271 East Houston Street
Manhattan · 10002 · BBL 1003500012 · look up another building
A company took title here in August 21, 2025, for a stated $7.2M.
Most recent filing on this building: a permit, May 22, 2026
271 East Houston Street is a mixed residential and commercial building in Chinatown, Manhattan, ZIP 10002. City records date it to 1920 and count 15 apartments, inside 17 units in all. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 269-271 E HOUSTON STREET LLC. Its total assessed value is $2.1M, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 4 rent-stabilized units here in 2023, but that is the building and not your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
Who owns 271 East Houston Street
The most recent recorded deed is dated Aug 21, 2025, transferring the lot to 269-271 E HOUSTON STREET LLC for a stated $7.2M. PulseCities holds 1 recorded deed for this lot. Deeds recorded through September 29, 2026, the most recent day the city has published.
A deed names a party of record. Stated consideration of $0 usually marks a transfer between related parties rather than a sale.
Know the month this building changes
Most buildings here are quiet. Two filings a year is normal, so most months there's nothing to report on 271 East Houston Street and we'll say so. The point is the month we do
Sales and ownership history at 271 East Houston Street
| Party recorded | Recorded | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jpmorgan Chase Bank NaASST from PRISM CAPITAL CORPORATION | Aug 21, 2025 | |
| 269-271 E Houston Street LLCDEED from 269 E HOUSTON PARTNERS LLC | Aug 21, 2025 | $7.2M |
Deeds and assignments recorded in ACRIS, one row per document. Amount is the stated consideration; $0 often marks a non-arms-length transfer. An assignment moves a lender's paper and is not a sale. Source: NYC ACRIS, current through September 29, 2026.
Taxes and assessed value for 271 East Houston Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $2.1M for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $142K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
No executed evictions at 271 East Houston Street
No executed eviction is on record at 271 East Houston Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 271 East Houston Street
DHCR registration records list 4 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 271 East Houston Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 2 violations against this building, of which 2 remain unresolved. That is about typical for buildings its size in 10002. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 1 open violation.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 271 East Houston Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Properly repair or replace the broken or defective mortise lock, and latch set on the building entrance door a…Nov Certified On Time | Feb 20, 2026 | C |
| Remove all encumbrances consisting of range with door at public hall, 1st storyNov Certified On Time | Jan 26, 2026 | B |
The 2 most recent violations written against this building, newest first. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Permits filed at 271 East Houston Street
| Work | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| PLMPLUMBING WORK AT PARTIAL 2ND,4TH & 6TH FLOOR PLAN(APTS. #1B,#3B,5A & #5C) IN AN | May 22, 2026 | AL |
| GCINTERIOR RENOVATION @ PARTIAL 2ND,4TH & 6THFLOOR PLAN(APTS. #1B,#3B,#5A & #5C) I | May 19, 2026 | AL |
| PLMPLUMBING WORK AT PARTIAL 2ND,3RD & 5THFLOOR PLAN(APTS. #2A,#3C & #5B) IN AN EXIS | Dec 22, 2025 | AL |
| GCINTERIOR RENOVATION @ PARTIAL 2ND, 3RD & 5THFLOOR PLAN(APTS. # 2A,3C & #5B) IN A | Dec 15, 2025 | AL |
DOB job filings on this lot, past 12 months. Source: NYC DOB job filings, current through October 9, 2026.
311 complaint history at 271 East Houston Street
50 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 271 East Houston Street compares in 10002
PulseCities tracks 1,673 lots in 10002, of which 93 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 56 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 10002 scores 18.2 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 143 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Chinatown →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 8 other addresses on tax block 350 in Manhattan. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 271 East Houston Street
Who owns 271 East Houston Street?
The most recent deed on file for 271 East Houston Street names 269-271 E HOUSTON STREET LLC. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building. That deed was recorded Aug 21, 2025.
How much did 271 East Houston Street sell for?
The most recent deed states a consideration of $7.2M, recorded Aug 21, 2025 in ACRIS. Stated consideration is what the parties filed, and it can differ from the economics of the deal.
Have there been evictions at 271 East Houston Street?
No executed eviction at 271 East Houston Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 271 East Houston Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 4 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.
What is 271 East Houston Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $2.1M for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 271 East Houston Street?
10002 (Chinatown) scores 18.2 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.