1,298 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 598 311 service requests, 284 HPD complaints, 153 HPD housing violations.
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 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 21.6. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 40 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2018-06-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · Outdoor Dining (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Food Establishment (2) · Rodent (2).
$440,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (28) |
| 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) | CACTUS 4 LLC |
| Head officer | HENRY MOSES |
| Managing agent | VANDERLEIGH PROPERTIES LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,224,000 | $3,250,800 |
| 2026 | $8,168,000 | $3,675,600 |
| 2027 | $8,389,000 | $3,775,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Blocks | Sandwiches | Not yet graded | Mice evidence |
| The Izakaya | Japanese | B | — |
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.
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 2011 (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.
| Subway | 2 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue A / E 5 St — M14A-SBS · 450 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 4 St & Ave B · 300 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.
213 East 4 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
50 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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.
Managed by VANDERLEIGH PROPERTIES LLC — 17 buildings, 571 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B3 · C2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 314 East 78 Street | MN | 99 | A |
| 507 East 81 Street | MN | 60 | C |
| 222 Thompson Street | MN | 32 | B |
| 433 East 80 Street | MN | 31 | A |
| 511 East 73 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 509 East 73 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 507 East 73 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 235 East 4 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 503 East 73 Street | MN | 29 | A |
| 512 East 80 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 338 East 65 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 1229 1 Avenue | MN | 28 | A |
| 213 East 4 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 413 East 70 Street | MN | 28 | B |
| 1233 1 Avenue | MN | 28 | A |
| 20 Commerce Street | MN | 20 | C |
| 649 Washington Street | MN | 12 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,093,000 on 2022-10-19 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-19 | Mortgage $1,093,000 — from CACTUS 4 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A | $1,093,000 | |
| 2022-10-19 | Agreement $11,150,000 — from CACTUS 4 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A | $11,150,000 | |
| 2018-05-22 | Agreement $10,057,000 — from CACTUS 4 LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $10,057,000 | |
| 2018-05-22 | Mortgage $1,970,000 — from CACTUS 4 LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $1,970,000 | |
| 2013-05-03 | Agreement $8,087,000 — from CACTUS 4 LLC to BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC | $8,087,000 | |
| 2008-07-16 | Mortgage $2,274,000 — from CACTUS 4 LLC to SOVEREGIN BANK | $2,274,000 | |
| 2008-07-16 | AL&R $8,665,000 — from CACTUS 4 LLC to SOVEREGIN BANK | $8,665,000 | |
| 2008-07-16 | Deed $10,950,000 — from 8/49 213-215 EAST 4TH STREET LLC; YL 213-215 EAST 4TH STEET LLC; SH 213-215 EAST 4TH STREE to CACTUS 4 LLC | $10,950,000 | |
| 2008-07-16 | Agreement $8,665,000 — from SOVEREGIN BANK to CACTUS 4 LLC | $8,665,000 | |
| 2006-04-27 | Deed $136,264 — from 8/49 213-215 EAST 4TH STREET, LLC to SECOND AVENUE VILLAGE PARTNERS LLC | $136,264 | |
| 2005-11-15 | Agreement $6,391,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to YL 213-215 EAST 4TH STREET, LLC; SH 213-215 EAST 4TH STREET, LLC; 8/49 213-215 EAST 4TH ST | $6,391,000 | |
| 2005-11-15 | Mortgage $1,364,314 — from 213-215 EAST 4TH STREET, LLC; YL 213-215 EAST 4TH STREET, LLC; 8/49 213-215 EAST 4TH STREE to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,364,314 | |
| 2005-09-15 | DEEDO $7,445,000 — from CLEARWATER ASSOCIATES to SH 213-215 EAST 4TH STREET, LLC; 8/49 213-215 EAST 4TH STREET, LLC; 213-215 EAST 4TH STREE | $7,445,000 | |
| 2003-08-27 | Mortgage $19,001,873 — from CLEARWATER ASSCOAITES to FLEET NATIONAL BANK | $19,001,873 | |
| 2001-07-12 | Mortgage $5,267,057 — from CLEARWATER ASSOCIATES to FLEET NATIONAL BANK | $5,267,057 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 66 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 38 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 67 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 0 | 5 | 168 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 5 | 11 | 141 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 6 | 66 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 7 | 52 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 33 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
Every one of the 1,298 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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