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168 Avenue B

311Records
16City systems
0Open violations
15.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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311 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 135 311 service requests, 44 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 38 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units7
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)168 AVENUE B,
BBL1004040031
BIN1005139

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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 51% 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 15.7. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-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.

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

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Sewer (2) · Smoking or Vaping (2) · Borough Office (1) · Drug Activity (1).

Filed construction activity

$111,000 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 (7)
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)168 AVE B LLC
Head officerDora Shore
Managing agentDora Shore
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,210,000 $1,894,500
2026$4,491,000 $2,020,950
2027$5,389,000 $2,425,050

The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
LuckyOtherA—
Taqueria EmilioMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint 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.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (2 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

Subway1 Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 10 St / Avenue B — M8 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 11 St & Ave B · 150 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

168 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

24 311 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: $559,669 on 2019-02-27 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-02-27Agreement $3,850,000 — from 168 AVENUE B, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,850,000
2019-02-27Mortgage $559,669 — from 168 AVENUE B, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $559,669
2014-03-24Mortgage $3,675,000 — from 168 AVENUE B, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $3,675,000
2004-12-30Mortgage $420,000 — from 168 AVENUE B LLC to LA JOLLA BANK, FSB $420,000
1999-08-30Mortgage $420,000 — from 168 AVE. B ASSOCIATES to LAJOLLA BANK,FSB $420,000
1997-08-06Mortgage $100,000 — from 168 AVENUE B ASSOCIATES to NOY, ELIEZER $100,000
1992-07-24Mortgage $200,000 — from 168 AVE. B ASSOC; ZIMONY CONSTRUCTIONINC; AKAB REALTY CORP to DEBARON ASSOCIATESLTD $200,000
1988-07-18Mortgage $250,000 — from 10-162 CORP to CITIBANK, N.A. $250,000
1985-05-20Mortgage $137,760 — from 10-162 CORP. to TOMPKINS GREEN ASSOC. $137,760
1985-05-20Mortgage $1,350,000 — from 10-162 CORP. to CITIBANK, N.A. $1,350,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003025
2018012047
201900103316
2020006028
202100130215
202220310336
202301170523
202401150420
20250070512
2026004059
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 42Housing & tenants 153Ownership & money 44Health & systems 51

Every one of the 311 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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