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25 Avenue A

225Records
12City systems
20Open violations
46.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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225 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 105 311 service requests, 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 26 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)SANDERS, JOHN
BBL1004290033
BIN1005746

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 46.7. 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 violations20 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2014-04-21.

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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lost Property (4) · Noise (4) · Water System (2) · Drinking (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · New Tree Request (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1900)
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

Head officerRICHARD C JOHNSON
Managing agentJOHN # SANDERS
Last registered2013-04-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,179,000 $980,550
2026$2,615,000 $1,176,750
2027$3,138,000 $1,412,100

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
2A / Berlin / Old FlingsAmericanB—

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 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

Subway2 Av — F · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue A / East Houston St — M14A-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 2 St & Ave A · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

25 Avenue A

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

14 311 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: $499,000 on 2013-11-18 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-11-18Mortgage $499,000 — from JOHNSON, RICHARD C.N.; SANDERS, JOHN to SIGNATURE BANK $499,000
2013-11-18AL&R $499,000 — from JOHNSON, RICHARD C.N.; SANDERS, JOHN to SIGNATURE BANK $499,000
2004-09-21Mortgage $120,116 — from JOHNSON, RICHARD C.N.; SANDERS, JOHN to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $120,116
2004-09-21Agreement $300,000 — from JOHNSON, RICHARD C.N.; SANDERS, JOHN to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $300,000
2004-09-21AL&R $300,000 — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to SANDERS, JOHN; JOHNSON, RICHARD C.N. $300,000
1997-02-27Mortgage $250,000 — from SANDERS, JOHN; JOHNSON, RICHARD C.N. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $250,000
1997-02-27Mortgage $69,730 — from JOHNSON, RICHARD C.N.; SANDERS, JOHN to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $69,730
1987-03-04Mortgage $149,671 — from WIBROE, SUSAN; WIBROE, SUSANNE AKA; JOHNSON, RICHARD C N to CITIBANK N A $149,671
1982-03-25Mortgage $46,821 — from PERKO CO., to GAMBETTA, THOMAS $46,821
1982-03-25Mortgage $110,000 — from WIBROE, SUSAN; JOHNSON, RICHARD C.N. to PERKO CO., $110,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201707029
201801034
2019090211
202002013
20210140115
2022080210
20231120316
20240104317
2025250411
202603014
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 127Ownership & money 36Health & systems 30

Every one of the 225 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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