877 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 343 311 service requests, 164 HPD housing violations, 91 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 640.8. 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 | 27 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1990-10-29. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
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.
$156,860 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
108 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (66) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · Graffiti (5) · Outdoor Dining (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Food Establishment (3).
$438,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1853) |
| 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) | EMGE 5, LLC |
| Head officer | BALDEV VADEHRA |
| Managing agent | EMGE 5, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,419,000 | $1,538,550 |
| 2026 | $3,835,000 | $1,725,750 |
| 2027 | $4,043,000 | $1,819,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7th Street Burger | Hamburgers | 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 (0 with three or more people sick)
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 4 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 an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 1 Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Marks Pl / 1 Av — M8 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | St Marks Pl & 1 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Protected bike path 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.
118 1 Avenue
| 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 |
108 311 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: $390,372 on 1990-03-23 (lender: Astoria Fed S&l Assn). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-16 | Deed $5,825,000 — from E. 7TH ISS LLC to EMGE 5, LLC | $5,825,000 | |
| 2017-03-09 | Sold for $5,825,000 | $5,825,000 | $1,456,250 |
| 1990-03-23 | Mortgage $390,372 — from ISSARIS, NIKOLAOS; ISSARIS, NICKOLAOS AKA to ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN | $390,372 | |
| 1986-03-27 | Mortgage $110,000 — from ISSARIS, NIKOLAOS to ASTORIA FEDL SVG&LNASN | $110,000 | |
| 1986-03-27 | Mortgage $11,343 — from IOLE REALTY CORP. to 118 1ST AVE. ASSOC. | $11,343 | |
| 1985-06-13 | Mortgage $176,850 — from 118 1ST AVE ASSOCIATES to A.M.B. ASSOCIATES, INC | $176,850 | |
| 1983-07-26 | Mortgage $167,000 — from A.M.B. ASSOCIATES,INC. to KIKIMAN ASSOCIATES | $167,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 53 |
| 2018 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 36 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 8 | 49 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 2021 | 0 | 15 | 87 | 0 | 2 | 104 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 7 | 66 |
| 2023 | 2 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 8 | 68 |
| 2024 | 1 | 9 | 102 | 0 | 7 | 119 |
| 2025 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 0 | 4 | 71 |
| 2026 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 52 |
Every one of the 877 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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