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169 Avenue C

251Records
13City systems
2Open violations
22.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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251 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 78 311 service requests, 56 rodent inspections, 31 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)165-167 169TH AVENUE C HDFC
BBL1003930036
BIN1004893

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 58% 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 22.5. 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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2009-04-06.

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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · New Tree Request (2) · Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property (1) · Missed Collection (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)165,167,169 AVENUE C HDFC
Head officerMOISES FARHAT
Managing agentFARHAT REALTY MANAGEMENT,LLC
Last registered2025-10-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,358,000 $1,961,100
2026$5,230,000 $2,353,500
2027$6,276,000 $2,824,200

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

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.

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

Subway1 Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
2 Av — F · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 10 St / Avenue C — M8 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 9 St & Ave C · 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

169 Avenue C

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

11 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by FARHAT REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 39 buildings, 608 units. Grades across the portfolio: A31 · B7 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
West 133 Street MN88 A
570 West End Avenue MN76 B
2750 Olinville Avenue BX66 B
203 West 87 Street MN39 A
259 Elizabeth Street MN26 A
324 West 96 Street MN24 A
205 East 124 Street MN20 B
245 West 115 Street MN20 A
3165 Broadway MN20 A
458 West 20 Street MN19 A
120 West 78 Street MN18 A
82 Downing Street BK17 A
164 West 74th Street MN14 A
125 West 56 Street MN11 A
120 11 Avenue MN10 A
469 Broome Street MN10 A
368 West 23 Street MN8 A
169 Avenue C MN8 A
224 East 18 Street MN8 A
167 Avenue C MN8 A
165 Avenue C MN8 A
148 Greene Street MN8 A
136 West 17 Street MN7 A
53-30 Skillman Avenue QN7 B
103 West 118 Street MN7 A
96 Avenue C MN6 A
241 Lafayette Street MN6 A
36 West 22 Street MN6 A
650 East 6th Street MN5 A
45 Greene Street MN5 A
51 Greene Street MN5 A
113 Columbia Heights BK5 C
10 East 22 Street MN4 B
355 West 87 Street MN4 A
43 West 21 Street MN3 B
208 Lenox Avenue MN3 A
146 Greene Street MN3 A
979 2 Avenue MN3 A
163 Charles Street MN3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $23,337 on 2016-02-24 (lender: Local Initiatives Support Corporation), 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
2019-05-07RPTT&RET $19,475 — from CARRION, TAMARA to 165-167-169 AVENUE C HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $19,475
2019-04-18Sold for $19,475 $19,475 $2,434
2016-02-24Mortgage $23,338 — from 165-167-169 AVENUE C HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $23,338
2015-07-14Mortgage $232,565 — from 165-167-169 AVENUE C HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $232,565
2015-06-04RPTT&RET $17,303 — from 165-167-169 AVENUE C HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to ROMERO, RODERICK $17,303
2015-04-16RPTT&RET $31,145 — from 165-67-69 AVENUE C HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to PEREZ, TAISHA $31,145
2014-06-10RPTT&RET $16,799 — from ETHEL GRIFFIN AS ADMIN OF E/O DIANE NEWE to 165-167-169 AVENUE C HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $16,799
2010-09-02RPTT&RET $12,500 — from UHAB HDFC to DERAKHSHANI, KAARAN $12,500
2010-09-02RPTT&RET $12,500 — from UHAB HDFC to ALTENREUTHER, THEREZIA $12,500
2010-08-24RPTT&RET $12,500 — from UHAB HDFC to CARRION, TAMARA $12,500
2010-07-08Agreement $3,872,375 — from 165-167-169 AVENUE C HDFC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK BY AND THROUGH DEPT $3,872,375
2010-07-08Deed $78,750 — from UHAB HDFC to 165-167-169 AVENUE C HDFC $78,750
2010-07-08Mortgage $755,463 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK BY AND THROUGH DEPT $755,463
2003-12-22Mortgage $3,116,912 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $3,116,912

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201725018
20180201223
2019462719
202007018
202107018
20220100414
202303047
2024050510
2025040812
2026440715
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 40Housing & tenants 99Ownership & money 32Health & systems 56

Every one of the 251 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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