4,444 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,543 311 service requests, 1,266 HPD complaints, 442 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 27.2. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 39 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 25 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2008-03-13. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 2 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
242 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 57 · winter 2024–25: 89 · winter 2025–26: 54 · winter 2026–27: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$10,625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
379 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (119) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (33) · Noise (31) · Elevator (28) · DOOR/WINDOW (24) · PLUMBING (22).
$4,128,204 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (35 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 (1966) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (371) |
| 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) | HAVEN PLAZA SQUARE LLC |
| Head officer | ERIKA BRANDT |
| Managing agent | THE WAVECREST MGMT TEAM |
| Last registered | 2026-07-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $38,479,000 | $17,315,550 |
| 2026 | $34,881,000 | $15,696,450 |
| 2027 | $32,949,000 | $14,827,050 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.
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 | 1 Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue C / E 12 St — M9 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 12 St & Ave C · 300 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.
188 Avenue C
| 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 |
379 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 119 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 WAVECREST MGMT GROUP — 362 buildings, 31,199 units. Grades across the portfolio: A86 · B145 · C84 · D33 · F13. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 362 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,225,000 on 2017-01-10 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-10 | Mortgage $9,225,000 — from HAVEN PLAZA SQUARE LLC; HAVEN PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $9,225,000 | |
| 2012-01-06 | Mortgage $34,450,000 — from HAVEN PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM; HAVEN PLAZA SQUARE LLC to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $34,450,000 | |
| 2012-01-06 | Agreement $34,450,000 — from HAVEN PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM; HAVEN PLAZA SQUARE LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $34,450,000 | |
| 2011-09-28 | AL&R $9,712,890 — from HAVEN PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM; HAVEN PLAZA SQUARE LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D | $9,712,890 | |
| 2011-08-29 | Mortgage $12,500,000 — from HAVEN PLAZA SQUARE LLC; HAVEN PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to HDFC | $12,500,000 | |
| 2011-08-29 | Mortgage $4,712,890 — from HAVEN PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM; HAVEN PLAZA SQUARE LLC to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D | $4,712,890 | |
| 2011-07-05 | Agreement $34,450,000 — from DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $34,450,000 | |
| 2011-07-05 | Agreement $5,000,000 — from HAVEN PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM; HAVEN PLAZA SQUARE LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $5,000,000 | |
| 2011-07-05 | Mortgage $5,265,148 — from HAVEN PLAZA SQUARE LLC; HAVEN PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $5,265,148 | |
| 2011-07-05 | Mortgage $29,184,852 — from HAVEN PLAZA SQUARE LLC; HAVEN PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $29,184,852 | |
| 2011-05-05 | Agreement $34,450,000 — from HAVEN PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $34,450,000 | |
| 2009-07-28 | AL&R $9,712,890 — from HAVEN PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $9,712,890 | |
| 2009-07-28 | Mortgage $5,000,000 — from HAVEN PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2009-07-28 | Mortgage $4,712,890 — from HAVEN PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $4,712,890 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14 | 6 | 93 | 3 | 23 | 139 |
| 2018 | 21 | 10 | 67 | 0 | 20 | 118 |
| 2019 | 19 | 35 | 157 | 0 | 16 | 227 |
| 2020 | 8 | 13 | 255 | 0 | 5 | 281 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 429 | 0 | 13 | 476 |
| 2022 | 2 | 7 | 183 | 0 | 24 | 216 |
| 2023 | 19 | 31 | 248 | 0 | 13 | 311 |
| 2024 | 8 | 18 | 327 | 0 | 21 | 374 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 | 191 | 0 | 9 | 205 |
| 2026 | 2 | 12 | 265 | 0 | 2 | 281 |
Every one of the 4,444 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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