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204 Avenue B

223Records
15City systems
7Open violations
293.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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223 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 61 HPD housing violations, 55 311 service requests, 24 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1929
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)WAYNE W. TRAUB TRUST, UTD 11/08/2018
BBL1004060035
BIN1005218

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 293.3. 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

Open HPD violations7 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1986-01-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · Damaged Tree (2) · Dead/Dying Tree (2) · New Tree Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$779,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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 (1929)
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)The Wayne W Traub Trust & The Sandy Traub Trust
Head officerErika S Nichols
Managing agentErika S Nichols
Last registered2024-07-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,496,000 $1,123,200
2026$2,662,000 $1,197,900
2027$3,194,000 $1,437,300

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
B-Cup CafeCoffee/TeaNot yet graded—

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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 14 St / Avenue B — M14D-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 11 St & Ave B · 400 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

204 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

19 311 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: $250,000 on 2025-04-17 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-04-17AL&R $1,250,000 — from SANDRA TRAUB, AS TRUSTEE; WAYNE W. TRAUB TRUST, UTD 11/08/2028; SANDY TRAUB REVOCABLE TRUS to TD BANK, N.A. $1,250,000
2025-04-17Agreement $1,250,000 — from SANDY TRAUB REVOCABLE TRUST, UTD 11/08/2; SANDRA TRAUB, AS TRUSTEE; WAYNE W. TRAUB TRUST, to TD BANK, N.A. $1,250,000
2025-04-17Mortgage $250,000 — from SANDRA TRAUB, AS TRUSTEE; WAYNE W. TRAUB TRUST, UTD 11/08/2028; SANDY TRAUB REVOCABLE TRUS to TD BANK, N.A. $250,000
2024-08-13AL&R $1,000,000 — from SANDY TRAUB REVOCABLE TRUST DATED 11/08/; SANDRA TRAUB, AS SURVIVING TRUSTEE; WAYNE W. TRA to EAST WILLI CAPITAL LLC $1,000,000
2024-08-13Mortgage $1,000,000 — from SANDY TRAUB REVOCABLE TRUST DATED 11/08/; WAYNE W. TRAUB TRUST, UTD 11/08/2018; SANDRA TRA to EAST WILLI CAPITAL LLC $1,000,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
54
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003014
20180160310
20190053210
2020003014
2021007018
2022005027
202355150328
2024230253354
20251185217
2026007029
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 120Ownership & money 17Health & systems 28

Every one of the 223 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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