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220 Avenue B

418Records
15City systems
2Open violations
4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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418 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 125 311 service requests, 107 HPD complaints, 44 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)220 AVENUE B, LLC
BBL1004070035
BIN1005250

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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 77% 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 4. 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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-12-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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 (10) · Graffiti (4) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Plumbing (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Unsanitary Pigeon Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$119,478 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (6)
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)220 AVENUE B LLC
Head officerDAVID OHEBSHALOM
Managing agentBIG APPLE MANAGEMENT, LLC
Last registered2025-08-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,351,000 $1,057,950
2026$2,821,000 $1,269,450
2027$3,385,000 $1,523,250

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 14 St / Avenue B — M14D-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 14 St & Ave B · 300 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

220 Avenue B

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

19 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BIG APPLE MANAGEMENT, LLC — 22 buildings, 277 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B12 · C2 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
185 East 3 Street MN43 A
31 East 1 Street MN21 B
328 West 47 Street MN20 B
416 East 73 Street MN20 B
507 East 83 Street MN15 B
348 West 47 Street MN15 D
364 West 51 Street MN15 C
412 West 49 Street MN15 C
209 East 10 Street MN15 B
321 West 47 Street MN12 B
332 West 47 Street MN12 A
334 West 47 Street MN12 B
323 West 47 Street MN11 B
154 East 7 Street MN10 B
210 Avenue B MN8 B
219 East 89 Street MN8 B
220 Avenue B MN6 A
330 West 47 Street MN5 F
275 West 22 Street MN5 D
277 West 22 Street MN5 B
179 Avenue B MN4 D
92 8 Avenue MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,029,628 on 2019-11-18 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-11-18Mortgage $1,029,628 — from 220 AVENUE B LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,029,628
2019-11-18Agreement $3,680,000 — from 220 AVENUE B LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,680,000
2019-11-18AL&R $3,680,000 — from 220 AVENUE B LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,680,000
2014-05-19Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 220 AVENUE B LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $3,000,000
2003-12-03M&CON $350,000 — from 220 AVENUE B, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $350,000
2003-12-03AL&R $350,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to 220 AVENUE B, LLC $350,000
1996-12-02Mortgage $68,713 — from 220 AVENUE B, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK $68,713
1996-04-10Mortgage $112,611 — from 220 AVENUE B LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK $112,611
1995-07-13Mortgage $165,000 — from GILBERT, MAXINE; KINSEY, JAMES; GILBERT, BEN to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $165,000
1992-01-03Mortgage $50,000 — from JAENCHEN, HELENE to SLS FUNDING CO INC $50,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700110314
2018005038
201900154322
2020004048
202100150318
202200380341
202320230328
20247252319
20250050510
202620130217
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 287Ownership & money 29Health & systems 47

Every one of the 418 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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