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170 East 2 Street

1,292Records
17City systems
16Open violations
13.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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1,292 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 454 311 service requests, 344 HPD complaints, 194 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units36
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)170-174EV1 LLC
BBL1003980053
BIN1004984

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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 60% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 13.1. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations16 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2014-03-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Rodent (4) · Dirty Condition (3) · WATER LEAK (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

Filed construction activity

$150,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (36)
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)170-174EV1 LLC
Head officerANESTI XHIXHA
Managing agentPABLO RAMON
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$6,873,000 $3,092,850
2026$7,301,000 $3,285,450
2027$8,660,000 $3,897,000

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cosmic Cat CafeCoffee/TeaAClosed by DOHMH on 2026-02-09
Sunziki Cafe LLCNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 0.2 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
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue A / East Houston St — M14A-SBS · 350 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 2 St & Ave B · 350 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

170 East 2 Street

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

27 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,363,552 on 2014-12-31 (lender: Signture Bank), covering 2 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
2024-03-11ASPM $36,483,246 — from KUSHNER VILLAGE 325 EAST 10TH LLC; EV 1ST AVENUE PROPERTY OWNER, L.P.; EV AVENUE A PROPERT to WILMINGTON TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE $36,483,246
2024-02-08Deed $21,990,000 — from VILLAGE KF 2 ASSOCIATES LLC to 170-174EV1 LLC $21,990,000
2024-01-30Sold for $21,990,000 $21,990,000 $610,833
2019-12-17AL&R $36,483,246 — from EV 1ST AVENUE PROPERTY OWNER, L.P.; VILLAGE KF 2 ASSOCIATES LLC; KUSHNER VILLAGE 325 EAST to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $36,483,246
2019-12-17M&CON $36,483,246 — from EV AVENUE A PROPERTY OWNER, L.P.; VILLAGE KF 2 ASSOCIATES LLC; KUSHNER VILLAGE 325 EAST 10 to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $36,483,246
2014-12-31AL&R $22,480,000 — from VILLAGE KF 2 ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNTURE BANK $22,480,000
2014-12-31Agreement $22,480,000 — from VILLAGE KF 2 ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNTURE BANK $22,480,000
2014-12-31Mortgage $6,363,552 — from VILLAGE KF 2 ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNTURE BANK $6,363,553
2013-12-27AL&R $2,177,000 — from VILLAGE KF 2 ASSOCIATES LLC to ACRC LENDER LLC $2,177,000
2013-12-27Mortgage $2,177,000 — from VILLAGE KF 2 ASSOCIATES LLC to ACRC LENDER LLC $2,177,000
2013-12-27AL&R $14,298,000 — from VILLAGE KF 2 ASSOCIATES LLC to ACRC LENDER LLC $14,298,000
2013-12-27Mortgage $10,587,155 — from VILLAGE KF 2 ASSOCIATES LLC to ACRC LENDER LLC $10,587,155
2013-12-27Deed $17,000,000 — from KRIPANIDHI, MARIE; KRIPANIDHI, BILIGERE to VILLAGE KF 2 ASSOCIATES LLC $17,000,000
2013-12-27Agreement $14,298,000 — from VILLAGE KF 2 ASSOCIATES LLC to ACRC LENDER LLC $14,298,000
2012-11-14Deed $3,810,603 — from 170-172 EAST 2ND STREET REALTY CO. LLC to KRIPANIDHI, BILIGERE; KRIPANIDHI, MARIE $3,810,603

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711110316
20180161901752
201902254334
202001012724143
2021079407108
20220411909132
202300220224
20241393420
202500220628
202600120517
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 80Housing & tenants 1,010Ownership & money 72Health & systems 85

Every one of the 1,292 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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