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8 Avenue B

381Records
14City systems
0Open violations
17.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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381 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 116 311 service requests, 70 HPD complaints, 38 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units18
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)LOWER EAST SIDE ETC
BBL1003970035
BIN1004957, 1004958

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 52% 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 17.4. 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

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

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 4 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
4
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Graffiti (4) · Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Taxi Report (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$195,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 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)LESMHA LP
Head officerHERMAN HEWITT
Managing agentLESPMHA INC
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,261,000 $567,450
2026$1,285,000 $578,250
2027$1,283,000 $577,350

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway2 Av — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-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
BusNearest boarding stop: East Houston St / Av B — M9 M21 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 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.

Report a problem to 311

8 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

22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 LESPMHA INC — 29 buildings, 443 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B15 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
535 East 11 Street MN40 B
299 East 3 Street MN38 A
535 East 5 Street MN30 B
167 Suffolk Street MN26 B
166 East 2 Street MN25 A
160 East 2 Street MN24 B
242 East 2 Street MN24 B
134 Avenue C MN22 B
228 East 3 Street MN22 B
13 Clinton Street MN19 A
8 Avenue B MN18 A
539 East 11 Street MN15 B
291 East 4 Street MN14 B
229 East 3 Street MN12 B
30 Clinton Street MN10 A
168 Attorney Street MN10 A
209 Henry Street MN10 B
171 Avenue B MN9 A
45 Clinton Street MN9 A
173 Avenue B MN9 B
169 Avenue B MN9 B
203 Avenue A MN8 B
532 East 6 Street MN8 A
189 East 2 Street MN8 A
229 East 4 Street MN6 A
37 Avenue B MN6 B
218 East 7 Street MN5 C
295 East 10 Street MN5 D
17 Avenue D MN2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $635,000 on 1992-12-21 (lender: Community Prsrvtn Corp), covering 4 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-06-21RPTT&RET $3,330,350 — from NEW YORK STATE CORPORATE TAX CREDIT FUND to SECOND AND B HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO $3,330,350
1992-12-21Mortgage $3,214,000 — from LOWER EAST SIDE ETC to COMMUNITY PRSRVTN CORP $3,214,000
1992-12-21Mortgage $635,000 — from LOWER EAST SIDE ETC to COMMUNITY PRSRVTN CORP $635,000
1990-09-07Mortgage $4,227,000 — from LOWER EAST SIDE ETC to COMMUNITY PRSVN CORP $4,227,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700140216
2018016029
201901230428
2020006006
202152200128
20226390220
2023014128
202400190221
202500110213
2026007029
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 56Housing & tenants 233Ownership & money 29Health & systems 29

Every one of the 381 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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