2,993 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,215 311 service requests, 560 HPD complaints, 277 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 54% 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 4.6. 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 | 100 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 30 class B, 56 class A. Oldest open since 1976-05-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
13 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 5 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$18,155 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
237 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (101) · Illegal Parking (24) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · Elevator (14) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · WATER LEAK (7).
$38,426,035 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (44 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 (1950) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (439) |
| 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) | VILLAGE EAST TOWERS INC |
| Head officer | ARMANDO JIMENEZ |
| Managing agent | METRO MGMT DEVELOPMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-10-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $34,066,000 | $15,329,700 |
| 2026 | $36,217,000 | $16,297,650 |
| 2027 | $40,210,000 | $18,094,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $11,455,225 a year ($20.69 per sq ft), operating expenses $7,103,458 ($12.83 per sq ft), net operating income $4,351,768. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 55/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 10) |
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.
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 | 1 Av — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 2 Av — F · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue C / E 11 St — M9 M14D-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 12 St & Ave C · 450 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.
162 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 |
237 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 METRO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT — 178 buildings, 46,381 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B48 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 178 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,350,000 on 2026-08-21 (lender: The City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | Mortgage $36,641,499 — from VILLAGE EAST TOWERS, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $36,641,499 | |
| 2026-08-21 | Mortgage $36,641,499 — from VILLAGE EAST TOWERS, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $36,641,499 | |
| 2026-08-21 | Mortgage $36,641,499 — from VILLAGE EAST TOWERS, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $36,641,499 | |
| 2026-08-21 | AL&R $36,641,499 — from VILLAGE EAST TOWERS, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $36,641,499 | |
| 2026-08-21 | AL&R $36,641,499 — from VILLAGE EAST TOWERS, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $36,641,499 | |
| 2026-08-21 | AL&R $36,641,499 — from VILLAGE EAST TOWERS, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $36,641,499 | |
| 2026-08-21 | AL&R $36,641,499 — from VILLAGE EAST TOWERS, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $36,641,499 | |
| 2026-08-21 | Mortgage $2,350,000 — from VILLAGE EAST TOWERS, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $2,350,000 | |
| 2026-08-21 | Mortgage $2,350,000 — from VILLAGE EAST TOWERS, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $2,350,000 | |
| 2026-08-21 | Mortgage $2,350,000 — from VILLAGE EAST TOWERS, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $2,350,000 | |
| 2026-08-21 | Mortgage $2,350,000 — from VILLAGE EAST TOWERS, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $2,350,000 | |
| 2026-08-21 | AL&R $2,350,000 — from VILLAGE EAST TOWERS, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $2,350,000 | |
| 2026-08-21 | AL&R $2,350,000 — from VILLAGE EAST TOWERS, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $2,350,000 | |
| 2026-08-21 | AL&R $2,350,000 — from VILLAGE EAST TOWERS, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $2,350,000 | |
| 2026-08-21 | AL&R $2,350,000 — from VILLAGE EAST TOWERS, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $2,350,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 7 | 138 | 2 | 13 | 170 |
| 2018 | 27 | 9 | 179 | 6 | 22 | 243 |
| 2019 | 8 | 14 | 258 | 4 | 19 | 303 |
| 2020 | 6 | 8 | 244 | 0 | 2 | 260 |
| 2021 | 2 | 14 | 163 | 5 | 5 | 189 |
| 2022 | 3 | 14 | 124 | 1 | 10 | 152 |
| 2023 | 10 | 30 | 134 | 0 | 9 | 183 |
| 2024 | 8 | 28 | 130 | 0 | 16 | 182 |
| 2025 | 32 | 21 | 94 | 6 | 21 | 174 |
| 2026 | 23 | 6 | 73 | 20 | 10 | 132 |
Every one of the 2,993 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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