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159 1 Avenue

806Records
15City systems
19Open violations
31.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: East Village
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806 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 463 311 service requests, 75 HPD complaints, 71 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units30
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)TFN REALTY, LLC
BBL1004510032
BIN1006417

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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 55% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 31.7. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations19 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1984-10-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
6
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

104 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (44) · Illegal Parking (11) · Noise (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Outdoor Dining (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (4).

Filed construction activity

$15,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (30)
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)TFN REALTY LLC
Head officerTERENCIA S CONEJERO
Managing agentTFN REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,308,000 $2,388,600
2026$5,778,000 $2,600,100
2027$5,909,000 $2,659,050

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Apollo BagelsBagels/PretzelsA—
Stickett InnNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 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 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (1 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 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 9 St / 1 Av — M8 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 11 St & 1 Ave · 300 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

159 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

104 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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: $404,528 on 2026-01-27 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-01-27Mortgage $404,528 — from TNF REALTY, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $404,528
2026-01-27Agreement $8,700,000 — from TNF REALTY, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $8,700,000
2020-12-15AL&R $8,850,000 — from TNF REALTY,LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,850,000
2020-12-15Mortgage $1,145,128 — from TNF REALTY,LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,145,128
2020-12-15Agreement $8,850,000 — from TNF REALTY,LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,850,000
2020-12-15Agreement $8,850,000 — from TNF REALTY,LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,850,000
2020-12-15AL&R $8,850,000 — from TNF REALTY,LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,850,000
2020-12-15Mortgage $1,145,128 — from TNF REALTY,LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,145,128
2015-10-20AL&R $8,500,000 — from TFN REALTY, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $8,500,000
2015-10-20Agreement $8,500,000 — from TFN REALTY, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $8,500,000
2015-10-20AL&R $8,500,000 — from TFN REALTY, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $8,500,000
2015-10-20Mortgage $2,781,773 — from TFN REALTY, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,781,773
2015-10-20Mortgage $2,781,773 — from TFN REALTY, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,781,773
2015-10-20Agreement $8,500,000 — from TFN REALTY, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $8,500,000
2013-09-16ASPM $5,956,165 — from TFN REALTY, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $5,956,165

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701300637
2018002601036
201900490756
2020015811474
202100560561
2022005701168
202300400545
2024223401351
202503490557
202600474960
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The full timeline

Construction 42Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 574Ownership & money 64Health & systems 89

Every one of the 806 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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