196 Spring Street
Manhattan · 10012 · BBL 1004890018 · look up another building
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, July 15, 2026
196 Spring Street is a mixed residential and commercial building in SoHo, Manhattan, ZIP 10012. City records date it to 1908 and count 22 apartments, inside 25 units in all. The city's property file lists the owner of record as LF EAST 21 PROPERTY CO.,. Its total assessed value is $3.2M, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 6 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.
The November 1 report on this block
On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 489 in Manhattan, the block 196 Spring Street is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- 6 buildings changed hands in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 31 parcels and 442 residential units.
Anything filed on 196 Spring Street itself comes the next morning.
Taxes and assessed value for 196 Spring Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $3.2M for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $146K 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 196 Spring Street
No executed eviction is on record at 196 Spring Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 196 Spring Street
DHCR registration records list 6 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 196 Spring Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 25 violations against this building, of which 23 remain unresolved. That is more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 10012. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 4 open violations.
If you own or manage this building, violationscout.com shows what it takes to clear these, from the date each one has to be certified by to how a correction gets filed. It is a paid site, built by the same person as this one.
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 196 Spring Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Fire escape defective. replace with new the broken, defective and/or missing drop ladder at center stack at fr…Nov Sent Out | Jul 15, 2026 | C |
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the east wall at public hall, 3rd storyNov Certified On Time | Jul 15, 2026 | A |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at east wall at public h…Nov Certified On Time | Jul 15, 2026 | B |
| Fire escape defective. replace with new the broken, defective and/or missing metal tread 6th up from bottom at…Nov Sent Out | Jul 15, 2026 | C |
| Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at west wall in the foyerCiv14 Mailed | Jul 15, 2026 | B |
| Properly repair or replace the broken or defective return bell buzzer from west wall to entrance to building i…Civ14 Mailed | Jul 15, 2026 | B |
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the kitchenCiv14 Mailed | Jul 15, 2026 | A |
| Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation steam riser at south wall in the kitchenCiv14 Mailed | Jul 15, 2026 | A |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 2 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 196 Spring Street
11 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 196 Spring Street compares in 10012
PulseCities tracks 1,174 lots in 10012, of which 38 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 77 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 10012 scores 31.4 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 84 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for SoHo →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 7 other addresses on tax block 489 in Manhattan. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 196 Spring Street
Who owns 196 Spring Street?
The city's property file lists LF EAST 21 PROPERTY CO., as the owner of record for 196 Spring Street. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 196 Spring Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 196 Spring Street appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 196 Spring Street?
No executed eviction at 196 Spring 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 196 Spring Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 6 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 196 Spring Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $3.2M 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 196 Spring Street?
10012 (SoHo) scores 31.4 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.