296 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 87 311 service requests, 58 HPD complaints, 40 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 60% 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 26.1. 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 | 9 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-08-11. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Rodent (3) · Water System (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (14) |
| 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) | PERMANENCE LP |
| Head officer | HERMAN HEWITT |
| Managing agent | LESPMHA INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,845,000 | $830,250 |
| 2026 | $1,909,000 | $859,050 |
| 2027 | $1,777,000 | $799,650 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue C / E 5 St — M9 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 5 St & Ave C · 200 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.
291 East 4 Street
| 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 |
11 311 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 LESPMHA INC — 29 buildings, 443 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B15 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 535 East 11 Street | MN | 40 | B |
| 299 East 3 Street | MN | 38 | A |
| 535 East 5 Street | MN | 30 | B |
| 167 Suffolk Street | MN | 26 | B |
| 166 East 2 Street | MN | 25 | A |
| 160 East 2 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 242 East 2 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 134 Avenue C | MN | 22 | B |
| 228 East 3 Street | MN | 22 | B |
| 13 Clinton Street | MN | 19 | A |
| 8 Avenue B | MN | 18 | A |
| 539 East 11 Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 291 East 4 Street | MN | 14 | B |
| 229 East 3 Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 30 Clinton Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 168 Attorney Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 209 Henry Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 171 Avenue B | MN | 9 | A |
| 45 Clinton Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 173 Avenue B | MN | 9 | B |
| 169 Avenue B | MN | 9 | B |
| 203 Avenue A | MN | 8 | B |
| 532 East 6 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 189 East 2 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 229 East 4 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 37 Avenue B | MN | 6 | B |
| 218 East 7 Street | MN | 5 | C |
| 295 East 10 Street | MN | 5 | D |
| 17 Avenue D | MN | 2 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,199,230 on 2007-07-27 (lender: Permanence Houses Housing Development Fund Company), 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-12 | Agreement $4,199,230 — from PERMANENCE, L.P.; PERMANENCE HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NYC DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVEL | $4,199,230 | |
| 2007-07-27 | Mortgage $4,199,230 — from PERMANENCE LP to PERMANENCE HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU | $4,199,230 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 30 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 44 |
| 2022 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2023 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 35 |
| 2024 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 22 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Every one of the 296 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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