321 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 88 311 service requests, 53 rodent inspections, 43 DOB violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 31.1. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2026-08-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Noise (5) · Rodent (2) · Drug Activity (2) · Lot Condition (2) · Damaged Tree (1).
$4,535,325 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (18) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | TWO BUILDINGS TENANTS UNITED HDFC INC |
| Head officer | MICHAEL ATKINS |
| Managing agent | Legacies of Cooper Square Unido |
| Last registered | 2025-11-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,997,000 | $898,650 |
| 2026 | $2,141,000 | $963,450 |
| 2027 | $2,046,000 | $920,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue C / E 3 St — M9 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 2 St & Ave C · 200 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.
278 East 3 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.
Managed by LEGACIES OF COOPER SQUARE UNIDO — 23 buildings, 386 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 357 1 Avenue | MN | 30 | B |
| 16 2 Avenue | MN | 22 | A |
| 60 East 4 Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 69 East 4 Street | MN | 21 | A |
| 75 East 4 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 25 East 3 Street | MN | 19 | A |
| 73 East 4 Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 278 East 3 Street | MN | 18 | B |
| 230 East 4 Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 67 East 4 Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 23 East 3 Street | MN | 17 | A |
| 57 East 4 Street | MN | 17 | A |
| 63 East 4 Street | MN | 17 | B |
| 21 East 3 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 58 East 4 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 89 East 3 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 77 East 4 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 65 East 4 Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 71 East 4 Street | MN | 13 | A |
| 27 East 3 Street | MN | 13 | A |
| 9 East 3 Street | MN | 13 | A |
| 13 Stanton Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 83 2 Avenue | MN | 4 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,459,998 on 2019-08-19 (lender: The City Of New York, Acting By And Through Hpd), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-19 | Deed $2,583,642 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO to TWO BUILDINGS TENANTS UNITED HDFC, INC. | $2,583,642 | |
| 2019-08-19 | Agreement $2,583,640 — from THE LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HOUS; THE PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to TWO BUILDINGS TENANTS UNITED HDFC | $2,583,640 | |
| 2019-08-19 | Mortgage $5,459,998 — from TWO BUILDINGS TENANTS UNITED HDFC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO | $5,459,998 | |
| 2019-08-19 | Mortgage $2,583,640 — from THE LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HOUS; THE PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO | $2,583,640 | |
| 2019-08-19 | Agreement $8,567,298 — from LESPMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA; THE LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HOUS; THE PE to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO | $8,567,298 | |
| 2019-07-30 | Sold for $2,583,642 | $2,583,642 | $143,536 |
| 1991-09-20 | Mortgage $8,567,298 — from PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HSGETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD | $8,567,298 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 8 | 45 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 30 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
Every one of the 321 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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