259 Elizabeth Street

259 Elizabeth Street in SoHo, Manhattan, has 10 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (79/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 26 units · Built 1987

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 79/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

• Repairs: Medium (10 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

10 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 3 class A. 3 issued in the last 12 months. 30 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-08-13. Newest violation issued 2025-10-29.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 79 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2016-03-24. HPD violation 11167478
• Class C: Leak or water damage. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK EAST WALL SOUTHEAST ROOM 3 STY NORTHEAST APT 3D ER1 , SECTION '' '' (apt 3D), issued 2009-08-13. HPD violation 2623861
• Class C: Leak or water damage. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK EAST WALL NORTHEAST ROOM 3 STY NORTHEAST APT 3D ER1 , SECTION '' '' (apt 3D), issued 2009-08-13. HPD violation 2623862
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 7th floor. (B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7B, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 7B), issued 2025-10-29. HPD violation 18327957
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 7th floor. (B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7B, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 7B), issued 2025-10-29. HPD violation 18327956
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3D), issued 2015-10-30. HPD violation 10982634
• Class B: Certificate of occupancy issue, cellar. SECTION 300, 301, 302, M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE USED AS CLASS A APT. LOCATED AT SUB-CELLAR-APT PROSA, 2nd SUB-CELLAR-APT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt PROSA), issued 2011-05-04. HPD violation 8905303
• Class A: Leak or water damage, bathroom, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT SHOWER MIXER IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3D), issued 2015-10-30. HPD violation 10982633

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 8 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. 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 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: EMPIRE CONDOMINIUM. Head officer: MOISES FARHAT. Managing agent: FARHAT REALTY MANAGEMENT,LLC. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 1, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1005087501, HPD building ID 21472. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Bleecker St (6), 3 min walk
• Broadway-Lafayette St (B, D, F, M), 3 min walk
• Spring St (6), 4 min walk

How the grade is calculated

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.