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196 Avenue A

411Records
12City systems
0Open violations
41.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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411 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 124 311 service requests, 65 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 40 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)AVENUE A CORNER OWNER LLC
BBL1004060002
BIN1005197

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 41.3. 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

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
4
’25–26

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$616,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)AVENUE A CORNER OWNER LLC
Head officerANDREW WRUBLIN
Managing agentDALAN MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-10-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,583,000 $1,162,350
2026$3,100,000 $1,395,000
2027$3,720,000 $1,674,000

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

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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue A / E 11 St — M14A-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 13 St & Ave A · 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

196 Avenue A

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DALAN MANAGEMENT — 40 buildings, 1,561 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B11 · C4 · D8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
67 Duffield Street BK286 A
1134 Fulton Street BK182 B
300 East 46 Street MN171 A
230 East 44 Street MN164 B
102 8 Avenue MN102 B
1056 Manhattan Avenue BK90 A
10 Lexington Avenue BK81 A
93 Linden Street BK68 A
75 Ralph Avenue BK57 B
1520 Fulton Street BK49 A
384 Broome Street MN40 A
55 Delancey Street MN30 A
233 Elizabeth Street MN27 B
119 Hester Street MN25 C
17 Menahan Street BK24 B
412 Evergreen Avenue BK21 A
91 Christopher Street MN20 C
89 Christopher Street MN20 A
61 Delancey Street MN15 C
9 Christopher Street MN13 A
313 Knickerbocker Avenue BK8 D
383 Bleecker Street MN7 B
194 Avenue A MN6 B
678 9 Avenue MN6 A
116 Bedford Avenue BK6 B
329 Bleecker Street MN4 D
7 Lexington Avenue BK3 A
196 Avenue A MN3 D
1 Lexington Avenue BK3 D
54 2 Avenue MN3 A
505 East 12 Street MN3 A
11 Lexington Avenue BK3 A
376 Bleecker Street MN3 B
5 Lexington Avenue BK3 D
7A Lexington Avenue BK3 A
3 Lexington Avenue BK3 D
9 Lexington Avenue BK3 B
503 East 12 Street MN3 D
335 Bleecker Street MN2 D
60 West 22 Street MN1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $777,175 on 2022-08-29 (lender: Signature Banmk), covering 4 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
2025-08-21RPTT&RET $19,800,000 — from ARC II AVENUE A SPV LLC to HAMILTON LANE VA RE SMA, LP; HL STRATEGIC RE IRISH HOLDINGS LLC $19,800,000
2022-08-29AL&R $14,850,000 — from AVENUE A CORNER OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANMK $14,850,000
2022-08-29Agreement $14,850,000 — from AVENUE A CORNER OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANMK $14,850,000
2022-08-29Mortgage $777,176 — from AVENUE A CORNER OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANMK $777,176
2017-10-17Mortgage $3,250,000 — from AVENUE A CORNER OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,250,000
2017-10-17AL&R $14,750,000 — from AVENUE A CORNER OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $14,750,000
2017-10-17Agreement $14,750,000 — from AVENUE A CORNER OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $14,750,000
2015-11-20AL&R $11,500,000 — from AVENUE A CORNER OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,500,000
2015-11-20Deed $16,750,000 — from FM EAST 12TH STREET LLC; LB RETAIL LLC; WM RE INVESTORS LLC; PNL RE HOLDINGS LLC; E & M CO to AVENUE A CORNER OWNER LLC $16,750,000
2015-11-20Mortgage $5,791,750 — from AVENUE A CORNER OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,791,750
2015-11-20Agreement $11,500,000 — from AVENUE A CORNER OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,500,000
2012-08-03Mortgage $2,285,650 — from 151 EAST 26TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SOVERIGN BANK, N.A. $2,285,650
2012-08-03Agreement $6,100,000 — from 151 EAST 26TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SOVERIGN BANK, N.A. $6,100,000
2005-11-21Mortgage $1,476,818 — from 151 EAST 26TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,476,818
2005-11-21Agreement $4,250,000 — from 151 EAST 26TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $4,250,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173404415
201823100419
201900290231
2020016018
2021008019
202200174223
202308110221
202403152222
2025012126
202600130114
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The full timeline

Construction 48Enforcement 65Housing & tenants 205Ownership & money 65Health & systems 28

Every one of the 411 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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