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53 BARROW STREET

53 BARROW STREET · West Village

Year builtBuilt 1909
Residences≈ 48
Floors6
Building typeRental

A 6-story rental built in 1909, with approximately 48 residences, in Manhattan.

Building intelligence

Factual observations8
Record areas covered21

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.

In the Greenwich Village Historic District historic district

NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

This building sits in a Landmarks Preservation Commission historic district. Exterior work in a historic district generally requires LPC review.

LPC designation record · LPC designation record

FEMA flood zone X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer

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

Wed Sep 05 · FIRM panel 3604970182F

Above the Local Law 97 size threshold

NYC Energy Benchmarking

Reported gross floor area of 28,635 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 28635 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

No DOB violation source records

NYC DOB

Brickwise found no DOB violation source records for this building in synced datasets.

Brickwise DOB sync · DOB violation datasets

On HCR rent-stabilization building list

NYS Homes and Community Renewal

This building appears on the HCR registration list for buildings containing rent-stabilized apartments. That does not establish whether any specific apartment is rent stabilized.

2024 · 2024-DHCR-Bldg-File-Manhattan.pdf

Subway about 3 minutes away

MTA

Christopher St-Stonewall (1) is about 723 ft from this building in a straight line (~3 min walk approx.) — not a routed walking path.

MTA subway stations · 323

Fiber reported available

FCC Broadband Data

At least one provider reports to the FCC that it offers fiber residential service covering this location. A filing is not confirmation that fiber is installed or obtainable in an individual unit.

Wed Jun 30 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) · FCC Form 477 — Fixed Broadband Deployment, June 2021 (final release)

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The complete record

Overview

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

At a glance

Building typeRental
Built1909
Floors6
Approx. residencesApproximate residences from PLUTO units_residential (tax-lot scoped)≈ 48
Building Facts

Official identifiers

Billing BBL1005870046
BIN1009961
BoroughManhattan
NeighborhoodWest Village
Financials

Not yet on Brickwise

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

Financing & Lenders

Prior lender activity does not guarantee future loan approval. Building and borrower eligibility requirements may change.

No records found

No qualifying unit-level mortgage financings with identifiable lenders were found in the last 36 months.

Agency / project status

Fannie MaeFannie Mae Condo Status Finder is not automated here. “No findings” does not mean approved. Enter authorized evidence when available.Not verified in Brickwise
Freddie MacFreddie Mac Condo Project Advisor requires authorized access. Brickwise does not scrape lender-only tools. Status appears only from authorized evidence.Not verified in Brickwise
FHA / HUDHUD publishes FHA condominium project status via a public search form. Brickwise stores verified evidence here when available; project not approved ≠ FHA financing impossible.Not verified in Brickwise
Ownership & Sales

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

Recorded instruments (by Brickwise category)

Deeds / transfers3
Mortgage records5
Other / UCC / liensTotal ACRIS document rows on file for this building22
Operations

Registration & management

HPD building registrationNo records found
Managing agentNot listed

HPD activity

Violation source recordsSource records — not unique incidents0
Complaint source records0
Bedbug filings0
Litigations0
Vacate orders0
Violations & Complaints

No records found

No DOB violation or complaint source records found in synced datasets.

Permits & Jobs

DOB activity

Permits0
Jobs0
Elevator / device recordsDevice records — not a count of active elevators0
Latest FISP conditionNot available
Assessments & Tax

DOF coverage

Assessment rows10
Public sale recordsPublic-record sales — not classified as comparable sales0
Exemptions0
Abatements0
Condo tax unitsTax-lot units, not apartment listings0
Offering Plan & Documents

Not yet on Brickwise

Not yet available on Brickwise.

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 score25

Reported energy use · 2024

Site energy use intensitykBtu per square foot, as filed.115.6
National median site EUIPublished median for this property type — context, not a pass/fail line.97.4
Total greenhouse gas emissionsMetric tons CO2e, owner-reported.232.9
Gross floor area (as filed)Square feet reported for benchmarking; may cover more than one building.28,635
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 signal232.9
Landmark & Historic

Designation status comes from the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Landmark rules can affect exterior work and approvals — LPC, not Brickwise, decides what applies.

