349 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 209 311 service requests, 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 28 rodent inspections.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-04-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
52 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (19) · Dirty Condition (10) · Homeless Person Assistance (6) · Illegal Parking (3) · Noise (3) · Urinating in Public (2).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | FIRST AVE 233 LLC |
| Head officer | DAVID SHEMEL |
| Managing agent | DAVID ZEBLI |
| Last registered | 2025-09-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,695,000 | $1,212,750 |
| 2026 | $3,234,000 | $1,455,300 |
| 2027 | $3,691,000 | $1,660,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 37% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Arc Chicken | Middle Eastern | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · 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 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.
| Subway | 1 Av — L · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 14 St / 1 Av — M14A-SBS M14D-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 14 St & 1 Ave · 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.
233 1 Avenue
| 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 |
52 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,374,202 on 2015-01-09 (lender: Bankunited, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-21 | M&CON $31,000,000 — from SPRING 56 REALTY LLC; SIXTH AVE 819 CO LLC; HUDSON 500 LLC; FIRST AVE 233 LLC; 245 BLEECKE to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK | $31,000,000 | |
| 2015-01-09 | AL&R $3,200,000 — from FIRST AVE 233 LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $3,200,000 | |
| 2015-01-09 | Agreement $3,200,000 — from FIRST AVE 233 LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $3,200,000 | |
| 2015-01-09 | Mortgage $1,374,202 — from FIRST AVE 233 LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $1,374,202 | |
| 2012-03-20 | Agreement $1,925,000 — from FIRST AVE 233 LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $1,925,000 | |
| 2012-03-20 | Mortgage $302,539 — from FIRST AVE 233 LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $302,539 | |
| 2008-07-23 | AL&R $1,850,000 — from FIRST AVE 233 LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,850,000 | |
| 2008-07-23 | M&CON $1,850,000 — from FIRST AVE 233 LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,850,000 | |
| 2005-09-15 | Mortgage $2,100,000 — from HUDSON 500 LLC; KA-NO REALTY INC.; FIRST AVE 233 LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $2,100,000 | |
| 2003-08-19 | AL&R $850,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN to FIRST AVENUE 233 LLC | $850,000 | |
| 2003-08-19 | M&CON $850,000 — from FIRST AVENUE 233 LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN | $850,000 | |
| 2001-03-21 | Mortgage $656,250 — from SHEMEL, DAVID to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $656,250 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| 2018 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 54 |
| 2019 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 56 |
| 2023 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 28 |
| 2024 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 43 |
| 2026 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
Every one of the 349 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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