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171 Avenue A

356Records
16City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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356 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 132 311 service requests, 57 rodent inspections, 55 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units18
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)AVE A REALTY MGT INC
BBL1004380028
BIN1005945

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Air Quality (1) · Snow or Ice (1) · Litter Basket Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$82,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
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)AVE A. REALTY MGT INC
Head officerCHRIS PARAVALOS
Managing agentEVANGELOS PARAVALOS
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,020,000 $1,359,000
2026$3,098,000 $1,394,100
2027$2,629,000 $1,183,050

The city's market estimate has fallen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Fishmarket IiAsian/Asian FusionA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue A / E 11 St — M14A-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeAve A & E 11 St · 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.

Report a problem to 311

171 Avenue A

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

12 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $99,486 on 2012-07-17 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-07-17Mortgage $99,487 — from AVE A REALTY MGT INC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $99,487
2012-07-17Agreement $3,200,000 — from AVE A REALTY MGT INC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $3,200,000
2007-01-16Mortgage $2,635,169 — from AVE A. REALTY MGT., INC. to SOVEREIGN BANK $2,635,169
2007-01-16Agreement $3,700,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to AVE A. REALTY MGT., INC. $3,700,000
2007-01-16AL&R $3,700,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to AVE A. REALTY MGT., INC. $3,700,000
2000-01-24Mortgage $1,325,000 — from AVE A. REALTY MGT. INC. to GMAC COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION $1,325,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
58
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017104027
2018701103149
201900540458
202000271331
20210080311
20220240410
202301100415
2024002046
2025003069
2026004059
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The full timeline

Construction 79Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 147Ownership & money 22Health & systems 78

Every one of the 356 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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