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213 1 Avenue

681Records
16City systems
1Open violations
55.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: East Village
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681 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 200 HPD complaints, 183 311 service requests, 152 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)211-217 FIRST AVENUE LLC
BBL1004540038
BIN1006491

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 55.8. 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-12-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

$4,100 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Consumer Complaint (4) · Noise (3) · PLUMBING (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Dirty Condition (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,202,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (21 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)211-217 FIRST AVENUE LLC
Head officerA SANIEOFF
Managing agentA SANIEOFF
Last registered2025-06-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,099,200 $3,194,640
2026$7,573,000 $3,407,850
2027$7,985,000 $3,593,250

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Acro CoffeeNot yet graded—
DravidaIndianNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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: Toilet Facility), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 11 St — M15 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 14 St & 1 Ave · 350 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

213 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

30 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $9,371,444 on 2025-11-12 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding INC.), covering 2 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
2025-11-12AL&R $20,000,000 — from 211-217 FIRST AVENUE LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $20,000,000
2025-11-12Mortgage $9,371,445 — from 211-217 FIRST AVENUE LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $9,371,445
2025-11-12Agreement $20,000,000 — from 211-217 FIRST AVENUE LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $20,000,000
2019-06-14AL&R $11,300,000 — from P 211-217 FIRST AVENUE LLC; 211-217 FIRST AVENUE LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $11,300,000
2019-06-14Deed $19,650,000 — from VRV CORPORATION to 211-217 FIRST AVENUE LLC; P 211-217 FIRST AVENUE LLC $19,650,000
2019-06-14Mortgage $11,300,000 — from P 211-217 FIRST AVENUE LLC; 211-217 FIRST AVENUE LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $11,300,000
2019-05-31Sold for $19,650,000 $19,650,000 $2,456,250

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700360137
201801730276
20199411042129
2020193100234
202121280132
20220090211
202302530257
20240092213
202574267246
202601122419
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The full timeline

Construction 46Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 555Ownership & money 25Health & systems 31

Every one of the 681 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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