2,501 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,052 311 service requests, 539 HPD complaints, 283 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 106.9. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 23 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2011-12-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
137 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 130 · winter 2024–25: 5). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$11,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
364 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (179) · HEAT/HOT WATER (63) · Illegal Parking (34) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (33) · Indoor Air Quality (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5).
$1,408,116 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (36 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) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (30) |
| 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) | AVENUE A AT ST MARKS ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Head officer | ERIC BORKOWSKI |
| Managing agent | CITI-URBAN MGMT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,324,000 | $2,845,800 |
| 2026 | $7,282,000 | $3,276,900 |
| 2027 | $7,459,000 | $3,356,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1.50 Fresh Pizza & Hot Dog | Pizza | B | Mice evidence |
| No Fork | Sandwiches | A | — |
| Starbucks #48990 | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
| Tabetomo | Japanese | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
4 restaurants · 2 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), shared by 4 restaurants
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 4 restaurants · 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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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 | 1 Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 2 Av — F · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Marks Pl / Avenue A — M8 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 7 St & Ave A · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted 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.
131 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 |
364 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 63 of them about heat or hot water.
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 CITI URBAN MGMT CORP — 24 buildings, 529 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B12 · D5 · F2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 175 Thompson Street | MN | 85 | A |
| 2631 Schurz Avenue | BX | 79 | B |
| 131 Avenue A | MN | 30 | B |
| 121 St Marks Place | MN | 30 | B |
| 221 East 85 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 223 East 85 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 179 Waverly Place | MN | 28 | B |
| 320 East 34 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 318 East 34 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 119 St Marks Place | MN | 22 | B |
| 115 St Marks Place | MN | 22 | B |
| 40 Grove Street | MN | 19 | B |
| 164 Elizabeth Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 700 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 14 | F |
| 698 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 13 | F |
| 172 Waverly Place | MN | 12 | B |
| 811 Grand Street | BK | 12 | D |
| 221 East 35 Street | MN | 10 | D |
| 201 North 6 Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 317 4 Avenue | BK | 8 | D |
| 108 West Houston Street | MN | 7 | B |
| 315 4 Avenue | BK | 6 | D |
| 169 Thompson Street | MN | 5 | D |
| 50 3 Avenue | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $11,533,004 on 2007-08-02 (lender: Mortgage Elctronic Registration Systems, INC.), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-23 | EASE $35,000 — from AVENUE A SCHNEIDER PARTNERS, LLC; AVENUE A AT ST MARKS ASSOCIATES, LLC to EIP HOLDINGS II, LLC | $35,000 | |
| 2021-02-18 | Agreement $35,000,000 — from AVENUE A SCHNEIDER PARTNERS, LLC; AVENUE A ST. MARKS ASSOCIATTES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $35,000,000 | |
| 2016-10-04 | M&CON $35,000,000 — from AVENUE A SCHNEIDER PARTNERS, LLC; AVENUE A AT ST. MARKS ASSOCIATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $35,000,000 | |
| 2016-10-04 | AL&R $35,000,000 — from AVENUE A AT ST. MARKS ASSOCIATES, LLC; AVENUE A SCHNEIDER PARTNERS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $35,000,000 | |
| 2007-08-02 | Mortgage $11,533,004 — from AVENUE A SCHNEIDER PARTNERS, LLC; AVENUE A AT ST. MARKS ASSOCIATES, LLC to MORTGAGE ELCTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, | $11,533,004 | |
| 2007-08-02 | Agreement $27,500,000 — from AVENUE A SCHNEIDER PARTNERS, LLC; AVENUE A AT ST. MARKS ASSOCIATES, LLC to BEAR STEARNS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, INC. | $27,500,000 | |
| 2004-10-20 | Mortgage $5,978,877 — from AVENUE A AT ST. MARKS PARTNERS, L.P.; SCHNEIDER, SUE ELLEN; SCHNEIDER, ROBERT to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,978,877 | |
| 2004-10-20 | Agreement $16,550,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to SCHNEIDER, SUE ELLEN; SCHNEIDER, ROBERT; AVENUE A AT ST. MARKS PARTNERS, L.P. | $16,550,000 | |
| 2003-08-26 | Mortgage $3,388,641 — from SCHNEIDER, SUE ELLEN; SCHNEIDER, ROBERT; AVENUE A AT ST. MARKS PARTNER, L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,388,641 | |
| 2003-08-26 | AMTX $300,000 — from AVENUE A AT ST. MARKS PARTNER, L.P.; SCHNEIDER, ROBERT; SCHNEIDER, SUE ELLEN to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $300,000 | |
| 2002-07-01 | Mortgage $300,000 — from AVENUE A AT ST. MARKS PARTNERS L.P.; SCHNEIDER, SUE ELLEN; SCHNEIDER, ROBERT to DANSKER, JEAN | $300,000 | |
| 1999-01-19 | Mortgage $700,000 — from AVENUE A AT ST. MARKS PARTNERS, L.P. to DANSKER, JEAN | $700,000 | |
| 1999-01-19 | Mortgage $1,911,849 — from AVENUE A AT ST. MARKS PARTNERS, L.P. to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK | $1,911,849 | |
| 1996-09-26 | Mortgage $1,017,355 — from TOMPKINS PARK-ST. MARKS ASSOCIATES; TOMPKINS PARK-ST. MARKS ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,017,355 | |
| 1994-03-03 | Mortgage $575,000 — from TOMPKINS PARK-ST. MARKS ASSOCIATES to FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION | $575,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 12 | 97 |
| 2018 | 19 | 8 | 57 | 0 | 15 | 99 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 39 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 1 | 7 | 96 |
| 2022 | 12 | 5 | 143 | 3 | 17 | 180 |
| 2023 | 2 | 7 | 210 | 0 | 9 | 228 |
| 2024 | 2 | 24 | 276 | 3 | 7 | 312 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 0 | 8 | 128 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 6 | 62 |
Every one of the 2,501 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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