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235 East 4 Street

1,778Records
19City systems
4Open violations
26.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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1,778 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 714 311 service requests, 480 HPD complaints, 165 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units30
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)OPILLIO REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT LLC
BBL1004000039
BIN1005028

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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 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 26.8. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

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 violations4 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-04-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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’24–25
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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

84 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (27) · Dirty Condition (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Illegal Parking (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Graffiti (4).

Filed construction activity

$164,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (30)
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)REAPER REALTY LLC
Head officerHENRY MOSES
Managing agentVANDERLEIGH PROPERTIES
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,452,000 $4,253,400
2026$9,470,000 $4,261,500
2027$8,864,000 $3,988,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Stoned PizzaNot yet graded—
Stoned PizzaPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Letter Grading), 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 4 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 2020 (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 · 0.3 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 an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue A / E 5 St — M14A-SBS · 700 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 4 St & Ave B · 50 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

235 East 4 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

84 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 VANDERLEIGH PROPERTIES LLC — 17 buildings, 571 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B3 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
314 East 78 Street MN99 A
507 East 81 Street MN60 C
222 Thompson Street MN32 B
433 East 80 Street MN31 A
511 East 73 Street MN30 A
509 East 73 Street MN30 A
507 East 73 Street MN30 A
235 East 4 Street MN30 A
503 East 73 Street MN29 A
512 East 80 Street MN28 A
338 East 65 Street MN28 A
1229 1 Avenue MN28 A
213 East 4 Street MN28 A
413 East 70 Street MN28 B
1233 1 Avenue MN28 A
20 Commerce Street MN20 C
649 Washington Street MN12 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,417,000 on 2018-05-22 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-10-19Agreement $11,225,000 — from OPILLIO REAL ESTATE MANAGMENT LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $11,225,000
2018-05-22Agreement $11,382,000 — from OPILLIO REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT LLC; REAPER REALTY LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $11,382,000
2018-05-22Mortgage $1,417,000 — from REAPER REALTY LLC; OPILLIO REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $1,417,000
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2013-05-03Agreement $9,965,000 — from OPILLIO REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT LLC; REAPER REALTY LLC to BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC $9,965,000
2013-05-03Mortgage $425,000 — from REAPER REALTY LLC; OPILLIO REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT LLC to BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC $425,000
2007-12-05AL&R $9,540,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to REAPER REALTY LLC; OPILLIO REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT LLC $9,540,000
2007-12-05Agreement $9,540,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to OPILLIO REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT LLC; REAPER REALTY LLC $9,540,000
2007-12-05Mortgage $5,953,670 — from REAPER REALTY LLC; OPILLIO REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $5,953,670
2007-12-04DEEDO $14,450,000 — from 235 E. 4TH STREET, LLC to OPILLIO REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT LLC; REAPER REALTY LLC $14,450,000
2005-04-07Agreement $3,500,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 235 EAST 4TH STREET LLC $3,500,000
2005-04-07Mortgage $300,000 — from 235 EAST 4TH STREET LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $300,000
2004-02-04Agreement $1,400,000 — from 235 EAST 4TH STREET, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,400,000
2004-02-04Mortgage $1,163,371 — from 235 EAST 4TH STREET, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,163,371

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201734690278
20183312739145
201936210939
202090260540
202121850492
2022135441375
202301530660
202404350948
202502290536
202600330740
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The full timeline

Construction 153Enforcement 75Housing & tenants 1,384Ownership & money 88Health & systems 78

Every one of the 1,778 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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