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98 Avenue B

156Records
10City systems
0Open violations
36.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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156 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 43 311 service requests, 28 rodent inspections, 25 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1900
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)98 AVENUE B NY, LLC
BBL1004020041
BIN1005099

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 36.7. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Scaffold Safety (1) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$18,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$824,000 $370,800
2026$759,000 $341,550
2027$763,000 $343,350

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
GruppoPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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 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.

Getting around

Subway2 Av — F · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
1 Av — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue A / E 5 St — M14A-SBS · 700 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 6 St & Ave B · 100 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

98 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

4 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $27,345 on 2024-01-19 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-01-19Mortgage $27,346 — from 98 AVENUE B NY, LLC to CATHAY BANK $27,346
2024-01-19AL&R $685,000 — from 98 AVENUE B NY, LLC to CATHAY BANK $685,000
2024-01-19Agreement $685,000 — from 98 AVENUE B NY, LLC to CATHAY BANK $685,000
2013-12-18Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 98 AVENUE B NY, LLC to CATHAY BANK $1,000,000
2013-12-18AL&R $1,000,000 — from 98 AVENUE B NY, LLC to CATHAY BANK $1,000,000
1992-02-03Mortgage $100,000 — from CHAN, CHIU HING; CHAN, KAI KUEN to CHINATOWN FED SV BK $100,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
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2018001023
2019001023
2020002013
2021001012
2022005049
20230180615
20245834222
2025000033
2026001012
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 47Ownership & money 13Health & systems 31

Every one of the 156 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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