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219 Avenue B

364Records
14City systems
0Open violations
12.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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364 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 158 311 service requests, 53 HPD complaints, 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)BAJ REAL ESTATE, LLC
BBL1003960003
BIN1004930

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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 56% 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 12.5. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (4) · Abandoned Bike (2) · Noise (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$14,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (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)BAJ Real Estate LLC
Head officerJohn Barounis
Managing agentMegan Bones
Last registered2026-05-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,710,800 $1,219,860
2026$3,253,000 $1,463,850
2027$3,904,000 $1,756,800

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
RevisionAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 14 St / Avenue B — M14D-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 14 St & Ave B · 200 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

219 Avenue B

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

8 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $367,019 on 2005-02-07 (lender: The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-05-08Agreement $825,922 — from BAJ REAL ESTATE, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. $825,922
2009-01-13ASPM $1,024,245 — from 219 BAJ REALTY CORPORATION to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,024,245
2009-01-13AL&R $1,024,245 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to BAJ REAL ESTATE, LLC $1,024,245
2005-02-07Agreement $375,500 — from 219 BAJ REALTY CORPORATION to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $375,500
2005-02-07Mortgage $367,019 — from 219 BAJ REALTY CORPORATION to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $367,019
2002-05-02Mortgage $118,651 — from 219 BAJ REALTY CORP. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $118,651
2000-12-27Mortgage $375,500 — from AVENUE B REALTY LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $375,500
1995-06-05Mortgage $262,000 — from FELITIA TANNING (AVEB) LTD. to FELITIA TANNING CO.,LTD. $262,000
1987-05-27Mortgage $600,000 — from GUERIN, GILBERT R; KIMBALL, JOHN to FRIDAL ENTERPRISES INC $600,000
1986-10-14Mortgage $169,144 — from GUERIN, GILBERT R.; KIMBALL, JOHN F. to MANUFACTURERS & TDRSETC $169,144
1985-01-03Mortgage $200,000 — from GUERIN, GILBERT R. to UNGAR, BERNARD $200,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003014
201800103316
20190680317
202000130215
2021004037
20224070314
20230780419
20240070310
2025003058
2026003036
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 237Ownership & money 37Health & systems 39

Every one of the 364 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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