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57 1 Avenue

502Records
14City systems
35Open violations
4.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: East Village
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502 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 197 311 service requests, 96 HPD housing violations, 38 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units14
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)57 FIRST AVE LLC
BBL1004450033
BIN1006179

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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 75% 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 4.6. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations35 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 1988-08-10.

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

32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (16) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (7) · Graffiti (3) · WATER LEAK (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Obstruction (1).

Filed construction activity

$184,504 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (14)
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)57 FIRST AVENUE REALTY LLC
Head officerMORRIS PLATT
Managing agentMORRIS PLATT
Last registered2025-08-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,858,000 $1,286,100
2026$3,239,000 $1,457,550
2027$3,333,000 $1,499,850

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Don CevicheLatin AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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 3 St — M15 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 3 St & 1 Ave · 200 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

57 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

32 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $387,017 on 2020-06-26 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-06-26Agreement $2,500,000 — from 57 FIRST AVENUE REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,500,000
2020-06-26Mortgage $387,017 — from 57 FIRST AVENUE REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $387,017
2020-06-26AL&R $2,500,000 — from 57 FIRST AVENUE REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,500,000
2013-06-03Agreement $2,500,000 — from 57 FIRST AVE REALTY CO to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,500,000
2013-06-03Mortgage $2,039,538 — from 57 FIRST AVE REALTY CO to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,039,538
2012-01-20Agreement $499,000 — from 57 FIRST AVENUE REALTY CO to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $499,000
2008-02-06AL&R $499,000 — from 57 FIRST AVENUE REALTY CO to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $499,000
2008-02-06Agreement $499,000 — from 57 FIRST AVENUE REALTY CO to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $499,000
2008-02-06Mortgage $33,970 — from 57 FIRST AVENUE REALTY CO to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $33,970
2002-12-19Mortgage $499,000 — from 57 FIRST AVENUE REALTY CO. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $499,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700100212
20182080313
201920310336
202000195226
202100230225
202270120322
20235380420
202411160422
20250180413
202600150318
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The full timeline

Construction 72Enforcement 39Housing & tenants 324Ownership & money 26Health & systems 41

Every one of the 502 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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