250 Mercer Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00535-7501BIN 1008629

Concern level3 of 4

High

0136 active DOB violation(s)
0210 open HPD violation(s)
031 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

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 2 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 274 apartments.

2018 — 3 units registered2023 — 2

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1908

Built

Floors

274

Residential units

Condominium

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 15 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 B308Issued 2021-05-065+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B308, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''west''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt B308Issued 2021-05-065+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT B308, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''west''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt B308Issued 2021-05-065+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT WEST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT B308, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''west''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt B308Issued 2021-05-065+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B308, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''west''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water1

Safety1

Unsanitary Condition1

Water Leak1

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2025-12-05 · closed

SafetyFire Escape2024-03-25 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionMold2021-04-22 · 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

376

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk194

Commercial62

Unspecified55

Residential43

Vehicle18

Helicopter4

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

380

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony144

Misdemeanor210

Violation26

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 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

173

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-01-20

EWO DUE TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS BTWN 2 EXISTING SIDEWALK SHEDS. AN UNPROTECTED GAP ON W 4TH & MERCER ST. SEVERE CRACKING SPALLING & DETERIORATED BRICK MASONRY @ PARAPET LEVEL, EXTERIOR WALL @ MULT LOCATIONS @ N & W ELEV. REMEDY: OWNER TO IMMEDIATELY INSTALL SIDEWALK SHED BTWN 2 EXISTING SHEDS ON MERCER & W 4TH U/LICENSED PROFESSIONAL

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-08-11

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. EXP 2: CRACKS, SPALLING MASONRY AND DETACH METAL AT AWNING OVER ENTRANCE. EXP 2 CRACKS, STEP CRACKS AND CORROSIONS OF FIRE ESCAPE. EXPOSURE 4 BULGING CRACKS AND MISSING BRICKS. REMEDY: REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE

ACTIVE · FISPHAZ-HAZARDOUS CONDITION (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2024-02-17

CYCLE 9A UNSAFE REPORT FILED

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 2012-01-17

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

MERCER SQUARE OWNERS CORP

Head officer

ADAM MARSH

Managing agent

DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

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

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$1,250

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 22026-10-06$1,250 due

Local LawClass 22022-12-09$1,280 penalty

ConstructionClass 12019-12-20$2,500 penalty

DEFAULTConstructionClass 12019-12-20$25,000 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

No recorded sales or mortgages found in ACRIS for this lot.

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