641 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 242 311 service requests, 140 HPD complaints, 100 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 354.3. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 25 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2021-03-23. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
102 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 84 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
93 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (46) · Noise (10) · Graffiti (7) · Food Establishment (4) · Electrical (3) · PLUMBING (3).
$27,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 179-181 ESSEX LLC |
| Head officer | STEVEN CROMAN |
| Managing agent | CENTENNIAL PROPERTIES NY |
| Last registered | 2025-09-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,279,000 | $1,475,550 |
| 2026 | $3,935,000 | $1,770,750 |
| 2027 | $4,628,000 | $2,082,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 41% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gazab | Indian | B | Mice evidence |
| Takumi Omakase | Japanese | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Allergy Information), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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.
| Subway | 2 Av — F · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Essex St / East Houston St — M9 · under 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Stanton St & Norfolk St · 450 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.
179 Essex Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
93 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 46 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.
Managed by CENTENNIAL PROPERTIES NY — 115 buildings, 1,870 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23 · B43 · C28 · D17 · F3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 115 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $881,534 on 2021-01-14 (lender: Axos Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-14 | Mortgage $881,534 — from 179-181 ESSEX LLC to AXOS BANK | $881,534 | |
| 2021-01-14 | Agreement $3,600,000 — from 179-181 ESSEX LLC to AXOS BANK | $3,600,000 | |
| 2011-11-01 | AL&R $3,350,000 — from 179-181 ESSEX LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,350,000 | |
| 2011-11-01 | Agreement $3,350,000 — from 179-181 ESSEX LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,350,000 | |
| 2011-11-01 | Mortgage $1,250,000 — from 179-181 ESSEX LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,250,000 | |
| 2010-07-01 | Mortgage $300,000 — from 179-181 ESSEX LLC to GHA HOLDING LLC | $300,000 | |
| 2010-07-01 | AL&R $1,800,000 — from 179-181 ESSEX LLC to GHA HOLDING LLC | $1,800,000 | |
| 2010-07-01 | Mortgage $1,800,000 — from 179-181 ESSEX LLC to GHA HOLDING LLC | $1,800,000 | |
| 2010-07-01 | Deed $2,500,000 — from SHOLOLM SHUCHAT, AS EXECUTOR OF THE; SHOLOM SHUCHAT, AS ADMINISTRATOR D.B.N. to 179-181 ESSEX LLC | $2,500,000 | |
| 1982-10-27 | Mortgage $4,200,000 — from WINSTON NETWORK, INC. to METROMEDIA, INC. | $4,200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 39 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 40 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 27 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 6 | 70 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 2 | 6 | 50 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 0 | 4 | 106 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 47 |
Every one of the 641 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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