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223 Avenue B

672Records
17City systems
36Open violations
48.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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672 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 233 311 service requests, 205 HPD complaints, 58 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)223 AVE B. ;;C
BBL1003960005
BIN1004932

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% 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 48.4. 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 violations36 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 1997-09-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (6) · Dirty Condition (4) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Derelict Vehicles (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$221,437 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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)223 AVENUE B, LLC
Head officerJAMES GUARINO
Managing agentERG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,427,600 $1,092,420
2026$2,589,000 $1,165,050
2027$2,730,000 $1,228,500

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Pop's Pizza of East VillagePizzaA—

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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 14 St / Avenue B — M14D-SBS · 150 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

223 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

21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 ERG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 13 buildings, 104 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B3 · C3 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
139 Eldridge Street MN22 B
386 East 139 Street BX18 C
85-82 Eliot Avenue QN15 A
185 Schaefer Street BK10 A
75 West 118 Street MN8 C
223 Avenue B MN8 B
5603 2 Avenue BK4 B
460 West 145 Street MN4 A
470 West 145 Street MN4 D
5601 2 Avenue BK4 D
183 Lenox Avenue MN3 A
963 East 165 Street BX2 A
967 East 165 Street BX2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,850,000 on 2016-10-03 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-10-03Mortgage $2,850,000 — from 223 AVENUE B, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,850,000
2016-10-03Agreement $2,850,000 — from 223 AVENUE B, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,850,000
2016-10-03Mortgage $1,009,911 — from 223 AVENUE B, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,009,911
2012-03-15Mortgage $816,867 — from 223 AVENUE B, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $816,867
2012-03-15Agreement $2,000,000 — from 223 AVENUE B, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,000,000
2008-12-10Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 223 AVENUE B, LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK $1,000,000
2004-05-11Agreement $489,289 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 223 AVENUE B, LLC $489,289
2002-02-06Mortgage $50,990 — from 223 AVENUE B, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $50,990
1989-02-10Mortgage $240,000 — from NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBK to 223 AVE B PARTNRSHP $240,000
1987-12-31Mortgage $250,000 — from LA RUFFA, FRANK to FEULA, ARCANGELA $250,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701325139
20183109325
20191049353
20200013215
20210011213
2022603312
2023309315
20240011516
2025005510
20260011314
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 512Ownership & money 33Health & systems 46

Every one of the 672 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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