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186 Avenue A

361Records
16City systems
7Open violations
22.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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361 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 125 311 service requests, 73 HPD complaints, 47 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)TRI-LUCK REALTY CORP
BBL1004050007
BIN1005165

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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 58% 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 22.9. 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

Open HPD violations7 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2017-12-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Illegal Parking (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · GENERAL (2) · New Tree Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$6,400 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)TRI-LUCK REALTY CORP
Head officerDAVIS TONG
Managing agentDAVIS TONG
Last registered2025-10-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,677,600 $2,104,920
2026$5,613,000 $2,525,850
2027$6,736,000 $3,031,200

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
GomiKoreanA—

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 2 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

Subway1 Av — L · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue A / E 11 St — M14A-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeAve A & E 11 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path 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

186 Avenue A

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

28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $490,000 on 2012-01-12 (lender: Abacus Federal Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-01-12Mortgage $490,000 — from TRI-LUCK REALTY CORP. to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $490,000
2003-05-13Mortgage $330,000 — from TRI-LUCK REALTY CORP. to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $330,000
1995-11-13Mortgage $30,000 — from TRO-LUCK REALTY CORP. to 186 AVENUE A CORPORATION $30,000
1995-11-13Mortgage $139,750 — from TRI-LUCK REALTY CORP. to ANDREW LICHTENSTEIN,INC. $139,750
1988-10-17Mortgage $300,000 — from 186 AVE A CORPORATION to SACKMAN MTGE CORP $300,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700110213
201801100314
20190080311
2020023038
202100360238
202200311537
202300150419
202430150422
20250290415
202600220224
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 253Ownership & money 29Health & systems 38

Every one of the 361 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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