218 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 44 HPD housing violations, 41 311 service requests, 28 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 63% 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 8.8. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1) · Illegal Posting (1) · Curb Condition (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | PERMANENCE LP |
| Head officer | HERMAN HEWITT |
| Managing agent | LESPMHA INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,061,400 | $2,277,630 |
| 2026 | $6,074,000 | $2,733,300 |
| 2027 | $7,289,000 | $3,280,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 | 2 Av — F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: East Houston St / Av B — M9 M21 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 2 St & Ave B · 150 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.
189 East 2 Street
| 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
7 311 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.
Managed by LESPMHA INC — 29 buildings, 443 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B15 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 535 East 11 Street | MN | 40 | B |
| 299 East 3 Street | MN | 38 | A |
| 535 East 5 Street | MN | 30 | B |
| 167 Suffolk Street | MN | 26 | B |
| 166 East 2 Street | MN | 25 | A |
| 160 East 2 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 242 East 2 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 134 Avenue C | MN | 22 | B |
| 228 East 3 Street | MN | 22 | B |
| 13 Clinton Street | MN | 19 | A |
| 8 Avenue B | MN | 18 | A |
| 539 East 11 Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 291 East 4 Street | MN | 14 | B |
| 229 East 3 Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 30 Clinton Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 168 Attorney Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 209 Henry Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 171 Avenue B | MN | 9 | A |
| 45 Clinton Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 173 Avenue B | MN | 9 | B |
| 169 Avenue B | MN | 9 | B |
| 203 Avenue A | MN | 8 | B |
| 532 East 6 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 189 East 2 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 229 East 4 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 37 Avenue B | MN | 6 | B |
| 218 East 7 Street | MN | 5 | C |
| 295 East 10 Street | MN | 5 | D |
| 17 Avenue D | MN | 2 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,199,230 on 2007-07-27 (lender: Permanence Houses Housing Development Fund Company), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-12 | Agreement $4,199,230 — from PERMANENCE, L.P.; PERMANENCE HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NYC DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVEL | $4,199,230 | |
| 2007-07-27 | Mortgage $4,199,230 — from PERMANENCE LP to PERMANENCE HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU | $4,199,230 | |
| 1988-09-20 | Mortgage $74,000 — from 189 E 2ND ST HSNG DEV FD to METROFUND LTD | $74,000 | |
| 1987-07-27 | Mortgage $20,000 — from 189 E 2 ST HOUSING ETAL to PANKEN, PETER; SPELL, DAVID | $20,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 2024 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Every one of the 218 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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