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59 4 Avenue

643Records
18City systems
0Open violations
11.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: East Village
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643 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 137 ECB/OATH violations, 106 311 service requests, 82 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1900
Floors8
Res. units14
ClassD0
Owner (PLUTO)FOURTH AVE LOFT CORP
BBL1005550011
BIN1008955

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 58% 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 11.4. 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

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.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Residential Disposal Complaint (4) · Noise (2) · Taxi Complaint (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,963,461 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (31 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 (14)
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)4TH AVENUE LOFT CORP
Head officerMatthew Maggipinto
Managing agentEmpire State Property Management
Last registered2025-12-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,128,000 $4,107,600
2026$9,704,000 $4,366,800
2027$10,146,000 $4,565,700

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,638,008 a year ($45.48 per sq ft), operating expenses $525,834 ($14.60 per sq ft), net operating income $1,112,174. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Prince Deli & Juice BarAmericanNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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: Food Contaminated) · 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

SubwayAstor Pl — 6 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
8 St-NYU — R W · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 4 Av / E 9 St — M3 · 150 ft
Citi BikeCooper Square & Astor Pl · 450 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

59 4 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

9 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by EMPIRE STATE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 20 buildings, 323 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B6 · C1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
4200 Herkimer Place BX45 A
127 Putnam Avenue BK36 A
411 2 Avenue MN36 A
15 7 Avenue South MN36 B
315 East 95 Street MN30 C
464 West 152 Street MN20 A
215 East 29 Street MN20 B
59 4 Avenue MN14 A
402 West 153 Street MN11 A
229 East 81 Street MN11 A
237 East 12 Street MN10 A
764 Metropolitan Avenue BK10 A
155 West 80 Street MN10 A
1296 Park Place BK8 A
22 Pierrepont Street BK6 A
102 Avenue B MN5 B
129 West 80 Street MN5 B
431 East 6 Street MN4 F
494 Chauncey Street BK3 B
2 Bleecker Street MN3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 2023-07-26 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-06-20RPTT&RET $2,475,000 — from MCGLASHAN, DEIRDRE to STIEGLER, CARA; STIEGLER, ANTHONY; STIEGLER, IONE $2,475,000
2025-06-18Sold for $2,475,000 $2,475,000 $176,786
2023-07-26AL&R $200,000 — from 4TH AVENUE LOFT CORPORATION to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $200,000
2023-07-26Mortgage $200,000 — from 4TH AVENUE LOFT CORPORATION to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $200,000
2023-07-26AL&R $1,100,000 — from 4TH AVENUE LOFT CORPORATION to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $1,100,000
2023-07-26Mortgage $1,100,000 — from 4TH AVENUE LOFT CORPORATION to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $1,100,000
2022-02-22RPTT&RET $1,200,000 — from THE JON S. BERLIN LIVING TRUST; JON S. BERLIN to BERLIN, JESSE $1,200,000
2022-02-01Sold for $1,200,000 $1,200,000 $85,714
2021-09-23RPTT&RET $1,925,000 — from HERZOG, RICHARD to MCGLASHAN, DEIRDRE $1,925,000
2021-09-02Sold for $1,925,000 $1,925,000 $137,500
2020-06-03RPTT&RET $1,212,500 — from CHAKRAVARTY, AUDITI; RHOADES, JONATHAN to ELEPHANT & TURTLE, LLC $1,212,500
2020-05-28Sold for $1,212,500 $1,212,500 $86,607
2019-03-14RPTT&RET $1,915,000 — from NEWGARDEN, THOMAS to MARI, LORRAINE; SCHLES, ANDREW $1,915,000
2019-03-06Sold for $1,915,000 $1,915,000 $136,786
2018-04-03RPTT&RET $2,038,000 — from BINKHORST, GORDON to WURZEL, SAMUEL E $2,038,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
37
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017022228
20181110102437
20196452320
20202553419
20212363115
20228452423
202362511529
202412340322
20256022313
20267280623
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The full timeline

Construction 151Enforcement 238Housing & tenants 120Ownership & money 88Health & systems 46

Every one of the 643 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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