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19 Cleveland Place

1,085Records
17City systems
9Open violations
129.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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1,085 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 557 311 service requests, 203 HPD complaints, 79 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)FONTANA REALTY LLC
BBL1004810009
BIN1007196

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 129.9. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 violations9 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2009-07-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

55 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 22 · winter 2025–26: 29). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

22
’24–25
29
’25–26

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

$55,937 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

139 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (26) · Noise (21) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (16) · Illegal Parking (15) · Residential Disposal Complaint (11) · General Construction/Plumbing (8).

Filed construction activity

$45,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (16)
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)FONTANA REALTY LLC
Head officerJOHN A ILIBASSI
Managing agentDAVID CHEN
Last registered2026-07-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,387,000 $1,974,150
2026$4,195,000 $1,887,750
2027$4,387,000 $1,974,150

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
19 Cleveland BY Nish NushMediterraneanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Letter Grading, No Permit or License) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwaySpring St — 6 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Prince St — R W · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cleveland Pl / Spring St — M1 · 300 ft
Citi BikeCleveland Pl & Spring St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 130 Hernando De Soto
Middle: M.S. 131. 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

19 Cleveland Place

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

139 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 26 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: $71,914 on 2020-06-18 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-06-18Agreement $1,600,000 — from FONTANA REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $1,600,000
2020-06-18Mortgage $71,914 — from FONTANA REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $71,914
2017-11-03RPTT $210,000 — from MEXICAN RADIO CORP to EYAL HEN OF SOHO HUMMUS LLC $210,000
2013-07-25Agreement $1,800,000 — from FONTANA REALTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,800,000
2013-07-25Mortgage $170,013 — from FONTANA REALTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $170,013
2004-09-02Agreement $1,750,000 — from FONTANA REALTY LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,750,000
2004-09-02Mortgage $431,915 — from FONTANA REALTY LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $431,915
2004-09-02AL&R $1,750,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to FONTANA REALTY LLC $1,750,000
2002-10-16Mortgage $50,000 — from FONTANA REALTY LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $50,000
2000-09-18Mortgage $1,072,336 — from FONTANA REALTY LLC to 19 MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED $1,072,336
1995-03-22Mortgage $250,000 — from 19 MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK $250,000
1987-04-03Mortgage $750,000 — from 19 CLEVELAND OWNERSCORP to LINCOLN SAVINGS BK FSB $750,000
1983-01-24Mortgage $7,214 — from MILBRO MECHANICAL CORP. to IRVING R. RABER CO.INC. $7,214
1983-01-24Agreement $7,214 — from MILBRO MECHANICAL CORP. to IRVING R. RABER CO.,INC. $7,214

Ten-year activity

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2017
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201739251240
20181219104117
201906460456
202001723177
202102820286
202209160328
202329500263
20240168505106
2025015650383
202603630369
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The full timeline

Construction 37Enforcement 120Housing & tenants 848Ownership & money 39Health & systems 41

Every one of the 1,085 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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