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17 Avenue D

90Records
10City systems
5Open violations
106.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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90 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 27 rodent inspections, 17 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 16 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)LESPMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COPORAT ION
BBL1003720037
BIN1004367

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 106.7. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-01-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Vendor Enforcement (1) · Graffiti (1) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)LESPMHA HDFC
Head officerHerman Hewitt
Managing agentLESPMHA INC
Last registered2026-03-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,321,000 $139,260
2026$2,834,000 $170,040
2027$2,593,000 $155,580

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayDelancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue D / East Houston St — M14D-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeAve D & E 3 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

17 Avenue D

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 LESPMHA INC — 29 buildings, 443 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B15 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
535 East 11 Street MN40 B
299 East 3 Street MN38 A
535 East 5 Street MN30 B
167 Suffolk Street MN26 B
166 East 2 Street MN25 A
160 East 2 Street MN24 B
242 East 2 Street MN24 B
134 Avenue C MN22 B
228 East 3 Street MN22 B
13 Clinton Street MN19 A
8 Avenue B MN18 A
539 East 11 Street MN15 B
291 East 4 Street MN14 B
229 East 3 Street MN12 B
30 Clinton Street MN10 A
168 Attorney Street MN10 A
209 Henry Street MN10 B
171 Avenue B MN9 A
45 Clinton Street MN9 A
173 Avenue B MN9 B
169 Avenue B MN9 B
203 Avenue A MN8 B
532 East 6 Street MN8 A
189 East 2 Street MN8 A
229 East 4 Street MN6 A
37 Avenue B MN6 B
218 East 7 Street MN5 C
295 East 10 Street MN5 D
17 Avenue D MN2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $425,887 on 2015-06-10 (lender: The City Of New York Department Of Housing), covering 4 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-06-10Mortgage $425,887 — from LESMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORAT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI $425,887
1992-06-30Mortgage $4,848,592 — from PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HSNGETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $4,848,592

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700224
201800033
201922048
202000022
202100022
202200033
202301034
202404037
202501034
20260130316
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 28Ownership & money 17Health & systems 37

Every one of the 90 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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