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131 Avenue B

388Records
15City systems
7Open violations
3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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388 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 174 311 service requests, 44 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 34 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1940
Floors6
Res. units18
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)TOMPKINS PK MANSION OWNERS LTD
BBL1003910003
BIN1004734

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 81% 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 3. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1986-01-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (25) · Noise (4) · Abandoned Vehicle (4) · Illegal Parking (2) · Curb Condition (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

Filed construction activity

$895,240 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1940)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
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)TOMPKINS PARK MANSION OWNERS LTD
Head officerMARK LEVINE
Managing agentEBMG LLC
Last registered2025-09-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,989,000 $1,795,050
2026$4,241,000 $1,908,450
2027$4,202,000 $1,890,900

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $732,957 a year ($33.14 per sq ft), operating expenses $293,050 ($13.25 per sq ft), net operating income $439,907. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway1 Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
2 Av — F · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 10 St / Avenue B — M8 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 7 St & Ave B · 400 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

131 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

50 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 EBMG LLC — 91 buildings, 5,880 units. Grades across the portfolio: A78 · B11 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2425 Haring Street BK240 A
101 Lafayette Avenue BK204 A
4455 Douglas Avenue BX177 A
37-20 87 Street QN167 B
500 4 Avenue BK156 A
79-10 34 Avenue QN148 A
67-30 Clyde Street QN135 A
1802 Newkirk Avenue BK134 A
61 Oliver Street BK127 A
67-30 Dartmouth Street QN126 B
209-10 41 Avenue QN120 A
35-10 150 Street QN119 A
599 East 7 Street BK114 A
14-30 Seagirt Boulevard QN114 B
31 Nagle Avenue MN111 A
2430 Haring Street BK108 B
50 Fort Place SI108 B
561 3 Avenue MN106 A
144-70 41 Avenue QN103 A
211 Thompson Street MN96 A
535 West 52 Street MN96 A
416 Ocean Avenue BK90 A
88-12 Elmhurst Avenue QN90 A
275 Webster Avenue BK88 A
7002 Ridge Boulevard BK83 A
400 East 17 Street BK81 A
800 Riverside Drive MN80 A
960 Sterling Place BK79 B
157 East 32 Street MN79 A
175 Eastern Parkway BK78 A
23 West 104 Street MN77 A
71 Ocean Parkway BK76 B
41-31 51 Street QN76 A
30-85 Vernon Boulevard QN73 A
199 Garfield Place BK67 A
125 Hawthorne Street BK66 A
40-01 Little Neck Parkway QN63 A
50 West 96 Street MN61 A
44 Butler Place BK60 A
9967 Shore Road BK60 A
225 East 86 Street MN60 A
135 Hawthorne Street BK60 A
225 Park Place BK60 A
415 Ocean Parkway BK59 A
180 Prospect Park SW BK58 A
44 Prospect Park West BK55 A
505 East 82 Street MN54 A
295 St Johns Place BK54 A
75 Prospect Park SW BK52 A
7 West 92 Street MN51 A
50 Plaza St East BK49 A
132 Greene Street MN49 A
55 Eastern Parkway BK47 A
192 Spencer Street BK47 A
64 East 94 Street MN46 A
72-14 Burns Street QN44 A
44 East 12 Street MN43 A
202 Seeley Street BK42 A
30 East 31 Street MN42 A
131 West 85 Street MN41 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $650,000 on 2025-08-28 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-13RPTT&RET $1,400,000 — from BLOOM, LAURA to TESCH, AMELIA HELEN; TESCH, THOMAS $1,400,000
2026-06-24Sold for $1,400,000 $1,400,000 $77,778
2026-05-26RPTT&RET $2,785,000 — from DONALDSON, LILY M to URTASUN BASTERRECHEA, PAUL; URTASUN BASTERRECHEA, JOANA $2,785,000
2026-05-18Sold for $2,785,000 $2,785,000 $154,722
2025-08-28AL&R $650,000 — from TOMPKINS PARK MANSION OWNERS, LTD to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A. $650,000
2025-08-28Mortgage $650,000 — from TOMPKINS PARK MANSION OWNERS, LTD to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A. $650,000
2022-07-18RPTT&RET $1,300,000 — from ORTEGA, JOSE to GRAYSON, KATHERINE A $1,300,000
2021-03-02RPTT&RET $1,424,500 — from SIMONS TRUST, DEBRA W; SIMONS, AS TRUSTEE, DEBRA W to EGAN, SEAN M $1,424,500
2021-01-25Sold for $1,424,500 $1,424,500 $79,139
2020-09-03Mortgage $500,000 — from TOMPKINS PARK MANSION OWNERS, LTD to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPEARTIVE BANK $500,000
2020-09-03AL&R $500,000 — from TOMPKINS PARK MANSION OWNERS, LTD to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPEARTIVE BANK $500,000
2018-08-30RPTT&RET $1,399,000 — from SCOTT, CAROLE J to DEBRA W. SIMONS, TRUSTEE; DEBRA W. SIMONS TRUST DATED 12/5/2000 $1,399,000
2018-08-16Sold for $1,399,000 $1,399,000 $77,722
2016-02-09RPTT&RET $980,000 — from THE ESTATE OF RICHARD OWENS; CYNTHIA FITZGERALD, PRELIMINARY EXECUTOR to BAKER, WHITNEY ANNE $980,000
2016-01-22Sold for $980,000 $980,000 $54,444

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017007029
20180192315
201941160425
202063104124
202123152325
202242373349
202320200426
202400210324
202500176427
202620164325
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The full timeline

Construction 64Enforcement 35Housing & tenants 200Ownership & money 50Health & systems 39

Every one of the 388 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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