1,932 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 532 311 service requests, 502 HPD complaints, 476 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 486.1. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 125 total — 59 class C (immediately hazardous), 57 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2005-11-25. |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
13 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1 · winter 2024–25: 3 · winter 2025–26: 9). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$8,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
75 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (8) · General Construction/Plumbing (7) · Illegal Parking (6) · Illegal Tree Damage (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4).
$41,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (11) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 219 AVE. A NYC LLC |
| Head officer | Joseph M Mattone |
| Managing agent | Joel Spitzer |
| Last registered | 2025-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,914,000 | $861,300 |
| 2026 | $1,778,000 | $800,100 |
| 2027 | $2,044,000 | $919,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planet Rose | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 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) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | 1 Av — L · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 14 St / Avenue A — M14A-SBS M14D-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | Ave A & E 14 St · 100 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.
219 Avenue A
| 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 |
75 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,900,000 on 2019-07-19 (lender: Ev4 Associates LLC), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-19 | AL&R $11,500,000 — from 158 FIRST AVE NYC LLC; 75 SECOND AVENUE LLC; 219 AVE. A NYC LLC; 324 EAST 14TH STREET LLC to EV4 ASSOCIATES LLC | $11,500,000 | |
| 2019-07-19 | Agreement $11,500,000 — from 219 AVE. A NYC LLC; 75 SECOND AVENUE LLC; 158 FIRST AVE NYC LLC; 324 EAST 14TH STREET LLC to EV4 ASSOCIATES LLC | $11,500,000 | |
| 2019-07-19 | Mortgage $2,900,000 — from 219 AVE. A NYC LLC; 75 SECOND AVENUE LLC; 324 EAST 14TH STREET LLC; 158 FIRST AVE NYC LLC to EV4 ASSOCIATES LLC | $2,900,000 | |
| 2017-08-23 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from 219 AVE. A NYC LLC; 158 FIRST AVE NYC LLC to AVENUE A 2 LLC | $1,000,000 | |
| 2017-08-23 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 219 AVE. A NYC LLC; 158 FIRST AVE NYC LLC to AVENUE A 2 LLC | $1,000,000 | |
| 2017-08-23 | Mortgage $750,000 — from 219 AVE. A NYC LLC; 158 FIRST AVE NYC LLC to AVENUE A 1 LLC | $750,000 | |
| 2017-08-23 | AL&R $7,600,000 — from 219 AVE. A NYC LLC; 158 FIRST AVE NYC LLC to AVENUE A 1 LLC | $7,600,000 | |
| 2017-08-23 | Agreement $7,600,000 — from 158 FIRST AVE NYC LLC; 219 AVE. A NYC LLC to AVENUE A 1 LLC | $7,600,000 | |
| 2016-03-08 | AL&R $6,850,000 — from 158 FIRST AVE NYC LLC; 219 AVE. A NYC LLC to FYM MILLBROOK, LLC | $6,850,000 | |
| 2016-03-08 | Agreement $6,850,000 — from 219 AVE. A NYC LLC; 158 FIRST AVE NYC LLC to FYM MILLBROOK, LLC | $6,850,000 | |
| 2016-03-08 | Mortgage $2,427,092 — from 158 FIRST AVE NYC LLC; 219 AVE. A NYC LLC to FYM MILLBROOK, LLC | $2,427,092 | |
| 2013-09-09 | Mortgage $500,000 — from SASSOUNI, NEJATOLLAH; 219 AVE. A NYC LLC; SASSOUNI, SASSAN to SDF41 158 1ST AVENUE LLC | $500,000 | |
| 2013-09-09 | Mortgage $1,325,000 — from SASSOUNI, NEJATOLLAH; SASSOUNI, SASSAN; 219 AVE. A NYC LLC to SDF41 219 AVENUE A LLC | $1,325,000 | |
| 2013-09-09 | AL&R $2,500,000 — from 219 AVE. A NYC LLC; SASSOUNI, SASSAN; SASSOUNI, NEJATOLLAH to SDF41 219 AVENUE A LLC | $2,500,000 | |
| 2013-09-09 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from SASSOUNI, NEJATOLLAH; SASSOUNI, SASSAN; 219 AVE. A NYC LLC to SDF41 219 AVENUE A LLC | $2,500,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 11 | 4 | 91 |
| 2018 | 0 | 27 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 83 |
| 2019 | 0 | 75 | 94 | 11 | 3 | 183 |
| 2020 | 0 | 31 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 59 |
| 2021 | 0 | 62 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 117 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 3 | 5 | 181 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 228 | 0 | 4 | 238 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 0 | 6 | 110 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 32 |
| 2026 | 3 | 14 | 72 | 0 | 6 | 95 |
Every one of the 1,932 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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