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169 Avenue A

846Records
15City systems
0Open violations
2.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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846 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 653 311 service requests, 31 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 29 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)169 AVE A EQUITIES LLC
BBL1004380029
BIN1005946

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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 83% 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 2.1. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

$125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

192 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (173) · Lost Property (3) · New Tree Request (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$331,250 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (16)
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)169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC
Head officerFRANCIS GREENBURGER
Managing agentTIME EQUITIES INC
Last registered2025-09-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,419,000 $1,088,550
2026$2,727,000 $1,227,150
2027$2,892,000 $1,301,400

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
LucindasAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue A / E 11 St — M14A-SBS · 50 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

169 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

192 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 TIME EQUITIES INC — 27 buildings, 801 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23 · B1 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
50 West Street MN186 A
519 Hudson Street MN90 A
2552 Broadway MN49 A
170 Spring Street MN42 A
223 West 10 Street MN40 A
48 Beaver Street MN39 A
323 East 19 Street BK38 A
346 East 20 Street MN37 A
76 West 3 Street MN35 A
431 Avenue P BK32 A
230 Thompson Street MN32 A
502 Amsterdam Avenue MN22 A
9 Dutch Street MN18 A
494 Amsterdam Avenue MN16 A
240 East 15 Street MN16 A
169 Avenue A MN16 A
344 East 50 Street MN15 A
38 Stuyvesant Street MN12 B
80 Nassau Street MN11 A
655 5 Avenue BK10 A
107 Waverly Place MN10 A
155 East 37 Street MN9 C
251 19 Street BK8 A
32 Prince Street MN7 A
7 Dutch Street MN5 D
41 John Street MN4 A
853 Crotona Avenue BX2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $19,649 on 2020-08-12 (lender: Bankunited, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-06AL&R $2,875,000 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,875,000
2026-03-06Agreement $2,875,000 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,875,000
2025-09-12Agreement $2,921,862 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,921,862
2020-08-12Mortgage $19,649 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $19,649
2020-08-12Agreement $3,237,212 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $3,237,212
2020-08-12AL&R $3,237,212 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $3,237,212
2015-08-26Agreement $3,600,000 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $3,600,000
2015-07-06Mortgage $2,194,961 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,194,961
2015-07-06Agreement $3,600,000 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $3,600,000
2015-07-06AL&R $3,600,000 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $3,600,000
2011-02-01Agreement $1,576,961 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $1,576,961
2007-08-01AL&R $1,600,000 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $1,600,000
2007-08-01Mortgage $711,770 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $711,770
2007-08-01Agreement $1,600,000 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $1,600,000
2002-07-22Mortgage $386,472 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $386,472

Ten-year activity

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2019
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171210140238
20181110403109
20192015103156
202000584264
202100250328
202200510354
202304540563
202402800587
202500311335
202601692375
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The full timeline

Construction 40Enforcement 38Housing & tenants 697Ownership & money 31Health & systems 40

Every one of the 846 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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