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37 Avenue B

467Records
15City systems
7Open violations
38.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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467 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 166 311 service requests, 90 HPD housing violations, 57 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)37 AVENUE B HSG ETAL
BBL1003860001
BIN1004610

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% 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 38.7. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2019-05-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
4
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Derelict Vehicles (2) · Obstruction (2) · Graffiti (2).

Filed construction activity

$332,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)37 AVE B HDFC
Head officerRONA CLEMENTE
Managing agentLESPMHA INC
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,804,400 $2,611,980
2026$6,191,000 $2,785,950
2027$6,528,000 $2,937,600

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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

Subway2 Av — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: East Houston St / Av B — M9 M21 · 550 ft
Citi BikeE 4 St & Ave B · 250 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

37 Avenue B

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

32 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

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: $534,000 on 2019-06-21 (lender: The City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-06-21AL&R $1,032,277 — from 37 AVENUE B HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,032,277
2019-06-21Mortgage $498,277 — from 37 AVENUE B HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $498,277
2019-06-21Mortgage $534,000 — from 37 AVENUE B HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $534,000
1997-04-23Mortgage $3,475 — from 37 AVENUE B HOUSINGDEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSINGSERVICES OF NEW YORK $3,475
1992-05-27Mortgage $118,095 — from 37 AVENUE B HDF CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $118,095
1989-10-13Mortgage $90,000 — from 37 AVENUE B HSG DVLPETC to MORGAN COMMUNITY DVLP CP $90,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002035
20180041510
201920565366
202092740489
202101730882
202220150320
202341270436
202400190322
202500110314
202600120517
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 40Housing & tenants 330Ownership & money 17Health & systems 55

Every one of the 467 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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