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221 1 Avenue

298Records
12City systems
0Open violations
3.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: East Village
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298 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 167 311 service requests, 26 DOB permits, 24 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)SOAM INC.
BBL1004550041
BIN1006529

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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 79% 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 3.3. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

85 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (50) · Noise (10) · Dirty Condition (6) · Homeless Person Assistance (5) · Damaged Tree (2) · Graffiti (2).

Filed construction activity

$262,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)SOAM INC
Head officerSUJIN PARK
Managing agentSOAM INC
Last registered2025-07-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,105,600 $1,397,520
2026$3,313,000 $1,490,850
2027$3,756,000 $1,690,200

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
FattoushMediterraneanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Temperature, Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · 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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 14 St / 1 Av — M14A-SBS M14D-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 14 St & 1 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path 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

221 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

85 311 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: $3,850,000 on 2009-01-16 (lender: The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2011-02-10Deed $4,400,000 — from 221 1ST AVE. REALTY, LLC to SOAM INC. $4,400,000
2009-01-16Agreement $1,230,881 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 221 1ST AVE. REALTY, LLC $1,230,881
2009-01-16Mortgage $3,850,000 — from 221 1ST AVE. REALTY, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $3,850,000
2004-07-12Mortgage $108,060 — from 221 1ST AVE. RERALTY, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $108,060
2004-07-12AL&R $1,325,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 221 1ST AVE. RERALTY, LLC $1,325,000
2004-07-12Agreement $1,325,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 221 1ST AVE. RERALTY, LLC $1,325,000
2003-01-27Mortgage $587,500 — from 221 1ST AVE. REALTY, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $587,500
2003-01-27DEEDO $1,250,000 — from 221 FIRST AVENUE LLC to 221 1ST AVE, REALTY LLC $1,250,000
2002-06-20Mortgage $650,000 — from 221 FIRST AVENUE LLC to 221 ASSOCIATES $650,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201730216
201800325
2019008210
202000718
202140318
20222020224
20230039241
20240148251
20250416222
20260024226
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 181Ownership & money 21Health & systems 25

Every one of the 298 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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