266 Water Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00106-7504BIN 1001362

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0210 active DOB violation(s)
0326 open HPD violation(s)
04$23,750 in unpaid DOB fines

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Not on the rent-stabilized list

Not found in the DOF tax-bill records nor the 2024 DHCR registered building list. Absence isn't proof a unit is unregulated — buildings can be missing or newly deregulated.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1886

Built

Floors

Residential units

Condominium

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 14 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 6AIssued 2016-03-035+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6A, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 6AIssued 2016-03-035+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6A, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 6AIssued 2016-03-035+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... CEILING 20 SQAURE FEET IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6A, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 6AIssued 2016-03-035+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6A, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water2

Water Leak2

Paint/Plaster1

Water LeakSlow Leak2026-03-08 · closed

Paint/PlasterCeiling2026-03-08 · closed

Water LeakSlow Leak2026-03-08 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

365

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential130

Commercial103

Street/Sidewalk65

Unspecified44

Vehicle17

Helicopter5

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

138

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony43

Misdemeanor70

Violation25

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 9 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2024-12-23

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2024-12-23

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-10-17

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO A SHIFTED/DETACHING SECTION OF METAL CORNICE LOCATED BY MAIN ENTRANCE,EXP1(SOUTH ELEV) BETWEEN 1ST&2ND FL REMEDY:IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE SAFE MEASURES TO SECURE & PROTECT THE PUBLI & INSTALL PUBLIC PROTECTION @EXP1 (S.ELEV).MAKE IMMEDIATE REPAIRS UNDER SUPERVISION OF LIC.PROF.REMOVE/SECURE ALL LOOSE/HANGING MATERIAL

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2016-02-22

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

THE WALTON CONDOMINIUM

Head officer

KIMBERLY TAMBASCIA

Managing agent

MAXWELL KATES INC.

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$23,750

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ConstructionClass 12026-09-25$6,250 due

ConstructionClass 12025-07-01$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 22024-10-17$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 12024-10-17$10,000 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Most recent mortgage2016-12-28 · $621,290

Mortgage2016-12-28$621,290

borrower LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 18 LLC · lender LEGACYTEXAS BANK

Mortgage2016-12-28$621,290

borrower LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 18 LLC · lender LEGACYTEXAS BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale