# 208 Bowery, Manhattan, NY 10012 BBL 1004920031 · Block 492 · Lot 31 · BIN 1007403 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/manhattan/208-bowery-1004920031 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-10-31 ## Summary 208 Bowery (Manhattan, NY 10012; tax lot BBL 1004920031) is a 3-unit store building (building class K4: store building (subtype K4)), built around 1920, on a 1,667 sq ft lot zoned C6-1. City tax records list the owner as 208 BOWERY RLTY CORP. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $1,328,000. As of October 31, 2026, NYC Open Data shows two active ECB violations and three OATH tickets with an unpaid balance. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “208 Bowery, Manhattan, NY 10012 (BBL 1004920031)”, data as of 2026-10-31, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/manhattan/208-bowery-1004920031. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 | | Active DOB violations | 0 | | Active ECB violations | 2 | | Open HPD violations | 0 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 3 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: 208 BOWERY RLTY CORP - Building class: K4 – Store building (subtype K4) - Year built: 1920 - Floors: 3 - Units: 3 residential / 4 total - Lot area: 1,667 sq ft · Building area: 4,032 sq ft - Zoning: C6-1, LI - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), data as of 2026-11-02 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $1,328,000, assessed value $597,600, tax class 4 - Source: DOF Property Valuation and Assessment Data (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws) ## Sales & deeds (ACRIS) Deeds recorded with the City Register. amount 0 usually means a non-market transfer. lots_in_deed > 1 means the price covers several lots. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 1991-01-28 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1991-01-28 from 206 BOWERY REALTY CORP to 208 BOWERY RLTY CORP, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1987-02-27 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1987-02-27 from LAU & SON REALTY CORP to 206 BOWERY RLTY CORP, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1987-02-27 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1987-02-27 from LAU & SON RLTY CORP to 208 BOWERY RLTY CP, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1986-12-17 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1986-12-17 from MAX-EL REALTY CORP. to LAU & SON RLTY CORP, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1970-02-20 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1970-02-20 from 208 BOWERY CORP to MAX-EL REALTY CORP, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | ## Open DOB jobs and recent work permits A DOB "job" is an application to do construction work. status "open" = a permit was issued but DOB has no record of final sign-off. Work permits are listed with type "work_permit" and their DOB permit status (they are not counted as open items). | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2004-11-09 | n/a (ISSUED (renewal)) | BIS work permit for job 103701567: Alteration / Other / general construction. Issued 2004-11-09, expires 2005-09-12. | ipu4-2q9a | | 2004-02-12 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 103701567: Alteration / Other / general construction. Issued 2004-02-12, expires 2004-09-12. | ipu4-2q9a | ## Open violations (DOB, ECB, HPD) status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2022-08-10 | open (violation status ACTIVE; hearing status DEFAULT; certification NO COMPLIANCE RECORDED) | ECB (DOB) violation, class - 2: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER, NOTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE ONE, SECOND LEVEL, A HORIZONTAL CRACK ALONG 2ND LEVEL WINDOW LINTELS. CRACK STRETCHES THROUGHOUT THE WID. Violation status (DOB): active (open; not resolved in DOB records). Hearing/penalty status: default (the respondent did not appear; the penalty was imposed by default). Certification of correction: no compliance recorded. Balance due $3,125. | 6bgk-3dad | | 2022-08-10 | open (violation status ACTIVE; hearing status IN VIOLATION; certification NO COMPLIANCE RECORDED) | ECB (DOB) violation, class - 3: BUSINESS AWNING APROX 3'X17' WHITE CANVAS STATES "SNOW XUE GAO"IN BLACK TEXT. 1 ADVERTISING SIGN APROX 3'X4' BLACK BACKGROUND, HANGING FROM A POLE, STATES "LIFE IS A KILLER"&"NOTHING RECEDES LIKE SUCCESS" IN MU. Violation status (DOB): active (open; not resolved in DOB records). Hearing/penalty status: found in violation. Certification of correction: no compliance recorded. Balance due $500. | 6bgk-3dad | ## OATH tickets with unpaid balance or pending status "open" = balance due > $0 after a decision (cases awaiting a hearing are "pending"). default=true means the respondent did not appear. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2023-08-16 | open (DEFAULTED · DEFAULTED) | OATH ticket from Miscellaneous Agencies: UNREAS NOISE: SOUND REPRO DEVICE FOR COMM BUS ADVT PURPOSE. Unpaid balance $1,750. Respondent defaulted (did not appear). | jz4z-kudi | | 2022-08-10 | open (DOCKETED · DEFAULTED) | OATH ticket from Dept. Of Buildings: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. Unpaid balance $3,125. Respondent defaulted (did not appear). | jz4z-kudi | | 2022-08-10 | open (DOCKETED · IN VIOLATION) | OATH ticket from Dept. Of Buildings: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. Unpaid balance $500. | jz4z-kudi | ## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months) Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status. No records found. ## Owners & contacts Owner of record comes from city tax records (PLUTO) and can lag behind recent sales. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-08-24 | current | City tax records (PLUTO) list the owner as 208 BOWERY RLTY CORP. | 64uk-42ks | | 1991-01-28 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1991-01-28). | 636b-3b5g | --- Independent site. 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