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224 Avenue B

841Records
19City systems
4Open violations
69.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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841 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 316 311 service requests, 172 HPD complaints, 157 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1905
Floors6
Res. units26
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)224 AVE B HOLDINGS LLC
BBL1004070032
BIN1005248

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 69.2. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1997-12-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
8
’25–26

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

$9,370 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

47 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · General Construction/Plumbing (4) · Illegal Parking (4) · Encampment (3) · Graffiti (3).

Filed construction activity

$2,494,955 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (26)
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)224 AVE B HOLDINGS LLC
Head officerPETER TRAN
Managing agent224 AVE B HOLDINGS LLC
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,846,000 $1,730,700
2026$4,400,000 $1,980,000
2027$4,404,000 $1,981,800

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mona'sAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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: Food Worker Hygiene) · 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.

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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 14 St / Avenue B — M14D-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 14 St & Ave B · 250 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

224 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

47 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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: $8,574,996 on 2026-07-06 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-06Mortgage $8,574,997 — from 224 AVE B HOLDINGS LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $8,574,997
2026-07-06AL&R $17,000,000 — from 224 AVE B HOLDINGS LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $17,000,000
2026-07-06Agreement $17,000,000 — from 224 AVE B HOLDINGS LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $17,000,000
2025-03-25Agreement $8,450,000 — from 224 AVE B HOLDINGS LLC to CITIZENS BANK, NA $8,450,000
2025-03-25AL&R $8,450,000 — from 224 AVE B HOLDINGS LLC to CITIZENS BANK, NA $8,450,000
2025-03-25Mortgage $4,236,816 — from 224 AVE B HOLDINGS LLC to CITIZENS BANK, NA $4,236,816
2025-03-25Deed $13,000,000 — from MARSHALL ASSOCIATES, L.P. to 224 AVE B HOLDINGS LLC $13,000,000
2025-03-24Sold for $13,000,000 $13,000,000 $500,000
2015-09-09Agreement $4,500,000 — from MARSHALL ASSOCIATE, L.P. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $4,500,000
2015-09-09M&CON $4,500,000 — from MARSHALL ASSOCIATE, L.P. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $4,500,000
2015-09-09Mortgage $1,735,943 — from MARSHALL ASSOCIATE, L.P. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,735,943
2010-10-08AL&R $3,000,000 — from MARSHALL ASSOCIATES L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $3,000,000
2010-10-08Mortgage $3,000,000 — from MARSHALL ASSOCIATES L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $3,000,000
1999-12-20Mortgage $2,100,000 — from MARSHALL ASSOCIATES,L.P. to ARCS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CO., L.P. $2,100,000
1995-04-06Mortgage $126,400 — from MARSHALL ASSOCIATESL.P. to MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES L.P. $126,400

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
95
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017105039
201800120416
201901120316
202001340237
202101110315
202240880395
202305130321
202456140530
20251417416381
2026132365359
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The full timeline

Construction 43Enforcement 46Housing & tenants 660Ownership & money 45Health & systems 47

Every one of the 841 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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