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178 Spring Street

MANHATTAN, NY 10012 BBL 1004880016 4 units · 5 floors · 1854

Despite past complaints, recent landlord activity indicates a low probability of future maintenance failures.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in SoHo
Above average
avg 4.6
5
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 5 recorded HPD violations, above the SoHo average of 4.6.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 178 Spring 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 1854
6 or more units
4 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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How 178 Spring 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
51th percentile

Out of 389 buildings in this neighborhood, 198 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
73.2%
No serious
violations
22.9%
Some violations
(1–9)
3.9%
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.

Emergency violations, property manager's portfolio

Emergency violations across buildings under this property manager.

DOB complaints, property manager's portfolio

Building complaints logged against properties under this manager.

Hazardous violations, property manager's portfolio

Hazardous violations across all buildings this manager is registered on.

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What's in the 178 Spring Street report

Building characteristics
Total units4
Floors5
Year built1854
Gross area4,239 sq ft
Building class—
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

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

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

178 Spring St, New York, NY 10012
178 1/2 Spring St, New York, NY 10012
178a Spring St, New York, NY 10012
Who's behind the building

178 Spring 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.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Hws 178 Spring Street Corp.
Address
341 St Nicholas Avenue suite
New York, NY 10027
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The story over time

178 Spring Street event timeline

Violations, complaints, fines, and permits — the most recent records on file, in order.

2026
Permit May 13
Initial Permit · Sprinklers
Permit Issued
Bedbug Filing May 04
Bedbug report filed

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