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81 Bowery

Lower East Side & Chinatown, Manhattan · Mixed residential & commercial · BBL 1003030009

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8Units (5 residential)
4Floors
15,024Building sq ft
4,375Lot sq ft
1910Year built
C6-1GZoning
3.43 of 6.00Built FAR
2000Last sale
1DOB permits
34Open violations

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Sales history

RecordedDocumentAmount
2000-05-15Deednot recorded
1991-03-29Deednot recorded
1987-05-28Deednot recorded
1985-07-26Deednot recorded
1985-07-26Deednot recorded

Source: NYC ACRIS. A $0 amount means the deed records no consideration — common on estate, correction and in-family transfers, and not a sale price of zero.

Recent DOB permits

IssuedTypeWork
2019-06-11Initial PermitConstruction Fence

Source: DOB NOW approved permits, which covers 2017 onward. 1 permit on file for this lot.

Open HPD violations

ClassOpenMost recent
Class B (hazardous)262026-02-19
Class C (immediately hazardous)82026-02-19

Source: HPD open violations, classes B and C. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the correction, so an old date does not mean the condition persists today.

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Owner debt & loan position

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Who finances deals like this

The lenders with the most recorded retail mortgages in Manhattan since 2021, from public ACRIS filings.

  1. Scale Abf 135TH Harlem Lender LLC — 3 loans, typically $5.25M–$33.75M
  2. S3 Re 34 Union Square Funding LLC — 3 loans, typically $3M–$15.5M
  3. East Ninth LLC — 3 loans, typically $1.31M–$15.72M
  4. Symetra Life Insurance Company — 4 loans, typically $184K–$329K
  5. Commonwealth Business Bank — 3 loans, typically $370K–$2.24M
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Compiled from NYC Open Data: PLUTO (lot and building attributes), ACRIS (deeds and mortgages), DOB NOW (permits) and HPD (violations). Public record, presented as recorded; Crezly does not warrant it. BBL 1003030009 · data refreshed 2026-08-14

Development & air rights

57% Underbuilt — built floor area as a share of the estimated as-of-right maximum

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Estimated from NYC PLUTO zoning data. This is not a zoning analysis — confirm with a zoning attorney or architect before relying on it. As-of-right only: excludes bonuses, air-rights transfers and variances.