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45 Avenue B

642Records
15City systems
23Open violations
56Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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642 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 314 311 service requests, 67 HPD complaints, 49 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1880
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)45-51 AVENUE B, LLC
BBL1003860005
BIN1076894, 1083147

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 56. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations23 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2010-11-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

72 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (55) · Animal (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Illegal Animal Kept as Pet (2) · Food Poisoning (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$50,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1880)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)45-51 AVENUE B LLC
Head officerMARCUS ANDREWS
Managing agent45-51 AVENUE B
Last registered2019-02-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,181,000 $1,431,450
2026$3,393,000 $1,526,850
2027$3,577,000 $1,609,650

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
AquarelleMediterraneanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 650 ft
Citi BikeE 4 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.

Report a problem to 311

45 Avenue B

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

72 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $700,000 on 2023-12-06 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 3 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-12-06Agreement $7,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 45-51 AVENUE B, LLC $7,000,000
2023-12-06Mortgage $700,000 — from 45-51 AVENUE B, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $700,000
2018-12-28Agreement $6,300,000 — from 45-51 AVENUE B,LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $6,300,000
2018-12-28AL&R $6,300,000 — from 45-51 AVENUE B,LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $6,300,000
2018-12-28Mortgage $3,070,257 — from 45-51 AVENUE B,LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $3,070,257
2008-08-22Mortgage $2,008,211 — from 45-51 AVENUE B, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,008,211
2008-08-22Agreement $3,900,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 45-51 AVENUE B, LLC $3,900,000
2008-08-22AL&R $3,900,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 45-51 AVENUE B, LLC $3,900,000
2005-08-25Mortgage $794,587 — from 45-51 AVENUE B, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $794,587
2005-08-25M&CON $2,475,000 — from 45-51 AVENUE B, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $2,475,000
2005-03-23Deed $1,460,000 — from 45-51AVENUE B HOLDING INC to 45-51 AVENUE B LLC $1,460,000
2005-03-08Agreement $1,460,000 — from 45-51 AVE. B HOLDING INC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,460,000
2005-03-08Deed $1,460,000 — from KAVEB REALTY CORP; SAVEB REALTY CORP to 45-51 AVENUE B HOLDING INC $1,460,000
2005-03-08Mortgage $960,001 — from 45-51 AVE. B HOLDING INC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $960,001
2005-01-11RPTT&RET $440,000 — from ZIMONY CONSTRUCTION INC. to 45-51 AVENUE B HOLDING INC. $440,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173570116
201850145731
2019126250759
202001150117
202100240731
202201570260
2023013496573
202401280231
202501180322
202600240125
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 90Housing & tenants 409Ownership & money 50Health & systems 49

Every one of the 642 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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