53 Wooster Street, Manhattan

    An 1825 Soho structure operating under corporate ownership with active commercial exposure nearby.

    A single-family Soho townhouse dating to 1825 that has changed corporate hands twice over the last decade and a half. The address stays out of heavy operational logs, leaving nearby retail exhaust and nightlife as the primary factors. Three things to know:

    Ownership has cycled through corporate entities over the last fifteen years. Title transferred in 2011 for $3.575M to one corporate entity, then sold again in 2018 for $7.2M to another holding company. Single-unit residential structures under corporate holding entities often shift between private occupancy, luxury rentals, or land-banking.

    Commercial kitchen venting and food exhaust affect the immediate block face. 20 food establishment complaints logged within three blocks over the last 12 months, pointing to active commercial kitchen exhaust and venting in the immediate retail grid. Food establishment calls often track HVAC or riser bleed into nearby residential levels.

    Late-night commercial noise dominates the surrounding blocks. 149 commercial noise calls hit within three blocks over the last 12 months, driven by 128 loud music and party complaints from surrounding retail and nightlife. Residential noise added another 135 calls in the same radius.

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    53 Wooster Street is a 1-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1004750017). This building is associated with Jp 81 Mercer, LLC. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

    Built in 1825, this mixed-use 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 December 12, 2024.

    The building last changed hands on October 3, 2018 for $7,200,000, according to recorded deeds.

    Brix score: 78/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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