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121 St Marks Place

1,382Records
17City systems
75Open violations
72.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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1,382 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 428 311 service requests, 304 HPD complaints, 286 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1907
Floors6
Res. units30
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)AVENUE A SCHNEIDER PARTNERS, LLC
BBL1004360036
BIN1005882

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% 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 72.3. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations75 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 39 class B, 19 class A. Oldest open since 1997-05-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

84 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 84).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

116 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (39) · Noise (35) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (16) · Dirty Condition (8) · Illegal Dumping (2) · WATER LEAK (2).

Filed construction activity

$739,150 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1907)
YesSix or more residential units (30)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)AVENUE A AT ST MARKS PARTNERS LP
Head officerERIC BORKOWSKI
Managing agentCITI URBAN MGMT CORP
Last registered2025-09-13

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,242,000 $2,358,900
2026$6,254,000 $2,814,300
2027$6,973,000 $3,137,850

The city's market estimate has risen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Pizza Studio Tamaki (PST)Not yet graded—
Pop's Eat-RiteVeganNot yet gradedMice evidence · Closed by DOHMH on 2021-12-01
Ten DegreesTapasA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Worker Hygiene), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway1 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
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Marks Pl / Avenue A — M8 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 7 St & Ave A · 300 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.

Report a problem to 311

121 St Marks Place

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

116 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 39 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by CITI URBAN MGMT CORP — 24 buildings, 529 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B12 · D5 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
175 Thompson Street MN85 A
2631 Schurz Avenue BX79 B
131 Avenue A MN30 B
121 St Marks Place MN30 B
221 East 85 Street MN28 A
223 East 85 Street MN28 A
179 Waverly Place MN28 B
320 East 34 Street MN24 B
318 East 34 Street MN24 B
119 St Marks Place MN22 B
115 St Marks Place MN22 B
40 Grove Street MN19 B
164 Elizabeth Street MN15 B
700 Amsterdam Avenue MN14 F
698 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 F
172 Waverly Place MN12 B
811 Grand Street BK12 D
221 East 35 Street MN10 D
201 North 6 Street BK8 A
317 4 Avenue BK8 D
108 West Houston Street MN7 B
315 4 Avenue BK6 D
169 Thompson Street MN5 D
50 3 Avenue MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-09-23EASE $35,000 — from AVENUE A SCHNEIDER PARTNERS, LLC; AVENUE A AT ST MARKS ASSOCIATES, LLC to EIP HOLDINGS II, LLC $35,000
2021-02-18Agreement $35,000,000 — from AVENUE A SCHNEIDER PARTNERS, LLC; AVENUE A ST. MARKS ASSOCIATTES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $35,000,000
2016-10-04M&CON $35,000,000 — from AVENUE A SCHNEIDER PARTNERS, LLC; AVENUE A AT ST. MARKS ASSOCIATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $35,000,000
2016-10-04AL&R $35,000,000 — from AVENUE A AT ST. MARKS ASSOCIATES, LLC; AVENUE A SCHNEIDER PARTNERS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $35,000,000
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2007-08-02Mortgage $11,533,004 — from AVENUE A SCHNEIDER PARTNERS, LLC; AVENUE A AT ST. MARKS ASSOCIATES, LLC to MORTGAGE ELCTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, $11,533,004
2007-08-02Agreement $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
2004-10-20Agreement $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
2004-10-20Mortgage $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
2003-08-26Mortgage $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
2003-08-26AMTX $300,000 — from AVENUE A AT ST. MARKS PARTNER, L.P.; SCHNEIDER, ROBERT; SCHNEIDER, SUE ELLEN to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $300,000
2002-07-01Mortgage $300,000 — from AVENUE A AT ST. MARKS PARTNERS L.P.; SCHNEIDER, SUE ELLEN; SCHNEIDER, ROBERT to DANSKER, JEAN $300,000
1999-01-19Mortgage $1,911,849 — from AVENUE A AT ST. MARKS PARTNERS, L.P. to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $1,911,849
1999-01-19Mortgage $700,000 — from AVENUE A AT ST. MARKS PARTNERS, L.P. to DANSKER, JEAN $700,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017151690287
20182010803113
201900240226
202001680170
202100951298
20220214633154
202303660473
202410316852188
202530390345
202632140221
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The full timeline

Construction 130Enforcement 91Housing & tenants 1,045Ownership & money 82Health & systems 34

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