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285 BOWERY

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285 BOWERY

285 BOWERY · East Village

Year builtBuilt 2005
Residences≈ 206
Floors9
Building typeRental

A 9-story rental built in 2005, with approximately 206 residences, in Manhattan.

Building intelligence

Factual observations8
Record areas covered19

Coverage of the public record — no scores, just sourced facts.

The vitals

What should I know?

Factual observations from the public record. No scores, no verdicts — each one shows its source.

Facade filed SAFE

NYC DOB

The latest exterior inspection under FISP Cycle 9 reports the building's facade as SAFE.

Wed Jul 07 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) · FISP report

FEMA flood zone X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer

FEMA maps this building's location in flood zone X.

Wed Sep 05 · FIRM panel 3604970201F

Above the Local Law 97 size threshold

NYC Energy Benchmarking

Reported gross floor area of 212,816 sq ft is above the Local Law 97 size threshold. This is a size signal from filed floor area, not membership in the DOB Covered Buildings List, and Brickwise does not estimate penalties.

2024 · Reported gross floor area 212816 ft2 is at or above the 25000 ft2 size threshold signal. NOT official Covered Buildings List membership.

Energy letter grade D

NYC DOB

DOB published energy efficiency grade D for this tax lot under Local Law 33.

Latest published grade · DOB Sustainability Compliance Map published LL33 letter grade

32 DOB violation source records open

NYC DOB

Of 134 DOB violation source records on file, 32 are currently open. Counts are source records, not unique incidents.

Brickwise DOB sync · Violation source records

Major construction filed nearby

NYC DOB

1 major DOB filing (nearest: major alteration about 192 ft away) sit on neighbouring properties. DOB publishes filings, not schedules — Brickwise makes no claim about duration, views, light, or noise.

Tue Jun 03 · M01200710

Subway about 2 minutes away

MTA

2 Av (F) is about 630 ft from this building in a straight line (~2 min walk approx.) — not a routed walking path.

MTA subway stations · 232

No offering plan match

NY Attorney General

No NY Attorney General offering plan match is currently linked to this building in Brickwise.

NY AG sync · AG offering plan database

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The complete record

Overview

Everything below comes from official records. Each fact carries its source.

At a glance

Building typeRental
Built2005
Floors9
Approx. residencesApproximate residences from PLUTO units_residential (tax-lot scoped)≈ 206
Building Facts

Official identifiers

Billing BBL1004560001
BIN1087255
BoroughManhattan
NeighborhoodEast Village
Financials

No records found

Reviewed financial facts from offering-plan documents are not yet available for this building.

Ownership & Sales

Recorded filings against the property. Counts describe filing activity — not debt, title quality, or distress.

Recorded instruments (by Brickwise category)

Deeds / transfers5
Mortgage records6
Other / UCC / liensTotal ACRIS document rows on file for this building69
Operations

Registration & management

HPD building registrationOn file
Managing agentOn file

HPD activity

Violation source recordsSource records — not unique incidents1
Complaint source records6
Bedbug filings8
Litigations0
Vacate orders0
Violations & Complaints

Counts are source records. Cross-source duplicates are not collapsed into unique incidents.

DOB

Violation source records134
Currently open (source records)32
Complaint source records32
Permits & Jobs

DOB activity

Permits196
Jobs206
Elevator / device recordsDevice records — not a count of active elevators6
Latest FISP conditionSAFE
Assessments & Tax

DOF coverage

Assessment rows20
Public sale recordsPublic-record sales — not classified as comparable sales0
Exemptions28
Abatements0
Condo tax unitsTax-lot units, not apartment listings0
Offering Plan & Documents

No records found

No offering plan match found in NY Attorney General records for this building.

Energy & Emissions

Owners file these figures with the City under Local Law 84. Brickwise reports the filed numbers and the published letter grade — we don't rate a building's energy performance.

Published grade & score

Energy letter gradeGrade published by DOB for this tax lot.D
ENERGY STAR score6

Reported energy use · 2024

Site energy use intensitykBtu per square foot, as filed.104.4
National median site EUIPublished median for this property type — context, not a pass/fail line.73.4
Total greenhouse gas emissionsMetric tons CO2e, owner-reported.1,778.9
Gross floor area (as filed)Square feet reported for benchmarking; may cover more than one building.212,816
Property type (as filed)Multifamily Housing

Local Law 97 signals

Size threshold signalSize signal only. This is not membership in the DOB Local Law 97 Covered Buildings List, and Brickwise does not estimate penalties.Above the Local Law 97 size threshold in reported floor area
Reported emissions used for the signal1,778.9
Landmark & Historic

No records found

No records found

No Landmarks Preservation Commission designation record was found for this building or its tax lot.

Zoning & Land Use

Zoning describes what the City permits on this tax lot. It is not a prediction about future development, and floor-area ratios below are the values PLUTO publishes.

