347 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 107 311 service requests, 70 HPD complaints, 51 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 42.5. 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 | 11 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1983-07-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
25 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 14 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · Encampment (9) · Drug Activity (3) · Water System (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).
$434,590 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | FIRST AVENUE.EQUITIES LLC |
| Head officer | ALMA ILIBASSI |
| Managing agent | THOMAS MASTRANGELO |
| Last registered | 2026-07-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,952,000 | $2,228,400 |
| 2026 | $4,046,000 | $1,820,700 |
| 2027 | $4,855,000 | $2,184,750 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| J'S Kitchen New York | Japanese | B | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 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: Letter Grading) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 | 1 Av — L · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 15 St — M15-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | 1 Ave & E 16 St · 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) | Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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.
261 1 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 |
29 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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: $497,113 on 2025-09-15 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-15 | Agreement $2,645,000 — from FIRST AVENUE EQUITIES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,645,000 | |
| 2025-09-15 | Mortgage $497,114 — from FIRST AVENUE EQUITIES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $497,114 | |
| 2013-09-06 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from FIRST AVENUE EQUITIES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,000,000 | |
| 2013-09-06 | Mortgage $305,683 — from FIRST AVENUE EQUITIES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $305,683 | |
| 2013-09-06 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from FIRST AVENUE EQUITIES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,000,000 | |
| 2003-12-11 | Agreement $3,300,000 — from FIRST AVENUE EQUITIES, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $3,300,000 | |
| 2003-12-11 | Mortgage $1,102,945 — from FIRST AVENUE EQUITIES, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,102,945 | |
| 2000-09-14 | Mortgage $1,023,479 — from FIRST AVENUE EQUITIES, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,023,479 | |
| 1996-06-27 | Mortgage $350,000 — from FIRST AVENUE EQUITIES to NORTH FORK BANK | $350,000 | |
| 1993-12-27 | Mortgage $950,000 — from FIRST AVENUE EQUITIES to TRB 261-65 FIRST AVECRP | $950,000 | |
| 1988-02-26 | Mortgage $703,395 — from MS 16 RLTY CORP to BRT RLTY TRUST | $703,395 | |
| 1988-02-26 | Mortgage $200,000 — from MS 16 RLTY CORP to BRT REALTY TRUST | $200,000 | |
| 1986-06-30 | Mortgage $316,600 — from MS 16 REALTY CORP to 261 FIRST AVE ASSOCIATES | $316,600 | |
| 1982-11-05 | Mortgage $454,000 — from YAIR REALTY CORP. to LEONG, FOOK YEN; LEONG, INA | $454,000 |
| Year | Construction | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2021 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2022 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 40 |
| 2026 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
Every one of the 347 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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