460 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 143 311 service requests, 68 HPD complaints, 46 DOB complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% 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 83.1. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 | 16 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2005-02-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
38 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 34). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
52 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · Non (5) · Outdoor Dining (4) · Noise (4) · Illegal Dumping (4).
$647,650 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1830) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | GROVE EQUITIES LLC |
| Head officer | DANIEL LAVIAN |
| Managing agent | Ultimate Group Management Inc. |
| Last registered | 2026-06-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,818,000 | $2,168,100 |
| 2026 | $4,590,000 | $2,065,500 |
| 2027 | $4,651,000 | $2,092,950 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel's Share | Japanese | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 | Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Christopher St / Bleecker St — M8 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | 7 Ave S & Bleecker St · 350 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: P.S. 003 Charrette School Middle: M.S. 297. 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.
43 Grove Street
| 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 — 18 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.
Managed by ULTIMATE GROUP MANAGEMENT INC. — 3 buildings, 66 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 144 Sullivan Street | MN | 26 | A |
| 216 West 78 Street | MN | 25 | B |
| 43 Grove Street | MN | 15 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $84,598 on 2025-07-08 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-08 | Agreement $6,550,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to GROVE EQUITIES LLC | $6,550,000 | |
| 2025-07-08 | Mortgage $84,598 — from GROVE EQUITIES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $84,598 | |
| 2015-07-29 | Agreement $8,500,000 — from GROOVE EQUITIES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $8,500,000 | |
| 2015-07-29 | Mortgage $2,924,987 — from GROOVE EQUITIES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,924,987 | |
| 2015-07-29 | AL&R $8,500,000 — from GROOVE EQUITIES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $8,500,000 | |
| 2011-04-01 | Agreement $6,000,000 — from GROVE EQUITIES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $6,000,000 | |
| 2011-04-01 | AL&R $6,000,000 — from GROVE EQUITIES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $6,000,000 | |
| 2011-04-01 | Mortgage $3,088,821 — from GROVE EQUITIES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $3,088,821 | |
| 2005-11-14 | Mortgage $1,296,968 — from GROVE EQUITIES LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,296,968 | |
| 2005-11-14 | Agreement $3,100,000 — from GROVE EQUITIES LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $3,100,000 | |
| 2004-08-12 | AL&R $1,825,000 — from INDEPENDCE COMMUNITY BANK to GROVE EQUITIES LLC | $1,825,000 | |
| 2004-08-12 | Mortgage $1,825,000 — from GROVE EQUITIES LLC to INDEPENDCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,825,000 | |
| 2004-08-12 | Deed $3,300,000 — from KNEAFSEY, JOANN; CONTI, MARIAN to GROVE EQUITIES LLC | $3,300,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 51 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 41 |
Every one of the 460 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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