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26 1 Avenue

2,094Records
18City systems
117Open violations
116.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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2,094 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 758 311 service requests, 695 HPD complaints, 406 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units20
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)NIMA NY LLC
BBL1004290009
BIN1005735

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 116.3. 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 violations117 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 70 class B, 28 class A. Oldest open since 2002-11-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

91 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 29 · winter 2024–25: 24 · winter 2025–26: 26). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

84 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (45) · Noise (15) · Illegal Parking (3) · Street Condition (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Abandoned Bike (2).

Filed construction activity

$181,260 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)NIMA NY LLC
Head officerNICHOLAS DROBENKO
Managing agentNIMA NY LLC
Last registered2025-12-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,041,000 $1,368,450
2026$3,384,000 $1,522,800
2027$3,836,000 $1,726,200

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Little Gio's PizzaPizzaBMice evidence
Shinzo OmakaseJapaneseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants · 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 6 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

Subway2 Av — F · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 1 St — M15-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 1 St & 1 Ave · 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

26 1 Avenue

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

84 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 45 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: $624,758 on 2019-06-12 (lender: Ukrainian National Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-10-03CORRM $624,758 — from DROBENKO, NICHOLAS to UKRAINIAN NATIONAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $624,758
2019-06-12M&CON $1,700,000 — from DROBENKO, NICHOLAS to UKRAINIAN NATIONAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $1,700,000
2019-06-12AL&R $624,758 — from DROBENKO, NICHOLAS to UKRAINIAN NATIONAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $624,758
2019-06-12Mortgage $624,758 — from DROBENKO, NICHOLAS to UKRAINIAN NATIONAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $624,758
2010-07-12AL&R $1,250,000 — from DROBENKO, NICHOLAS to UKRANIAN NATIONAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $1,250,000
2010-07-12M&CON $1,250,000 — from DROBENKO, NICHOLAS to UKRANIAN NATIONAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $1,250,000
2004-11-01M&CON $1,500,000 — from DROBENKO, NICHOLAS to UKRAINIAN NATIONAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $1,500,000
2004-11-01AL&R $1,500,000 — from UKRAINIAN NATIONAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION to DROBENKO, NICHOLAS $1,500,000
2002-11-07Mortgage $525,423 — from DROBENKO, NICHOLAS to UKRAINIAN NATIONAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $525,423
1999-07-13Mortgage $311,929 — from DROBENKO, NICHOLAS to UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $311,929
1996-08-29Mortgage $150,000 — from DROBRENKO, NICHOLAS to UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $150,000
1994-08-08Mortgage $498,000 — from DROBENKO, NICHOLAS to UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $498,000
1989-03-28Mortgage $120,000 — from DROBENKO, NICHOLAS to UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX ETAL $120,000
1984-05-29Mortgage $225,000 — from DROBENKO, NICHOLAS to KOSCINSKI, JOHN $225,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20179310603121
2018810730596
20190210886124
202000750277
202120480252
202201340338
202301582465
202431650675
202532500863
202600370340
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The full timeline

Construction 51Enforcement 56Housing & tenants 1,894Ownership & money 42Health & systems 51

Every one of the 2,094 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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