1,079 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 413 311 service requests, 202 rodent inspections, 190 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 85% 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 124.1. 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 | 33 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2007-05-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
25 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 9 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
105 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (35) · Residential Disposal Complaint (32) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · ELECTRIC (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · Rodent (2).
$486,250 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | HOUSTON GROUP LLC |
| Head officer | ERAN NOY |
| Managing agent | HELM MANAGEMENT INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,219,000 | $1,898,550 |
| 2026 | $4,405,000 | $1,982,250 |
| 2027 | $4,884,000 | $2,197,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| 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 D / East Houston St — M14D-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 2 St & Ave C · 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.
286 East 2 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 |
105 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 HELM MANAGEMENT INC — 15 buildings, 151 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B8 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 172 East 7 Street | MN | 25 | B |
| 56 St Marks Place | MN | 24 | A |
| 286 East 2 Street | MN | 20 | C |
| 345 East 10 Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 212 East 14 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 120 East 7 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 91 2 Avenue | MN | 9 | B |
| 210 East 14 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 2117 3 Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 2121 3 Avenue | MN | 7 | B |
| 196 Stanton Street | MN | 6 | B |
| 1015 Avenue of the Americas | MN | 4 | B |
| 2118 3 Avenue | MN | 4 | B |
| 95 2 Avenue | MN | 4 | D |
| 2102 3 Avenue | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,584,447 on 2022-06-28 (lender: Kearny Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-19 | AL&R $6,150,000 — from HOUSTON GROUP, LLC to KEARNY BANK | $6,150,000 | |
| 2022-07-08 | Agreement $6,150,000 — from HOUSTON GROUP, LLC to KEARNY BANK | $6,150,000 | |
| 2022-06-28 | Mortgage $2,584,447 — from HOUSTON GROUP, LLC to KEARNY BANK | $2,584,447 | |
| 2010-11-01 | Mortgage $1,131,724 — from HOUSTON GROUP, LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC | $1,131,724 | |
| 2010-11-01 | Agreement $4,327,200 — from HOUSTON GROUP, LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC | $4,327,200 | |
| 2003-10-20 | Mortgage $626,609 — from HOUSTON GROUP LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $626,609 | |
| 2001-08-07 | Mortgage $3,010,000 — from HOUSTON GROUP, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $3,010,000 | |
| 1988-01-22 | Mortgage $400,000 — from SEMPER, DORRILL to AMALGAMATED BK/NY | $400,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 75 | 100 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 141 | 0 | 29 | 173 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 42 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 4 | 59 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 40 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 32 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 41 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 | 85 | 0 | 8 | 98 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 63 |
Every one of the 1,079 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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