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391 East 10 Street

321Records
13City systems
15Open violations
134.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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321 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 111 rodent inspections, 82 311 service requests, 55 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units7
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)LESPMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COPORAT ION
BBL1003930040
BIN1004897

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 134.3. 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 violations15 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-12-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’24–25
12
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Smoking or Vaping (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · Illegal Parking (1) · Noise (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · PLUMBING (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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
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)LESPMHA HDFC
Head officerHERMAN HEWITT
Managing agentL.E.S.P.M.H.A. 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$5,691,600 $2,561,220
2026$6,830,000 $3,073,500
2027$8,196,000 $3,688,200

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

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.

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 · 50 ft
Citi BikeE 9 St & Ave C · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route 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

391 East 10 Street

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

29 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 L.E.S.P.M.H.A. INC — 6 buildings, 95 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B1 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
334 East 8 Street MN30 B
195 East 2 Street MN30 A
327 East 8 Street MN12 A
419 East 12 Street MN11 A
391 East 10 Street MN7 C
523 East 6 Street MN5 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,810,992 on 2015-10-21 (lender: The Community Preservaton Corporation), covering 5 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
2015-10-21Mortgage $2,810,992 — from LESPMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATON CORPORATION $2,810,992
1990-09-17Mortgage $6,745,214 — from PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HSGETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $6,745,214

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170314448
2018050813
201902035
202004026
202102136
20221430549
20230350439
20240310334
20250170522
20260130417
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 178Ownership & money 15Health & systems 122

Every one of the 321 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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