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137 Rivington Street

3,647Records
22City systems
35Open violations
132.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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3,647 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,638 311 service requests, 1,458 HPD complaints, 284 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1930
Floors5
Res. units18
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)137 RIVINGTON OWNER LLC
BBL1003530060
BIN1004304

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 132.8. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations35 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2015-05-28.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’23–24
4
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

73 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Graffiti (7) · PLUMBING (7) · Rodent (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6).

Filed construction activity

$157,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)137 Rivington Owner LLC
Head officerDavid Lloyd
Managing agentArya Management LLC
Last registered2025-10-11

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,266,000 $1,019,700
2026$2,426,000 $1,091,700
2027$2,443,000 $1,099,350

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
TongkatsuJapaneseAClosed by DOHMH on 2019-05-29

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (1 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayDelancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Essex St / Rivington St — M9 · 400 ft
Citi BikeSuffolk St & Delancey St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

137 Rivington Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

73 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ARYA MANAGEMENT LLC — 80 buildings, 760 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B21 · C17 · D23 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
103 Mac Dougal Street MN36 A
105 Mac Dougal Street MN36 A
280 Mulberry Street MN33 B
241 West 13 Street MN31 A
373 Broome Street MN30 C
65 Nagle Avenue MN25 C
81 St Marks Place MN25 B
90 Bedford Street MN22 B
191 Henry Street MN22 B
14 Bedford Street MN21 B
137 Rivington Street MN18 C
24-31 Steinway Street QN18 A
72 Bedford Street MN17 A
168 India Street BK16 A
693 10 Avenue MN16 A
695 10 Avenue MN16 B
305 Spring Street MN16 A
63-44 Saunders Street QN16 B
704 8 Avenue BK13 B
747 9 Avenue MN12 A
47 St Marks Place MN10 A
222 Pacific Street BK10 B
306 Prospect Avenue BK9 A
54 West 10 Street MN9 C
159 Newel Street BK8 B
307 Troutman Street BK8 D
595 Kosciuszko Street BK8 B
69 Meserole Avenue BK8 D
359 12 Street BK8 C
307 Spring Street MN8 A
63-52 Saunders Street QN8 A
228 Sackett Street BK8 B
165 1 Avenue MN8 B
788 Classon Avenue BK8 B
267 Powers Street BK8 C
183 Guernsey Street BK8 B
351 Grove Street BK7 C
1668 Putnam Avenue QN6 C
1383 Willoughby Avenue BK6 B
1723 Bleecker Street QN6 C
293 Grove Street BK6 B
1488 DeKalb Avenue BK6 D
1536 DeKalb Avenue BK6 A
167 1 Avenue MN6 C
134 Jefferson Street BK6 C
164 1 Avenue MN6 B
17-07 Himrod Street QN6 B
132 Jefferson Street BK6 C
47 Stanhope Street BK6 C
17-11 Himrod Street QN6 B
428 7 Avenue BK6 B
295 Grove Street BK6 D
13 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK5 D
1223 Bedford Avenue BK4 F
163 1 Avenue MN4 D
227 Malcolm X Boulevard BK4 D
420 7 Avenue BK4 C
930 Montgomery Street BK4 C
1226 Bedford Avenue BK4 D
985 Metropolitan Avenue BK4 D

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $118,890 on 2024-09-16 (lender: Dbr Investments Co. Limited). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-09-16Agreement $6,950,000 — from 137 RIVINGTON OWNER LLC; RIVINGTON OWNER SCS LLC to DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED $6,950,000
2024-09-16Mortgage $118,891 — from 137 RIVINGTON OWNER LLC; RIVINGTON OWNER SCS LLC to DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED $118,891
2020-03-02AL&R $8,300,000 — from RIVINGTON OWNER SCS LLC; 137 RIVINGTON OWNER LLC to ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC $8,300,000
2020-03-02Agreement $8,300,000 — from 137 RIVINGTON OWNER LLC; RIVINGTON OWNER SCS LLC to ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC $8,300,000
2020-03-02Mortgage $2,229,000 — from 137 RIVINGTON OWNER LLC; RIVINGTON OWNER SCS LLC to ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC $2,229,000
2019-11-14AL&R $6,071,000 — from 137 RIVINGTON STREET LLC; RIVINGTON SCS PROPERTY GROUP LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $6,071,000
2019-11-14Mortgage $2,244,314 — from 137 RIVINGTON STREET LLC; RIVINGTON SCS PROPERTY GROUP LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,244,314
2019-11-14Agreement $6,071,000 — from RIVINGTON SCS PROPERTY GROUP LLC; 137 RIVINGTON STREET LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $6,071,000
2019-06-10Deed $9,250,000 — from 137 RIVINGTON LLC to RIVINGTON SCS PROPERTY GROUP LLC; 137 RIVINGTON STREET LLC $9,250,000
2019-05-29Sold for $9,250,000 $9,250,000 $513,889
2016-04-05AL&R $4,000,000 — from 137 RIVINGTON, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,000,000
2016-04-05Agreement $4,000,000 — from 137 RIVINGTON, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,000,000
2016-04-05Mortgage $1,060,151 — from 137 RIVINGTON, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,060,151
2012-03-30Agreement $3,193,713 — from 137 RIVINGTON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,193,713
2008-08-21Mortgage $1,869,296 — from 137 RIVINGTON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,869,296

Ten-year activity

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2018
116
2019
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2022
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700130215
201801330438
20191019285116
2020064211463
202106453357
2022010470562
20230011105116
2024013881158
202504502965
202602340339
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The full timeline

Construction 72Enforcement 69Housing & tenants 3,401Ownership & money 46Health & systems 59

Every one of the 3,647 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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