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276 Water Street

MANHATTAN, NY 10038 BBL 1001060002 3 units · 6 floors · 2008

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Financial District
? vs. avg
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 276 Water Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 2008
6 or more units
3 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

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AI summary · updated June 2026

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How we score buildings

How 276 Water Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
96th percentile

Out of 122 buildings in this neighborhood, 117 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
91.3%
No serious
violations
6.7%
Some violations
(1–9)
2.0%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Neighborhood (ZIP code)

The ZIP code captures local housing market conditions and enforcement patterns that affect all buildings in the area.

Building size

Total residential square footage — a proxy for building scale and the number of systems (plumbing, HVAC, etc.) that can fail.

Building code violation rate, landlord's portfolio

Per-building DOB violation rate across the landlord's portfolio.

Building characteristics
Total units3
Floors6
Year built2008
Gross area10,722 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Who's behind the building

276 Water Street's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Joint Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Alan Schiffres
Address
276 Water Street apt 6
New York, NY 10038
Landlord portfolio

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