435 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 263 311 service requests, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 26 rodent inspections.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 37.5. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-01. |
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.
29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (12) · Graffiti (3) · Lost Property (3) · Damaged Tree (3) · Noise (2) · Food Poisoning (1).
$54,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1920) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | SMA AVE A LLC |
| Head officer | Jeong Ryu |
| Managing agent | Jeong Ryu |
| Last registered | 2025-04-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,927,200 | $2,217,240 |
| 2026 | $5,256,000 | $2,365,200 |
| 2027 | $5,839,000 | $2,627,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sing Sing Karaoke | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick) · 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 5 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.
| Subway | 2 Av — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 1 Av — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue A / E 5 St — M14A-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 5 St & Ave A · 150 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.
81 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
29 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,295,000 on 2023-11-21 (lender: Newbank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-21 | Deed $5,300,000 — from 81 AVENUE A LLC to SMA AVE A LLC | $5,300,000 | |
| 2023-11-21 | Mortgage $2,932,500 — from SMA AVE A LLC to NEWBANK | $2,932,500 | |
| 2023-11-21 | AL&R $2,932,500 — from SMA AVE A LLC to NEWBANK | $2,932,500 | |
| 2023-11-21 | Mortgage $1,295,000 — from SMA AVE A LLC to NEWBANK | $1,295,000 | |
| 2023-11-21 | AL&R $1,295,000 — from SMA AVE A LLC to NEWBANK | $1,295,000 | |
| 2023-11-13 | Sold for $5,300,000 | $5,300,000 | $1,325,000 |
| 1993-04-05 | Mortgage $385,000 — from FUKSMAN, MARGARITA to TEICHER, SEYMOUR; SCHAIN, WALTER | $385,000 | |
| 1990-01-31 | Mortgage $130,000 — from TEICHER QUINN RLTY INC to RUBENSTEIN, LEON | $130,000 | |
| 1986-12-24 | Mortgage $400,000 — from TEICHER-QUINN REALTY,INC to SCHACHTER'S BABYLAND,INC | $400,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 56 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 28 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
Every one of the 435 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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