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218 1 Avenue

722Records
17City systems
3Open violations
21Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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722 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 485 311 service requests, 40 rodent inspections, 31 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1900
Floors6.5
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)218 FIRST AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC
BBL1004410001
BIN1006009

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 56% 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 21. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1984-06-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

244 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (140) · Noise (28) · Illegal Parking (16) · Homeless Person Assistance (12) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (11) · Dirty Condition (10).

Filed construction activity

$185,800 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 (12)
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)218 FIRST AVENUE,LLC
Head officerSERGE HOYDA
Managing agentS & H EQUITIES (NY) INC
Last registered2025-08-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,066,000 $1,829,700
2026$4,737,000 $2,131,650
2027$4,594,000 $2,067,300

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Baos & BowlsChineseNot yet gradedMice evidence
The Oven's SliceOtherNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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.

Getting around

Subway1 Av — L · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 14 St / 1 Av — M14A-SBS M14D-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 14 St & 1 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path 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.

Report a problem to 311

218 1 Avenue

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

244 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 S&H EQUITIES NY INC — 5 buildings, 61 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
90 Rivington Street MN21 A
218 1 Avenue MN12 A
115 Lexington Avenue MN11 A
310 East 93 Street MN10 A
126 Rivington Street MN7 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $897,235 on 2017-06-15 (lender: The First National Bank Of Long Island). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-06-15AL&R $6,900,000 — from 218 FIRST AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $6,900,000
2017-06-15Mortgage $897,235 — from 218 FIRST AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $897,235
2017-06-15Agreement $6,900,000 — from 218 FIRST AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $6,900,000
2007-07-27Mortgage $4,288,140 — from 218 FIRST AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $4,288,140
2007-07-27Agreement $6,200,000 — from 218 FIRST AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to BEAR STEARNS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, INC. $6,200,000
2004-09-22Deed $2,125,000 — from VC, LLC to 218 FIRST AVENUE, LLC $2,125,000
2004-09-22Mortgage $1,987,500 — from 218 FIRST AVENUE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,987,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170045312
20180090514
2019011901333
202000170320
202103450250
202245580370
20230010603109
20240017405179
202540410348
202600370441
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The full timeline

Construction 50Enforcement 62Housing & tenants 539Ownership & money 17Health & systems 54

Every one of the 722 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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