175 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 78 311 service requests, 24 DOB permits, 22 DOB job filings.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 76% 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 4.3. 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 | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1980-10-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (25) · Cannabis Retailer (3) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (2) · Food Poisoning (2) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1).
$3,611,772 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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 (7) |
| 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) | 21-23 AVENUE B REALTY, LLC |
| Head officer | TODD COHEN |
| Managing agent | SMICON REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,813,000 | $1,265,850 |
| 2026 | $3,001,000 | $1,350,450 |
| 2027 | $3,164,000 | $1,423,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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 | 2 Av — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: East Houston St / Av B — M9 M21 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 2 St & Ave B · 150 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.
23 Avenue B
| 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 |
38 311 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.
Managed by SMICON REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC — 31 buildings, 444 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B7 · C2 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 Linden Street | BK | 38 | A |
| 24 Jane Street | MN | 34 | A |
| 342 East 55 Street | MN | 26 | B |
| 1384 1 Avenue | MN | 25 | B |
| 199 West 10 Street | MN | 25 | A |
| 27 Avenue C | MN | 24 | A |
| 128 2 Avenue | MN | 22 | B |
| 371 East 10 Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 375 State Street | BK | 20 | A |
| 1031 Lorimer Street | BK | 20 | A |
| 222 East 12 Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 223 Mott Street | MN | 18 | B |
| 1382 1 Avenue | MN | 17 | B |
| 201 West 14 Street | MN | 16 | B |
| 21 West 87 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 37 West 89 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 445 East 9 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 26 West 88 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 28 West 88 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 30 West 88 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 18 West 88 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 239 Elizabeth Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 23 Avenue B | MN | 7 | A |
| 21 Avenue B | MN | 7 | A |
| 441 East 9 Street | MN | 5 | C |
| 447 East 9 Street | MN | 5 | D |
| 443 East 9 Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 799 Lexington Avenue | MN | 4 | C |
| 132 East 61 Street | MN | 4 | D |
| 187 Court Street | BK | 2 | A |
| 317 West 14 Street | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,586,129 on 2023-04-26 (lender: First Republic Bank), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-26 | Agreement $15,240,000 — from 21/23 AVENUE B REALTY LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $15,240,000 | |
| 2023-04-26 | AL&R $15,240,000 — from 21/23 AVENUE B REALTY LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $15,240,000 | |
| 2023-04-26 | Mortgage $1,586,129 — from 21/23 AVENUE B REALTY LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $1,586,129 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2021 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 2022 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 34 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
Every one of the 175 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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