312 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 133 311 service requests, 49 HPD housing violations, 47 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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 56% 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 12.5. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 26 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 1973-01-23. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Illegal Parking (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Drinking (1) · Lost Property (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | GIOIA APARTMENTS LLC |
| Head officer | RICHARD GIOIA |
| Managing agent | GIOIA MANAGEMENT INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,952,000 | $1,328,400 |
| 2026 | $3,542,000 | $1,593,900 |
| 2027 | $4,250,000 | $1,912,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josie's | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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.
| Subway | 2 Av — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 1 Av — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue A / E 5 St — M14A-SBS · 350 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 6 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.
520 East 6 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 |
20 311 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.
Managed by GIOIA MANAGEMENT INC — 10 buildings, 95 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 St Marks Place | MN | 22 | A |
| 13 St Marks Place | MN | 16 | A |
| 518 East 6 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 34 1/2 St Marks Place | MN | 11 | A |
| 520 East 6 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 93 Avenue B | MN | 7 | A |
| 39-11 210 Street | QN | 4 | B |
| 145-05 11 Avenue | QN | 4 | A |
| 145-07 11 Avenue | QN | 4 | B |
| 39-05 210 Street | QN | 4 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,517,488 on 2018-11-28 (lender: Capital One, National Associaton), 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-28 | AL&R $7,500,000 — from GIOIA APARTMENTS LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATON | $7,500,000 | |
| 2018-11-28 | Mortgage $1,517,488 — from GIOIA APARTMENTS LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATON | $1,517,488 | |
| 2018-11-28 | Agreement $7,500,000 — from GIOIA APARTMENTS LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATON | $7,500,000 | |
| 2013-11-01 | Agreement $6,525,000 — from GIOIA APARTMENTS LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $6,525,000 | |
| 2013-11-01 | Mortgage $863,639 — from GIOIA APARTMENTS LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $863,639 | |
| 2013-11-01 | AL&R $6,525,000 — from GIOIA APARTMENTS LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $6,525,000 | |
| 2011-03-03 | Agreement $5,710,000 — from GIOIA APARTMENTS LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $5,710,000 | |
| 2011-03-03 | Mortgage $172,132 — from GIOIA APARTMENTS LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $172,132 | |
| 2007-02-09 | Mortgage $750,000 — from GIOIA, ANTHONY; GIOIA, RICHARD to SOVEREIGN BANK | $750,000 | |
| 2005-02-16 | Deed $7,050,000 — from 520 PENJAN REALTY LLC to GIOIA, RICHARD; GIOIA, ANTHONY | $7,050,000 | |
| 2005-02-16 | Agreement $5,350,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to GIOIA, RICHARD; GIOIA, ANTHONY | $5,350,000 | |
| 2005-02-16 | Mortgage $2,223,503 — from GIOIA, ANTHONY; GIOIA, RICHARD to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $2,223,503 | |
| 2003-11-12 | Mortgage $97,897 — from 520 PENJAN REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $97,897 | |
| 2002-08-27 | Mortgage $3,562,500 — from 520 PENJAN REALTY LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $3,562,500 | |
| 1982-05-18 | Mortgage $77,500 — from 520 EMPIRE PROPERTIES CP to BON TON REALTY CORP. | $77,500 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| 2019 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| 2026 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Every one of the 312 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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