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215 Avenue B

427Records
13City systems
0Open violations
1.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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427 recorded events, 2007–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 220 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 107 311 service requests, 27 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built2008
Floors8
Res. units17
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1003967501
BIN—

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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 87% 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 1.2. 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

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

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (6) · Illegal Parking (3) · Street Sweeping Complaint (3) · Litter Basket Request (2) · Noise (2) · Dirty Condition (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2008)
YesSix or more residential units (17)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)THE COPPER BUILDING
Head officerSCOTT BASSEN
Managing agentCITADEL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$412,304 $185,537
2026$421,277 $189,575
2027$0 $0

The city's market estimate has fallen 100% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 10 YR NO CAP

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $938,230 a year ($48.53 per sq ft), operating expenses $267,375 ($13.83 per sq ft), net operating income $670,855. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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 · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 14 St & Ave B · 250 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

215 Avenue B

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

19 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by CITADEL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CORP — 20 buildings, 588 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
9707 4 Avenue BK145 A
35-45 81 Street QN59 A
2611 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN53 A
555 Washington Avenue BK53 A
157 East 2 Street MN40 A
560A Gates Avenue BK34 A
2360 Amsterdam Avenue MN29 A
26-21A 2 Street QN25 A
512 East 11 Street MN20 A
244 East 90 Street MN20 A
50 Avenue A MN17 A
215 Avenue B MN17 A
547 East 12 Street MN15 A
536 East 13 Street MN11 A
107 Avenue A MN10 B
549 East 11 Street MN9 A
234 West 20 Street MN9 A
120 West 18 Street MN9 A
514 East 11 Street MN8 A
50 Lispenard Street MN5 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-01-21Deed $1,300,000 — from KARICH, KATHLEEN M; KARICH, KATHLEEN MARIE to CROISSANT ESCARGOT LLC $1,300,000
2026-01-06Sold for $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $76,471
2026-01-02Deed $625,000 — from LILLISTONE HOLDING CORP. to CHOU VEECH, LINDA $625,000
2025-12-17Sold for $625,000 $625,000 $36,765
2025-12-17Sold for $625,000 $625,000 $36,765
2024-07-05Agreement $420,000 — from GUTIERREZ, LISBET to MERS $420,000
2023-06-06Deed $1,180,000 — from LEMBERG, KEVIN to JAO, YEN-CHEN $1,180,000
2023-05-16Sold for $1,180,000 $1,180,000 $69,412
2022-02-25Mortgage $567,200 — from SINGHVI, SAHIL; SINGHVI, RAHUL; SINGHVI, ANUSHRI to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEM, $567,200
2021-12-16Deed $1,725,000 — from HOLZER, HORATIO EDWARD to YAO, YUKUN $1,725,000
2021-12-16Mortgage $980,000 — from YAO, YUKUN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; HSBC BANK USA, N.A. $980,000
2021-11-23Sold for $1,725,000 $1,725,000 $101,471
2021-09-02Deed $709,000 — from KARICH, KATHLEEN MARIE; KNAUS, ALBERT to SINGHVI, ANUSHRI; SINGHVI, RAHUL; SINGHVI, SAHIL $709,000
2021-07-29Sold for $709,000 $709,000 $41,706
2020-12-21Agreement $510,000 — from BASSEN, SCOTT; COYLE, JENNIFER to MERS $510,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170178824
20180233412
2019001018432
202001195126
202101913326
202200111315
202300145221
20240092314
20250097218
20262038316
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 120Ownership & money 232Health & systems 43

Every one of the 427 recorded events, 2007–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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