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181 Avenue C

1,101Records
18City systems
12Open violations
61.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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1,101 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 359 311 service requests, 255 HPD complaints, 132 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units30
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)DAVID 647 LLC
BBL1003940044
BIN1004914

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 61.1. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations12 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1987-08-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

108 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 52 · winter 2025–26: 46). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
52
’24–25
46
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

80 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (53) · Noise (10) · PLUMBING (3) · Food Establishment (2) · Industrial Waste (2) · Lead (2).

Filed construction activity

$167,999 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (30)
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)DAVID 647 LLC
Head officerDAVID JACOBSON
Managing agentEAST VILLAGE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,862,000 $3,537,900
2026$8,257,000 $3,715,650
2027$8,918,000 $4,013,100

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Brindle RoomAmericanA—
Fiaschetteria PistoiaItalianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (1 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
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue C / E 12 St — M9 M14D-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 12 St & Ave C · 250 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

181 Avenue C

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

80 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 53 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 EAST VILLAGE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 2 buildings, 50 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
181 Avenue C MN30 B
516 East 12 Street MN20 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,105,203 on 2019-12-13 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-05-10Agreement $2,093,480 — from 647 EAST 11 RICATTO LLC; DAVID 647 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,093,480
2021-05-10Agreement $11,410,660 — from 647 EAST 11 RICATTO LLC; DAVID 647 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,410,660
2019-12-13Mortgage $2,105,203 — from DAVID 647 LLC; 647 EAST 11 RICATTO LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,105,203
2019-12-13AL&R $2,105,203 — from DAVID 647 LLC; 647 EAST 11 RICATTO LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,105,203
2017-07-24M&CON $12,000,000 — from DAVID 647 LLC; 647 EAST 11 RICATTO LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $12,000,000
2017-07-24AL&R $12,000,000 — from 647 EAST 11 RICATTO LLC; DAVID 647 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $12,000,000
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2011-12-19Mortgage $1,439,993 — from 647 EAST 11 LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,439,993
2011-12-19Agreement $9,000,000 — from 647 EAST 11 LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $9,000,000
2008-12-15Agreement $7,650,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 647 EAST 11 LLC $7,650,000
2008-12-15Mortgage $930,387 — from 647 EAST 11 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $930,387
2006-12-20Mortgage $955,000 — from 647 EAST 11 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $955,000
2004-07-20Agreement $6,225,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK SUCCESSOR TO THE to 647 EAST 11 LLC $6,225,000
2004-07-20Mortgage $3,008,932 — from 647 EAST 11 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BAN SUCCESSOR TO QUEE $3,008,932

Ten-year activity

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2023
78
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700535260
201820210427
201960292441
202030110317
202102142321
2022021901031
202302300739
202410684578
202552610674
202610290939
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The full timeline

Construction 182Enforcement 43Housing & tenants 759Ownership & money 38Health & systems 79

Every one of the 1,101 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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