255 East Houston Street
255 East Houston Street in Lower East Side, Manhattan, has 1 open HPD violation, and 23 of 88 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (85/100).
Mixed residential & commercial · 88 units · Built 2017
StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 85/100)
- 1 open housing violation, none in the most serious class.
- The owner's bedbug filings report 2 infested units over the last 3 years.
- The other 2 buildings registered to this head officer are all graded C or better.
- 23 of 88 units are rent-stabilized.
Fewer open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.
- Repairs: Low (1 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
- Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
- Pests: Medium (2 infested units, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
- Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
- Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026
Housing code violations (HPD)
1 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 1 on record.
HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.
- Class A: Required notice or sign missing (entrance). (B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WITHIN THE COMMON AREA AT THE BUILDINGS ENTRANCE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.NYC.GOV/SITE/HPD/SERVICES-AND-INFORMATION/REQUIRED-SIGNAGE.PAGE. HPD violation 19315571
311 housing complaints
3 in the last 12 months, 5 in 5 years. Most common: Door/Window (1), Heat/Hot Water (1), Unsanitary Condition (1).
Bedbugs
The owner reported 2 infested units in the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.
- 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
- 2025: Owner reported 1 infested, 0 treated, 0 re-infested
- 2024: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
- 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
- 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
- 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units
Buildings department (DOB)
1 open DOB violation. 5 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.
Evictions and housing court
0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.
Rent stabilization
23 of 88 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).
Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 23 in 2024, 0 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.
Owner and management
Owner: 255 EAST HOUSTON OWNER LLC.. Head officer: SAMY MAHFAR. Managing agent: DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. This owner has 3 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.
Last HPD registration Jul 16, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.
Tax lot and city IDs
BBL 1003550054, HPD building ID 972757. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.
Nearest subway
- Delancey St-Essex St (M, J, Z), 5 min walk
- Delancey St-Essex St (F), 5 min walk
- 2 Av (F), 6 min walk
How the grade is calculated
| Factor | On record | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Open HPD violations | 1 open (1 class A) | −4 |
| 311 housing complaints (12 mo) | 3 | −3 |
| Bedbug reports (3 yr) | 2 infested units | −8 |
| Executed evictions (3 yr) | None | 0 |
| Housing litigation | No open cases | 0 |
| Open DOB violations | 1 open DOB violation | 0 |
Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.