178 Thompson St #2E, New York, NY 10012 · 2E
SoHo, Manhattan · 2 BR · $5,195/mo · active as of 9/26/2026
This check is not complete. City building records didn't come back when we asked, so this check is incomplete. That is not the same as a clean record.
The summary from before our checks changed
This listing uses 3, 4 virtually staged or AI-generated interior renderings mixed with real photos, which means the room layouts shown may not reflect actual dimensions, verify the true square footage and room sizes in person before committing. The asking rent of $5,195 is about 5% below the Manhattan median of $5,495 for comparable units, which is favorable, though building data on violations, heat complaints, and pest history isn't available in public records, so you should ask the landlord directly about any open HPD violations and recent building issues. The unit is listed as available October 3, 2026, and is not on the ground floor or basement level. Whether the building has laundry, allows pets, or is rent-stabilized couldn't be confirmed, these are worth clarifying with the listing contact, City Wide Apartments. At your viewing, focus on comparing the staged photos to the real space and request documentation on lease terms and any fees.
Go by the rows below. Where a record says not retrieved, we don't know.
Photos
We looked at all 7 photos.
Listing contains 3-4 virtually staged/AI-generated interior renderings (indices 0-2) mixed with real photos of kitchen, bathroom, and neighborhood. The staged images present idealized, compressed room layouts that may not reflect actual unit dimensions.
Rendered/staged interior; flat uniform lighting; furniture appears.
Staged rendering; clean perfect composition; warm light through.
Rendered interior; tight narrow room presentation; idealized furniture.
Real photograph; actual kitchen cabinetry and appliances; natural light from.
Real photograph; standard bathroom fixtures; daylight visible through.
Real photograph of exterior neighborhood; daytime street scene; not a unit.
Real photograph of exterior building and street; not a unit.
We look at the listing's photos where they are published and never store them. These are visual signals, not measurements.
Building
Year built, floors and units were not retrieved.
- Open HPD violations
- Not retrieved
- Class C (immediately hazardous) open
- Not retrieved
- Heat and hot water complaints, 12 months
- Not retrieved
- Noise complaints (311), 12 months
- Not retrieved
- Rodent complaints (311), 12 months
- Not retrieved
- Bedbug infested units, last filing
- Not retrieved
Source: NYC Open Data (HPD violations and complaints, 311, bedbug filings, PLUTO). These are records for the whole building, not this unit, and they lag by days to weeks. Ask the landlord about anything open, which unit it is in and whether it has been fixed.
Who runs it
- Listing contact
- City Wide Apartments, City Wide Apartments
Unit
- Laundry
- unknown
- Pets
- unknown
- Available
- 2026-10-03
Price
- Asking
- $5,195
- Broker fee
- not stated
- Similar listings we saw (same size, same borough, last 60 days, 202)
- median $5,495, middle half $4,795 to $6,295
- This listing vs that median
- -5%
- Comps advertising a concession
- 4% of 202, so don't count on one