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246 Mercer Street

MANHATTAN, NY 10012 BBL 1005320008 196 units · 14 floors · 1981

This building has a severe track record, and our model predicts major ongoing maintenance failures.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Greenwich Village
At or below average
avg 5.4
5
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 5 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Greenwich Village average of 5.4.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 246 Mercer 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 1981
6 or more units
196 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 246 Mercer 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
34th percentile

Out of 451 buildings in this neighborhood, 153 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
51.2%
No serious
violations
39.8%
Some violations
(1–9)
9.0%
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.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

311 housing calls (past 7 years)

311 calls from or about this address logged as housing-related over 7 years.

Number of apartments

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

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What's in the 246 Mercer Street report

Building characteristics
Total units196
Floors14
Year built1981
Gross area
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.

667 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
669 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
671 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
673 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
675 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
677 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
679 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
234 Mercer St, New York, NY 10012
236 Mercer St, New York, NY 10012
238 Mercer St, New York, NY 10012
240 Mercer St, New York, NY 10012
242 Mercer St, New York, NY 10012
244 Mercer St, New York, NY 10012
232 Mercer St, New York, NY 10012
Who's behind the building

246 Mercer 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.

Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
New York University
Landlord portfolio

Other properties owned.

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The story over time

246 Mercer Street event timeline

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

2026
Permit Jun 05
Renewal Permit With Changes · Sprinklers
Permit Issued

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