A four-unit Lower East Side walk-up where block-level truck traffic and restaurant air quality dominate the immediate surroundings.
This four-unit East Houston Street walk-up carries few complaints at its own front door, but sits in an active Lower East Side commercial strip. The building was purchased for $4.2M in 2015 before being transferred into a family LLC structure in 2016. Three things to know:
East Houston is a designated truck corridor, and traffic signals dominate the block. 1,558 traffic complaints logged within three blocks over the last year, driven almost entirely by 1,556 truck route violations. Heavy commercial traffic runs along Houston Street, making engine braking and street noise a constant factor for front-facing units.
Restaurant exhaust and indoor air quality calls ripple through neighboring properties. 26 indoor air quality reports and 17 food establishment complaints registered within three blocks in the last year. Ground-floor commercial venting and kitchen exhaust lines can bleed odors or fumes through risers and lightwells into upper apartments.
Cooking gas service calls are elevated on surrounding blocks. 596 general maintenance calls logged within three blocks over the last year, led by 382 cooking gas service reports across nearby buildings. While the building's own record shows only 9 parking-related calls over two years, utility work and gas line maintenance are frequent across the block.
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249 East Houston Street is a 4-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1003550051). This building is associated with 249 East Houston Street LLC. Brix tracks 0 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1900, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 2 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed November 15, 2025.
The building last changed hands on May 25, 2016, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 83/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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