409 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 91 311 service requests, 66 HPD complaints, 65 rodent inspections.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 149. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-06-16. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 5). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
$330,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 179 AVENUE B REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | DAVID OHEBSHALOM |
| Managing agent | BIG APPLE MANAGEMENT, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,275,000 | $1,023,750 |
| 2026 | $2,730,000 | $1,228,500 |
| 2027 | $2,878,000 | $1,295,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5S (Fives) | Australian | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
| Subway | 1 Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 10 St / Avenue B — M8 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 11 St & Ave B · 100 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.
179 Avenue B
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 BIG APPLE MANAGEMENT, LLC — 22 buildings, 277 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B12 · C2 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 185 East 3 Street | MN | 43 | A |
| 31 East 1 Street | MN | 21 | B |
| 328 West 47 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 416 East 73 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 507 East 83 Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 348 West 47 Street | MN | 15 | D |
| 364 West 51 Street | MN | 15 | C |
| 412 West 49 Street | MN | 15 | C |
| 209 East 10 Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 321 West 47 Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 332 West 47 Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 334 West 47 Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 323 West 47 Street | MN | 11 | B |
| 154 East 7 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 210 Avenue B | MN | 8 | B |
| 219 East 89 Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 220 Avenue B | MN | 6 | A |
| 330 West 47 Street | MN | 5 | F |
| 275 West 22 Street | MN | 5 | D |
| 277 West 22 Street | MN | 5 | B |
| 179 Avenue B | MN | 4 | D |
| 92 8 Avenue | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,815,000 on 2015-02-26 (lender: Astoria Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-26 | Mortgage $2,815,000 — from 179 AVENUE B REALTY LLC to ASTORIA BANK | $2,815,000 | |
| 1988-09-29 | Mortgage $175,000 — from GILBERT, BEN to GROSSMAN, LOOMIS JR. | $175,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 39 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 42 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
Every one of the 409 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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