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188 Avenue B

434Records
15City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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434 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 242 311 service requests, 52 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 49 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1930
Floors5
Res. units4
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)186-188 AVE B LLC
BBL1004050033
BIN1005180

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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 100% 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 0. 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.

What 311 hears from this address

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (16) · Sidewalk Condition (3) · New Tree Request (2) · Lost Property (2) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)168-188 AVE B LLC
Head officerBEN SOLEIMANI
Managing agent186-188 AVE B LLC
Last registered2025-10-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,309,600 $1,489,320
2026$3,972,000 $1,787,400
2027$4,766,000 $2,144,700

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Hi-NoteAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 10 St / Avenue B — M8 · 400 ft
Citi BikeE 11 St & Ave B · 200 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

188 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

28 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by 186-188 AVE B LLC — 2 buildings, 12 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
186 Avenue B MN8 A
188 Avenue B MN4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,147,030 on 2022-07-26 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 8 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-07-26Mortgage $6,147,030 — from 222 AVE B LLC; MY TIDE LLC; 330 E 6 LLC; 186-188 AVE B LLC; 115-117 AVE A LLC; GG EAST VIL to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,147,030
2022-07-26AL&R $46,329,135 — from 117 FIRST LLC; 330 E 6 LLC; MY TIDE LLC; GG EAST VILLAGE LLC; 115-117 AVE A LLC; 89 CLINTO to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $46,329,135
2022-07-26Agreement $46,329,135 — from 117 FIRST LLC; 89 CLINTON HOLDINGS LLC; GG EAST VILLAGE LLC; 330 E 6 LLC; 222 AVE B LLC; 1 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $46,329,135
2022-07-11Deed $8,430,002 — from 188 AVE B NY LLC to MY TIDE LLC; 186-188 AVE B LLC; GG EAST VILLAGE LLC $8,430,003
2022-06-24Sold for $8,430,003 $8,430,003 $2,107,501
2020-05-27Mortgage $4,785,078 — from 188 AVE B NY LLC; 186 AVE B NY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,785,078
2020-05-27Agreement $12,360,000 — from 186 AVE B NY LLC; 188 AVE B NY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $12,360,000
2020-05-27AL&R $12,360,000 — from 186 AVE B NY LLC; 188 AVE B NY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $12,360,000
2016-02-26Agreement $9,000,000 — from M & E 336-348 E. 18TH ST. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,000,000
2013-08-14Agreement $8,850,000 — from 188 AVE B NY LLC; 186 AVE B NY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,850,000
2013-08-14Mortgage $2,396,784 — from 188 AVE B NY LLC; 186 AVE B NY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,396,784
2012-07-12Agreement $9,000,000 — from M & E E 336-348 E. 18TH ST. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,000,000
2012-07-12Agreement $9,000,000 — from M & E E 336-348 E. 18TH ST. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,000,000
2010-11-15Agreement $4,842,802 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to M&E 336-348 E. 18TH ST., LLC $4,842,802
2010-11-10Mortgage $1,206,064 — from M&E 336-348 E. 18TH ST., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,206,064

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172150219
2018180312
20191140318
20200323338
202105801775
202201671033
20233170525
20241150319
202505049
2026090413
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 279Ownership & money 53Health & systems 62

Every one of the 434 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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