A five-unit SoHo loft building where the internal filing record is clean, but street-level retail congestion and nearby commercial exhaust shape the block.
A 19th-century SoHo loft building with five residential units over commercial space. The building carries no open housing-code violations, but street-level commercial traffic and nearby food service dominate the surrounding block. Three things to know:
Delivery traffic continuously competes for curb space. 527 illegal parking complaints were logged within three blocks over the last year, led by posted sign violations (222) and blocked hydrants (103). This reflects heavy retail loading and delivery turnover rather than long-term vehicle storage.
Commercial air quality and kitchen venting affect the immediate area. Within three blocks, 9 indoor air quality calls and 9 food establishment complaints were logged over the last year. Commercial kitchen exhaust and street-level food vendor fumes can bleed into upper-floor loft risers and windows depending on wind and ducting.
Pedestrian vendor activity keeps the block steps active. 157 vendor enforcement calls were filed within three blocks over the trailing 12 months, mostly for food vendors (107). The concentration creates heavy daytime foot traffic right along the sidewalk.
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79 Mercer Street is a 5-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1004850029). This building is associated with 79 Mercer 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 1893, this office building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
The DOB has logged 2 permit filings on this building in the last 24 months.
The building last changed hands on October 28, 2022 for $10,000,000, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 100/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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