Designation

Individual landmarkNot available
Historic districtGreenwich Village Historic District
Interior landmarkNot available

Architectural record

ArchitectSomerfield & Steckler
Primary styleNot determined
Primary materialYellow Brick
Original useResidential, multi-family
Date range (as recorded)1908 - 1909
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 districtR6, C2-6
Commercial overlayNot available
Special districtNot available
Zoning map12a
Limited height districtNot available

Lot & floor area

Lot area5,714 sq ft
Built floor area ratio5.01
Maximum residential FAR2.43
Land use category4
Building classC7
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 panel3604970182F

Hurricane evacuation

Evacuation zoneThe City orders evacuations by zone when a storm requires it.4
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 ft1
Within 500 ft1
New building filings0
Demolition filings0
Nearest filingStraight-line distance between mapped points, not a walking distance.225 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

Christopher St-Stonewall~3 min walk (approx.) · Lines 1 · 723 ft
W 4 St-Wash Sq~4 min walk (approx.) · Lines A B C D E F M · 1,122 ft
Houston St~5 min walk (approx.) · Lines 1 · 1,335 ft
Spring St~8 min walk (approx.) · Lines C E · 2,063 ft
14 St~9 min walk (approx.) · Lines 1 2 3 · 2,483 ft

Bus

7 AV SOUTH/BARROW ST~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M20
7 AV SOUTH/BEDFORD ST~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes M20
CHRISTOPHER ST/BLEECKER ST~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes M8
HUDSON ST/BARROW ST~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes M20

Citi Bike

7 Ave S & Bleecker StDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~1 min walk (approx.) · 87 docks (published)
Barrow St & Hudson StDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 45 docks (published)
Christopher St & Greenwich StDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~3 min walk (approx.) · 74 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

Health and Harmony~2 min walk (approx.) · 515 ft
Gristedes~3 min walk (approx.) · 727 ft
Brooklyn Fare~4 min walk (approx.) · 949 ft

Pharmacy

CVS Pharmacy~3 min walk (approx.) · 754 ft
Rite Aid~4 min walk (approx.) · 999 ft
CVS Pharmacy~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,198 ft

Hospital

Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital~9 min walk (approx.) · 2,365 ft

Park

Sheridan Square Viewing Garden~3 min walk (approx.) · 792 ft
James J Walker Park~3 min walk (approx.) · 834 ft
Tony Dapolito Recreation Center~3 min walk (approx.) · 836 ft

Playground

Downing Street Playground~3 min walk (approx.) · 862 ft
Minetta Playground~4 min walk (approx.) · 990 ft

Parking

Centerpark Charles Street Parking Garage~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,292 ft

Ev Charging

Parkright 738 Greenwich Street - Tesla Destination~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,192 ft
140 Charles St - Garage~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,226 ft

Veterinarian

Abingdon Square Veterinary Clinic~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,272 ft
Tribeca Soho Animal Hospital~8 min walk (approx.) · 2,140 ft

Shipping

Mailbox NYC~3 min walk (approx.) · 801 ft

Clinic

NYU Langone Occupational and Industrial Orthopaedic Center (OIOC)~4 min walk (approx.) · 983 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.

Nearby schools

P.S. 003 Charrette School~2 min walk (approx.) · 485 ft
M.S. 297~3 min walk (approx.) · 805 ft
High School M560 - City As School~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,119 ft
P.S. M721 - Manhattan Occupational Training Center~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,119 ft

Daycare

BARROW STREET NURSERY SCHOOL AT GREENWICH HOUSE~2 min walk (approx.) · 448 ft
ST. LUKES'S SCHOOL~2 min walk (approx.) · 602 ft
THE DOWNING STREET PLAYGROUP, INC.~3 min walk (approx.) · 750 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 reports6
PESTS OR RODENTS3
BUILDING CONDITION2
MOLD1
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY0
WATER LEAK OR PLUMBING0

Nearby · last 12 months

Reports near this buildingNearby counts are not complaints about this building.6000
NOISE STREET OR COMMERCIAL1860
NOISE RESIDENTIAL791
HEAT HOT WATER691
SANITATION AREA594
BUILDING CONDITION549
Rent Stabilization Signal

This is a building-level registration list signal only. It does not say whether any specific apartment is rent stabilized.

HCR registration list

Building list statusThis building appears on the HCR registration list for buildings containing rent-stabilized apartments.
Match basisBBL