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59 1 Avenue

359Records
13City systems
2Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: East Village
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359 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 130 311 service requests, 58 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 26 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)EIGHT COOPER EQUITIES
BBL1004450032
BIN1006178

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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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1999-10-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (3) · Noise (3) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Obstruction (2) · Street Sign (1).

Filed construction activity

$104,125 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 (8)
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)EIGHT COOPER EQUITIES
Head officerRUSSELL COOPER
Managing agentNOVUM PROPERTIES, INC.
Last registered2025-08-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,420,000 $1,989,000
2026$5,304,000 $2,386,800
2027$6,365,000 $2,864,250

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Basilico PizzeriaPizzaA—
Cho-KoJapaneseAMice evidence
Mata NeNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

Subway2 Av — F · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 4 St — M15 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 3 St & 1 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane 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

59 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

19 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 NOVUM PROPERTIES, INC. — 11 buildings, 174 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
225 East 5 Street MN27 A
124 East 4 Street MN24 A
211 East 5 Street MN20 A
126 East 4 Street MN20 A
511 East 12 Street MN18 A
61 1 Avenue MN16 A
509 East 5 Street MN15 A
209 East 5 Street MN10 A
511 East 5 Street MN8 A
128 East 4 Street MN8 A
59 1 Avenue MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,788,215 on 2019-04-18 (lender: Bankunited, N.A.), covering 5 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-04-18AL&R $18,400,000 — from EIGHT COOPER EQUITIES, LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $18,400,000
2019-04-18Mortgage $3,788,215 — from EIGHT COOPER EQUITIES, LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $3,788,215
2019-04-18Agreement $18,400,000 — from EIGHT COOPER EQUITIES, LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $18,400,000
2016-09-12Agreement $15,000,000 — from EIGHT COOPER EQUITIES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOICIATION $15,000,000
2016-09-12Mortgage $6,695,155 — from EIGHT COOPER EQUITIES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOICIATION $6,695,155
2016-09-12AL&R $15,000,000 — from EIGHT COOPER EQUITIES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOICIATION $15,000,000
2010-07-14Mortgage $4,859,649 — from EIGHT COOPER EQUITIES LLC to CAPTIAL ONE, N.A. $4,859,649
2010-07-14Agreement $9,300,000 — from EIGHT COOPER EQUITIES LLC to CAPTIAL ONE, N.A. $9,300,000
2003-09-04Mortgage $1,000,000 — from EIGHT COOPER EQUITIES LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST $1,000,000
2000-05-01Mortgage $1,698,017 — from EIGHT COOPER EQUITIES LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE INC $1,698,017
1998-08-21Mortgage $750,000 — from EIGHT COOPER EQUITIES LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $750,000
1991-07-03Mortgage $1,067,785 — from EIGHT COOPER EQUITIES to MANUFACTURERS &TRDRSETC $1,067,785
1989-02-28Mortgage $1,690,858 — from EIGHT COOPER EQTS to MANUFACTURERS &TDR TR CO $1,690,858
1987-07-28Mortgage $3,000,000 — from EIGHT COOPER EQUITIES to MANUFACTURERS&TRD TRCO $3,000,000
1987-01-15Mortgage $650,000 — from EIGHT COOPER EQUITIES to AMALGAMATED BK/N.Y. $650,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017005016
2018005027
20190075214
202021120116
202100310132
202231130320
202317100220
202407140324
20250150410
2026302016
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 53Housing & tenants 172Ownership & money 58Health & systems 31

Every one of the 359 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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