739 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 323 311 service requests, 132 HPD complaints, 58 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 50.4. 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
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-10-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Outdoor Dining (3) · Lost Property (3) · Graffiti (3) · WATER LEAK (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| 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) | 208 FIRST AVENUE LLC |
| Head officer | STEVEN CROMAN |
| Managing agent | CENTENNIAL PROPERTY |
| Last registered | 2025-09-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,969,200 | $886,140 |
| 2026 | $2,363,000 | $1,063,350 |
| 2027 | $2,836,000 | $1,276,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balade | Mediterranean | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 2016 (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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 11 St — M15 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 14 St & 1 Ave · 400 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.
208 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 |
27 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 CENTENNIAL PROPERTIES NY — 115 buildings, 1,870 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23 · B43 · C28 · D17 · F3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 115 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,389,173 on 2015-03-24 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | Agreement $20,650,209 — from FLAGSTATR BANK, N.A. to 134 ORCHARD LLC; 277 BLEECKER LLC; 219 EAST 28 LLC; 208 FIRST AVE LLC; 2329 FIRST AVENUE L | $20,650,209 | |
| 2024-03-07 | Agreement $320,000 — from FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. to 277 BLEECKER LLC; 134 ORCHARD LLC; 219 EAST 28 LLC; 2329 FIRST AVENUE LLC; 208 FIRST AVE L | $320,000 | |
| 2015-03-24 | Mortgage $1,389,173 — from 208 FIRST AVE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,389,173 | |
| 2015-03-24 | Agreement $3,625,000 — from 208 FIRST AVE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,625,000 | |
| 2013-09-27 | Agreement $2,359,306 — from 208 FIRST AVE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,359,306 | |
| 2008-04-16 | AL&R $2,400,000 — from 208 FIRST AVE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,400,000 | |
| 2008-04-16 | Agreement $2,400,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 208 FIRST AVE LLC | $2,400,000 | |
| 2008-03-27 | Agreement $1,049,063 — from 208 FIRST AVENUE LLC to QIA CORP | $1,049,063 | |
| 2008-03-27 | Deed $3,000,000 — from BMW GROUP, LLC to 208 FIRST AVE LLC | $3,000,000 | |
| 2005-04-08 | Mortgage $380,930 — from BMW GROUP, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $380,930 | |
| 2005-04-08 | Agreement $1,100,000 — from BMW GROUP, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,100,000 | |
| 2005-04-08 | AL&R $1,100,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to BMW GROUP, LLC | $1,100,000 | |
| 2004-10-18 | Deed $931,500 — from IATROU, ANNA to BMW GROUP, LLC | $931,500 | |
| 2004-09-22 | RPTT $931,500 — from IATROU, ANNA to BMW GROUP LLC | $931,500 | |
| 1991-06-17 | Mortgage $255,000 — from IATROU, ANA to ESMAT, HODA | $255,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 2018 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 36 |
| 2019 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 2020 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2021 | 12 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 60 |
| 2022 | 6 | 109 | 0 | 14 | 129 |
| 2023 | 4 | 76 | 0 | 6 | 86 |
| 2024 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 31 |
| 2025 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 2026 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
Every one of the 739 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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