# 18 Mercer St, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/18-mercer-street-manhattan

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## In one line

3 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and doors and windows (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1861 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 6 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 6 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- 3 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and doors and windows
- 6 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Also on record

- 48 flood insurance claims in this census tract since 1978, 18 of them from 2012
- In the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District: exterior changes need Landmarks Commission approval

## Clean in the records

- Boiler inspection filed Jun 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)
- No heat or hot water complaints filed last winter (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Jun 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Water service line:** Non-Lead (statistical analysis/predictive model) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable) (NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03)
- **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 6 open: 6 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (3), fire safety (2), doors and windows (1); 3 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 3 older records from 2016 never closed. 25 further violations from 2024–2025 were closed. 62 violations on record in all, 2016–2026 — the 35 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 2 open: 2 about building conditions (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 0 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 3 floors or stairs, 2 appliances, 2 doors or windows, 2 electrical, 2 plumbing, 1 general repairs, 1 heat or hot water, 1 mold, 1 outside the building, 1 unsanitary conditions (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## More systems

- **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30)
- **Heat source:** Boiler burning natural gas (H.B. Smith G300-S/W-7), registration current since Jan 2025 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Boiler work permits:** No boiler work permits on record (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Elevators:** 1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Jun 2025 (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 16 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit; permits since Jul 2017, last expired Jul 2018 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Landmark status:** In the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

2 of 6 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 3: https://blueflo.tech/b/18-mercer-street-manhattan/unit/3
- Apt 4: https://blueflo.tech/b/18-mercer-street-manhattan/unit/4

## Registered with the city

- MQ PROPERTY MGMT LTD (Agent, Registration Contacts)
- 18 MERCER EQUITY INC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- 18 MERCER EQUITY INC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

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