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34 Avenue B

440Records
12City systems
3Open violations
1.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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440 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 295 311 service requests, 51 rodent inspections, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1958
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)AVE. BEE DEVELOPMENTCORP.
BBL1003980029
BIN1004972

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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 77% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.3. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2002-04-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (19) · Outdoor Dining (12) · Graffiti (7) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Illegal Parking (2).

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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1958)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)AVE. BEE DEVELOPMENT CORP.
Head officerELLYN FREEDMAN
Managing agentTRISTAR EQUITIES
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,392,000 $626,400
2026$1,397,000 $628,650
2027$1,400,000 $630,000

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mama's BarBottled BeveragesA—
Virginia'sAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: East Houston St / Av B — M9 M21 · 450 ft
Citi BikeE 2 St & Ave B · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane 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

34 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

50 311 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 TRISTAR EQUITIES — 19 buildings, 248 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B5 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
180 Thompson Street MN39 A
648 East 11 Street MN35 A
149 Sullivan Street MN33 B
192 Bleecker Street MN22 A
518 West 152 Street MN21 A
55 West 83 Street MN21 A
246 West 73 Street MN12 A
341 West 88 Street MN10 A
239 East 73 Street MN8 B
924 3 Avenue MN8 A
491 West 22 Street MN7 A
316 West 90 Street MN6 A
464 Broome Street MN5 A
200 Avenue of the Americas MN5 B
462 Broome Street MN4 A
77 Warren Street MN4 B
958 Madison Avenue MN4 B
34 Avenue B MN2 A
181 Bleecker Street MN2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,000 on 1999-11-16 (lender: North Fork Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-11-16Mortgage $400,000 — from AVE. BEE DEVELOPMENTCORP. to NORTH FORK BANK $400,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170180321
20180160420
20190240226
20200192526
20210300838
20221190929
20230240630
20240180321
20250170421
20260140317
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 309Ownership & money 26Health & systems 56

Every one of the 440 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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