266 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 137 311 service requests, 49 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 28 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% 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 3.3. 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · Food Establishment (5) · Graffiti (2) · Street Condition (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Missed Collection (1).
$6,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (3) |
| 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) | 140 First Avenue LLC |
| Head officer | roman sorobay |
| Managing agent | roman sorobay |
| Last registered | 2025-06-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,299,800 | $1,484,910 |
| 2026 | $3,960,000 | $1,782,000 |
| 2027 | $4,752,000 | $2,138,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hard Swallow | American | Not yet graded | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Kitchen/Food Prep Area, Pet/Animal, 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 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 | 1 Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Astor Pl — 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 1 Av / Saint Marks Pl — M15 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | St Marks Pl & 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.
140 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 |
24 311 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: $333,359 on 2025-12-05 (lender: Self Reliance Financial Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-05 | Mortgage $333,360 — from 140 FIRST AVENUE LLC to SELF RELIANCE FINANCIAL FEDERAL CREDIT U | $333,360 | |
| 2025-12-05 | Agreement $1,775,000 — from 140 FIRST AVENUE LLC to SELF RELIANCE FINANCIAL FEDERAL CREDIT U | $1,775,000 | |
| 2025-12-05 | AL&R $1,775,000 — from 140 FIRST AVENUE LLC to SELF RELIANCE FINANCIAL FEDERAL CREDIT U | $1,775,000 | |
| 2013-12-04 | Mortgage $536,188 — from 50 ST. MARKS PLACE LLC; 140 FIRST AVENUE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $536,188 | |
| 2013-12-04 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from 50 ST. MARKS PLACE LLC; 140 FIRST AVENUE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2013-12-04 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from 140 FIRST AVENUE LLC; 50 ST. MARKS PLACE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2012-10-03 | Agreement $904,000 — from SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION to 140 FIRST AVENUE LLC | $904,000 | |
| 2012-10-03 | Mortgage $22,966 — from 140 FIRST AVENUE LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $22,966 | |
| 2012-10-03 | AL&R $904,000 — from 140 FIRST AVENUE LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $904,000 | |
| 2010-05-25 | AL&R $200,000 — from 140 FIRST AVENUE LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $200,000 | |
| 2010-05-25 | Mortgage $200,000 — from 140 FIRST AVENUE LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $200,000 | |
| 2003-08-11 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 140 FIRST AVENUE LLC to SELF RELIANCE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $1,000,000 | |
| 2003-08-11 | Deed $1,625,000 — from CECYLIA CHABER AS SURVIVING TENANT BY TH to 140 FIRST AVENUE, LLC | $1,625,000 | |
| 2002-07-09 | Mortgage $237,163 — from CHABER, CECYLIA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $237,163 | |
| 1999-09-01 | Mortgage $360,000 — from CHABER, CECYLIA to SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.)FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $360,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 24 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
Every one of the 266 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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