on record.
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of November 6, 2026. · See this building on HPD Online ↗
  • Class C · 2 open · penalty 30 · (15/ea)
HPD Complaints
—
Data temporarily unavailable.
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
DOB BIS ↗
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total8
Open8
Closed0
Complaints
Total14
Open (active)0
Closed14
Recent open violations
  • 2022-02-16 AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
  • 2022-02-02 AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
  • 2022-02-02 AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
DOB data as of November 6, 2026 — last checked against the Department of Buildings on that date; the records were unchanged.
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file0
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Lead Paint Exposure

No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.

Built 1840. Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960. The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.

Source: HPD lead-paint violations (NYC Admin Code §27-2056).

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1840 (186 yr old)
Building classC7 — Walk-up w/ stores
Floors5
Residential units8
Total units9
Building area (sqft)12,585
Lot area (sqft)3,019
Owner of record (PLUTO)BUTTON FACTORY TENANTS CORP.
Designations
Historic districtSouth Street Seaport Historic District Extension
Council district1
Rent Stabilization
—
BBL not found in the Who Owns What database — typically a small portfolio outside that dataset's coverage, or a recently created tax lot. Rent-stabilization status cannot be confirmed here without a DHCR records request. (As of November 6, 2026.)
Energy benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through June 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total43220
Violent220
Shooting incidents (Jan–Dec 2024)00
Felonies1364
Misdemeanors23101
Violations444
Shooting counts are incidents, not people injured, and reflect Jan–Dec 2024 — most recent NYC shooting data available. All other counts cover 12 months through June 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 44
  • PETIT LARCENY: 42
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 28
  • GRAND LARCENY: 24
  • CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 24
Borough context: Manhattan (12 mo): 130,218 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls571
Top complaint types
  • Noise - Commercial: 75
  • Traffic Signal Condition: 53
  • Illegal Parking: 49
  • Street Condition: 46
  • Noise - Residential: 38
By category
Other353
Noise156
Parking54
Homeless4
Trash2
Rats1
Construction1
Drug0
Drinking0
311 data as of November 6, 2026 — read from NYC 311 on that date.
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints156
Dominant subtypeCommercial
By subtype
Commercial75
Residential38
Street Sidewalk24
Vehicle19
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: F — Very high noise activity. Based on 311 noise complaints logged within 150m over 12 months — an area signal, not a characteristic of this building. Separate from the building's compliance grade.
Flood Risk
Flood hazard zone — NYC 2020s floodplain projection (FEMA-based)
Zone AE — mapped flood hazard area · base flood elevation 12 ft
Flood susceptibility2 / 5
Projected exposure (Flood Vulnerability Index, 1-5)
Storm surgenow 2 · 2050s 3 · 2080s 3
Tidal flooding2080s 2
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$400–600/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 299 PEARL STREET 125m · $400–600/mo licensee: F.M.A CONSTRUCTION INC.
  • 511 BROOKLYN AVE 190m · $400–600/mo licensee: MIKE'S LANDSCAPING AND DESIGN, INCORPORATED
  • 80 BEEKMAN STREET 215m · $400–600/mo licensee: SEAPORT PARKING LLC
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby13
Elementary (K-5)5
Middle (6-8)2
High (9-12)5
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • The Peck Slip School K-5 · 1 min (86m) · District 2
  • P.S. 126 Jacob August Riis Pre-K-8 · 5 min (395m) · District 2
  • Spruce Street School K-8 · 6 min (446m) · District 2
Middle — closest 3 by walk (2)
  • P.S. 126 Jacob August Riis Pre-K-8 · 5 min (395m) · District 2
  • Spruce Street School K-8 · 6 min (446m) · District 2
High — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • The Urban Assembly School for Emergency Management 9-12 · 4 min (301m) · District 2
  • Manhattan Early College School for Advertising 9-12 · 4 min (301m) · District 2
  • Urban Assembly Maker Academy 9-12 · 4 min (301m) · District 2
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby4
Unique lines11
Lines served: 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · A · C · J · R · W · Z
Closest 3 stations
  • Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St 4, 5, 6, J, Z · 527m · 7 min walk · ADA accessible
  • Fulton St 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, Z · 563m · 7 min walk · ADA accessible
  • Wall St 2, 3 · 685m · 9 min walk
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby304
Eating (202) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants140
Fast food62
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)29
→ Supermarkets9
→ Convenience20
Pharmacies13
ATMs7
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (70 places selling coffee, of which 60 tagged as a café).
Walkable Errands A — Excellent walkability — all errand types nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby63
A: 55 Pending: 8
Sample
  • Grade A Ryan Maguire's · Irish
  • Grade A Tj Byrnes · Irish
  • Grade A Jeremy's Ale House · American
  • Grade A Fresh Salt · American
  • Grade A Rosella's Pizzeria · Pizza
  • Grade A Squire's Diner · American
  • Grade A Suteishi · Japanese
  • Grade A Il Brigante · Italian
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby186
By category — top 8 of 17 (150 of 186 facilities)
Parks And Plazas24
Human Services22
Transportation22
Youth Services22
Offices, Training, And Testing18
Historical Sites16
Cultural Institutions15
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten11
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • St. James Triangle Parks And Plazas
  • Sleep Center Art Space Inc. Cultural Institutions
  • South Street Seaport Museum Cultural Institutions
  • Excel Career Training School, Inc Vocational And Proprietary Schools
  • Delury Square Parks And Plazas
  • International Development Institute, Vocational And Proprietary Schools

Internet providers serving this area

Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:

  • Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
  • Astound Broadband Cable Up to 1,500 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
  • Spectrum Cable Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up

How to check internet providers before signing an NYC lease →

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.

Market & Availability

ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 10038 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$3,140/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 10038 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$115,121/yr
Median monthly income$9,593/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$2,878/mo
ZIP median rent$3,140/mo
ZIP median rent is 32.7% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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