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A real sample report for an anonymized SoHo rental (unit #4B) — the score, the findings, the price history, the building record, and what living there actually looks like.
SoHo penthouse rental #4B
SoHo, Manhattan 10012
$155 per ft² per year for a 651 ft² one-bedroom
The ask is $8,400. The same line signed at $8,500 in February 2026 and at $7,500 in January 2025.
Five listing cycles for this unit since 2025
Listed at $8,500 in January 2026 and rented that February; rented again at $7,500 in January 2025; relisted this August at $8,400.
5 open HPD violations — light for 39 units, but 2 are Class C
1.3 open violations per 10 residential units, against 104 closed violations all-time. Two of the open items are the immediately hazardous tier.
- 651 ft² works out to about $155 per square foot per year.
- The same line signed at $7,500 in January 2025 — a 12% jump in eighteen months.
- A private roof deck plus a shared roof deck, gym, doorman and package room.
Points come from the listing's own published history. Gaps mean no price was published.
- TransitSpring St (C, E) — 3 min walkEight distinct lines across four stations within a 10-minute walk.
- GroceriesSunrise Mart — 3 min walk21 grocery options within 10 minutes, including full-service stores.
- CoffeeGround Support Café — 2 min walk33 coffee shops within a 10-minute walk.
- FitnessGood Day Pilates Studio — 3 min walkSix fitness options within 10 minutes, mostly boutique studios.
- ParksUrban Park — 2 min walk17 parks and playgrounds within 10 minutes, though all of them are small.
Ratings are calculated from walking time, how many qualifying options are within a 10-minute walk, and — for groceries, fitness and parks — whether those options are the real thing rather than a convenience substitute.
Class A 0 · Class B 3 · Class C 2 — of 5 open violations across 39 residential units.
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