1,044 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 327 311 service requests, 171 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 152 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 67% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10.3. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 6 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-10-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$800 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
64 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (12) · Noise (8) · Illegal Parking (8) · Dead/Dying Tree (5) · ELECTRIC (4) · WATER LEAK (3).
$2,085,482 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (44 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 (1929) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (103) |
| 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) | 172 EAST 4TH STREET TENANTS CORP |
| Head officer | THOMAS OSTROWSKI |
| Managing agent | BUCHBINDER & WARREN LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $22,761,000 | $10,242,450 |
| 2026 | $24,198,000 | $10,889,100 |
| 2027 | $25,349,000 | $11,407,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $4,192,149 a year ($34.53 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,649,908 ($13.59 per sq ft), net operating income $2,542,242. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 89/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 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.
| Subway | 2 Av — F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue A / E 5 St — M14A-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 5 St & Ave A · 350 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.
51 Avenue A
| 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
64 311 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.
Managed by BUCHBINDER & WARREN LLC — 106 buildings, 2,394 units. Grades across the portfolio: A90 · B8 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 106 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $769,272 on 2016-11-14 (lender: Valley National 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | RPTT&RET $1,660,000 — from SCHMIDT, TIMOTHY to DAVIS, REMA; DAVIS, JOSHUA | $1,660,000 | |
| 2025-09-25 | Sold for $1,660,000 | $1,660,000 | $16,117 |
| 2025-07-15 | RPTT&RET $855,000 — from HOCHMAN, DEBRA A; POSS, ROBERT M to SCHWARTZ, BRIAN | $855,000 | |
| 2025-07-01 | Sold for $855,000 | $855,000 | $8,301 |
| 2025-04-25 | RPTT&RET $890,000 — from MITCHELL, PATRICIA; MITCHELL-MARELL, GABRIELLE to VENTRE, PETER; VENTRE, KATHERINE; VENTRE, ELIZABETH | $890,000 | |
| 2025-04-10 | Sold for $890,000 | $890,000 | $8,641 |
| 2024-10-15 | RPTT&RET $835,000 — from BIENEN, E JAY; CATTANEO, MARIAGRAZIA to MCDONALD, KEVIN | $835,000 | |
| 2024-09-27 | Sold for $835,000 | $835,000 | $8,107 |
| 2024-08-15 | RPTT&RET $855,000 — from SHIELDS, ANN to TRICARICO, ANTHONY; CAPONE, DANA | $855,000 | |
| 2024-08-01 | Sold for $855,000 | $855,000 | $8,301 |
| 2024-02-02 | RPTT&RET $885,000 — from CARDUCCI, ROBERT V to STEELE, JENNIFER; ELSASSER, JOHN | $885,000 | |
| 2024-01-22 | Sold for $885,000 | $885,000 | $8,592 |
| 2023-12-21 | RPTT&RET $1,400,000 — from AMINOFF, ERIC; AMINOFF, MINA to ORTA, OLIVIA; RAMCHANDANI, RITESH | $1,400,000 | |
| 2023-12-07 | Sold for $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 | $13,592 |
| 2023-10-17 | RPTT&RET $850,000 — from POSS, ROBERT; HOCHMAN, DEBRA; POSS, ELLEN to KATHAWALA, SARFRAZ; KATHAWALA, ZULEKHA | $850,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 39 |
| 2019 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 52 |
| 2020 | 16 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 47 |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 32 |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 | 56 | 7 | 4 | 77 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 17 | 3 | 65 |
| 2024 | 13 | 4 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 60 |
| 2025 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 62 |
| 2026 | 14 | 0 | 35 | 21 | 3 | 73 |
Every one of the 1,044 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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