693 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 230 311 service requests, 86 DOB permits, 68 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% 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 34.6. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 8 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2014-06-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
109 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (38) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (29) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · Graffiti (9) · Street Condition (3) · Rodent (2).
$665,520 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1940) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (18) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | SASHA REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | MARK SCHARFMAN |
| Managing agent | SASHA REALTY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,520,000 | $2,934,000 |
| 2026 | $7,265,000 | $3,269,250 |
| 2027 | $7,426,000 | $3,341,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 10) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 787 Coffee | Coffee/Tea | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | Astor Pl — 6 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 3 Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 9 St / 2 Av — M8 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 10 St & 2 Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted 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.
159 2 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 |
109 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $456,232 on 2002-12-18 (lender: Independence Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-20 | Agreement $2,283,057 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to SASHA REALTY, L.L.C. | $2,283,057 | |
| 2012-10-17 | Agreement $2,678,229 — from SASHA REALTY, L.L.C to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,678,229 | |
| 2012-10-17 | Agreement $2,678,229 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to SASHA REALTY, L.L.C | $2,678,229 | |
| 2002-12-18 | Mortgage $456,233 — from SASHA REALTY, L.L.C. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $456,233 | |
| 2002-03-25 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from SASHA REALTY, L.L.C. to FIRST SUTTON CAPITALLLC | $1,000,000 | |
| 1999-11-04 | Mortgage $746,704 — from SASHA REALTY, L.L.C. to RELIANCE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $746,704 | |
| 1996-09-26 | Mortgage $310,586 — from SASHA REALTY, L.L.C. to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $310,586 | |
| 1988-02-18 | Mortgage $1,300,000 — from NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBK to SCHARFMAN, MARK | $1,300,000 | |
| 1986-02-25 | Mortgage $100,000 — from SCHARFMAN, MARK to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBK | $100,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 24 |
| 2019 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 31 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 22 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 32 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 8 | 52 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 47 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 11 | 79 |
Every one of the 693 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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