Zoning

Zoning districtR8X
Commercial overlayNot available
Special districtNot available
Zoning mapNot available
Limited height districtNot available

Lot & floor area

Lot area35,772 sq ft
Built floor area ratioNot available
Maximum residential FARNot available
Land use category3
Building classD9
Flood & Resilience

Flood zones are read from the effective FEMA map at this building's mapped point, and evacuation zones from NYC Emergency Management. Flood insurance requirements are set by lenders and FEMA, not by Brickwise.

FEMA flood map

Flood zoneX
Special Flood Hazard AreaFEMA's regulatory designation for the 1%-annual-chance floodplain.No
Base flood elevationNot available
FIRM panel3604970201F

Hurricane evacuation

Evacuation zoneThe City orders evacuations by zone when a storm requires it.X
Internet & Connectivity

Provider-reported to the FCC and not verified by Brickwise. Reported availability is not a statement that service is installed or obtainable in any individual unit.

Reported availability

Residential providers reported— Reported available in this location's census block9
Fiber reported availableA provider filed that it reports fiber service here. It is not confirmation that fiber is wired to any unit.Yes — reported by a provider
Cable reported availableYes — reported by a provider
Highest advertised download speedMaximum advertised speeds are the provider's own filed marketing maximums, not measured performance.1,000 Mbps

Matched on the census block containing this building, not on an individual serviceable location. A provider that reports service anywhere in the block appears here.

Nearby Development

These are construction filings on neighbouring properties. A filing is not a schedule: DOB does not publish how long work will run, and Brickwise makes no claim about views, light, or noise.

Filings near this building

Within 100 ft0
Within 250 ft2
Within 500 ft10
New building filings0
Demolition filings0
Nearest filingStraight-line distance between mapped points, not a walking distance.192 ft · Major alteration
Getting Around

Distances are straight-line from this building's mapped point. Walk times are an approximation (~3 mph), not routed directions.

Subway

2 Av~2 min walk (approx.) · Lines F · 630 ft
Bleecker St~4 min walk (approx.) · Lines 6 B D F M · 965 ft
Bowery~6 min walk (approx.) · Lines J Z · 1,610 ft
Prince St~6 min walk (approx.) · Lines R W · 1,631 ft
Spring St~6 min walk (approx.) · Lines 6 · 1,662 ft

Bus

BOWERY/E HOUSTON ST~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M103
EAST HOUSTON ST/2 AV~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M21
EAST HOUSTON ST/BOWERY~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M21
EAST HOUSTON ST/BOWERY~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M21

Citi Bike

E 1 St & BoweryDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~1 min walk (approx.) · 44 docks (published)
E 2 St & 2 AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~1 min walk (approx.) · 84 docks (published)
Stanton St & Chrystie StDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~3 min walk (approx.) · 47 docks (published)
Daily Essentials

Nearest useful places by straight-line distance. Walk times are approximate (not routed). OpenStreetMap places are community-mapped; agency sources are marked where applicable.

Grocery

Whole Foods Market~1 min walk (approx.) · 254 ft
4th Street Food Co-Op~3 min walk (approx.) · 869 ft
Bulletin Nolita~3 min walk (approx.) · 918 ft

Pharmacy

Avalon Chemists~1 min walk (approx.) · 208 ft
CVS Pharmacy~3 min walk (approx.) · 777 ft
CVS Pharmacy~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,294 ft

Hospital

Mount Sinai - Behavioral Health Center~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,319 ft

Park

Liz Christy Garden~1 min walk (approx.) · 98 ft
First Park~2 min walk (approx.) · 533 ft
First Street Garden~2 min walk (approx.) · 624 ft

Parking

Unnamed place~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,155 ft

Ev Charging

Enterprise 284 Mott St - Underground garage~3 min walk (approx.) · 663 ft
The Standard, East Village - Tesla Destination~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,275 ft

Veterinarian

Cooper Square Veterinary Hospital~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,203 ft
St. Marks Veterinary Hospital~9 min walk (approx.) · 2,269 ft

Clinic

Project Renewal~2 min walk (approx.) · 610 ft
Mobile Medical Unit~2 min walk (approx.) · 637 ft
Schools & Childcare

Zoned school is the DOE attendance-zone match for this building's coordinates. Nearby schools are closest published locations — not the same as zoning. No ratings.

Zoned elementary school

Zoned schoolPoint-in-polygon match. Not inferred from nearest school.Zoned (DOE attendance zone)

Nearby schools

Cascades High School~3 min walk (approx.) · 811 ft
Forsyth Satellite Academy~3 min walk (approx.) · 811 ft
Manhattan School for Career Development~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,237 ft
Neighborhood School~6 min walk (approx.) · 1,545 ft
Quality of Life

311 counts are what people reported to the City — reports, not confirmed conditions. Building-scoped rows match this building's address; nearby rows are within a short radius and are not attributed to this building.

Building · last 12 months

Building-related reports1
NOISE RESIDENTIAL1
ELEVATOR0
BUILDING CONDITION0
WATER LEAK OR PLUMBING0
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY0

Nearby · last 12 months

Reports near this buildingNearby counts are not complaints about this building.7729
NOISE STREET OR COMMERCIAL2544
HEAT HOT WATER1213
NOISE RESIDENTIAL1008
BUILDING CONDITION800
SANITATION AREA640