49 Prince Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00510-0026BIN 1007934

Concern level3 of 4

High

014 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 7 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)

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

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 7 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 27 apartments.

2018 — 10 units registered2023 — 7

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1915

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building8 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

234

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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-12-01

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE SECURITY IN A EVENT OF POWER OUTAGE BY MEANS OF A HEAVY DUTY LOCKSET AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-12-01RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING UNACCEPTABLE ELECTRO MAGNETIC LOCKSET AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 10Issued 2021-10-085+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 10, 10th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2021-07-095+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF LACK OF VENTILATION AT ALL STORIES DUE TO INSTILATION OF SINGLE SASH HERMETICALLY SEALED WINDOW AT PUBLIC HALL

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water21

Unsanitary Condition7

Paint/Plaster3

Door/Window3

Flooring/Stairs2

General1

Electric1

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1054

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk343

Residential240

Commercial234

Unspecified146

Vehicle90

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — 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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1139

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony326

Misdemeanor727

Violation86

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 6 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

No active DOB violations.

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 2020-01-30

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2019-05-16

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2019-04-17

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

49 PRINCE LLC

Head officer

MICHAEL BESEN

Managing agent

NEW YORK CITY MANAGEMENT

8 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2016-08-30 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2022-10-27 · $3,930,000

Mortgage2022-10-27$3,930,000

borrower 49 PRINCE LLC · lender GREYSTONE SERVICING LLC

Mortgage2022-10-27$11,000,000

borrower 49 PRINCE LLC · lender GREYSTONE CRE NOTE 2019-FL2 LTD

Mortgage2020-03-11$5,000,000

borrower 336 W 17 LLC, 49 PRINCE LLC, 311 W 21 LLC · lender GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC

Sale2016-08-30no recorded price

MBK GROUP, LLC → 49 PRINCE LLC

Sale2016-08-30$8,742,500

J&S 49 PRINCE LLC → MBK GROUP, LLC

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