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222 1 Avenue

595Records
15City systems
15Open violations
36.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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595 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 227 311 service requests, 148 HPD complaints, 73 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1922
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)SEYS GROUP, LLC
BBL1004410003
BIN1006011

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 67% 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 36.1. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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

Open HPD violations15 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2009-07-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · GENERAL (4) · PLUMBING (3) · Noise (2) · Graffiti (2).

Filed construction activity

$288,440 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (1922)
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)SEYS GROUP LLC
Head officerSHAEOOL SAKHAI
Managing agentPARK AVENUE SOUTH MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,490,000 $670,500
2026$1,584,000 $712,800
2027$1,654,000 $744,300

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Veeray Da DhabaIndianAMice 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 · 100 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
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

222 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

35 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,248,912 on 2013-02-26 (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
2013-02-26Mortgage $1,248,913 — from SEYS GROUP, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,248,913
2013-02-26Agreement $1,800,000 — from SEYS GROUP, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,800,000
2002-07-29Mortgage $167,944 — from SEYS GROUP, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $167,944
2000-08-18Mortgage $473,808 — from 222 1ST AVE. ASSOCIATES, LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $473,808
1998-07-24Mortgage $251,087 — from 222 FIRST AVENUE REALTY, INC. to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $251,087
1994-04-27Mortgage $120,548 — from 222 FIRST AVENUE REALTY INC. to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK $120,548
1986-11-20Mortgage $700,000 — from 222 FIRST AVE RLTY INC to CITIBANK N A $700,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201713023440
20182059263
20190021223
20203016120
20210031233
20220024226
20230218222
20240011617
20250024327
20260029231
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 463Ownership & money 31Health & systems 39

Every one of the 595 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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