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196 Bowery

MANHATTAN, NY 10012 BBL 1004920037 7 units · 8 floors · 2008

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

Is 196 Bowery 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
7 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 196 Bowery'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
89th percentile

Out of 171 buildings in this neighborhood, 152 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
82.8%
No serious
violations
13.8%
Some violations
(1–9)
3.4%
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.

Number of apartments

The number of residential units affects how the model interprets complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Building size

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

DOB complaints, property manager's portfolio

Building complaints logged against properties under this manager.

Building characteristics
Total units7
Floors8
Year built2008
Gross area12,628 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

196 Bowery'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
Bowery Square Corporation
Address
244 Grand Street 301
New York, NY 10002
Landlord portfolio

Other properties owned.

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