259 BOWERY is a prewar 1910 building, 6 floors, 6 units in Lower East Side, NYC. Owned by 259 BOWERY LLC THE BEN BUILDING CONDOMINIUM. Risk signals: 1 bedbug report.
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Manhattan · March 2026
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The Lower East Side still carries the grit and hustle of its immigrant roots, now layered with cocktail bars, vintage shops, and some of the city's best dumplings. Weekend nights get rowdy along Orchard and Ludlow, but weekday mornings belong to the old-timers at the corner bodegas.
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General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
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