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240 1 Avenue

35,712Records
24City systems
16Open violations
2.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009
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35,712 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 24 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 12,654 311 service requests, 6,372 DOB permits, 5,826 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1945
Floors13
Res. units8764
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)BPP ST OWNER LLC
BBL1009720001
BIN1082644, 1082726, 1082766, 1082768, 1082769, 1082771, 1082848, 1082849, 1082850, 1082851, 1082852, 1082853, 1082857, 1082858, 1082859, 1082860, 1082862, 1082863, 1082864, 1082865, 1082866, 1082867, 1082868, 1082869, 1082870, 1082871, 1082872, 1082874, 1082875, 1082877, 1082878, 1082879, 1082880, 1082881, 1082882, 1082883, 1082884, 1082885, 1082886, 1089231

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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 59% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.2. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations16 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-07-08.
Active vacate order2 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

946 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 214 · winter 2024–25: 258 · winter 2025–26: 433 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

214
’23–24
258
’24–25
433
’25–26
4
’26–27

48 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$11,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

3,971 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1060) · Encampment (736) · HEAT/HOT WATER (469) · Illegal Parking (214) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (124) · PLUMBING (96).

Filed construction activity

$104,364,365 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1,211 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 (1945)
YesSix or more residential units (8764)
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)BPP ST OWNER LLC
Head officerSTEPHANIE A SARPONG-APPIAH
Managing agentSIOBHAN KENNEDY
Last registered2026-02-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,502,480,000 $676,116,000
2026$1,759,591,000 $791,815,950
2027$1,757,609,000 $790,924,050

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 91/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
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
Bread StoryBakery Products/DessertsA—
Chipotle Mexican GrillTex-MexB—
Chop'tAmericanA—
Ess-A-BagelAmericanA—
Fivestuy CafeSandwichesA—
Hane SushiJapaneseAMice evidence
Lenz'sSandwichesB—
Playa BowlsJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsA—
StarbucksCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

9 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

5 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 9 restaurants
21 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 9 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

42 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (13 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway1 Av — L · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 14 St / Avenue B — M14D-SBS · 800 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 20 St & FDR Dr · 800 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 040 Augustus Saint-Gaudens
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.

Report a problem to 311

240 1 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

3,971 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 469 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: $167,000,000 on 2025-12-09 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank National Association), covering 2 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-23RPTT $25,926,694 — from WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC. to BLAZING STAR PARENT LLC $25,926,694
2025-12-09Mortgage $167,000,000 — from BPP ST OWNER LLC; BPP PCV OWNER LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $167,000,000
2025-12-09Agreement $3,150,000,000 — from BPP ST OWNER LLC; BPP PCV OWNER LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,150,000,000
2020-01-14RPTT&RET $600,000 — from DE BELLIS, BARBARA to HENDERSON, SHAWN $600,000
2020-01-07Sold for $600,000 $600,000 $68
2018-11-08Mortgage $133,000,000 — from BPP PCV OWNER LLC; STPCV SERVICES LLC; BPP ST OWNER LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $133,000,000
2017-03-30Mortgage $150,000,000 — from BPP ST OWNER LLC; BPP PCV OWNER LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $150,000,000
2015-12-22Mortgage $143,235,666 — from BPP ST OWNER LLC; BPP PCV OWNER LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $143,235,666
2015-12-22Mortgage $2,700,000,000 — from STPCV SERVICES LLC; BPP ST OWNER LLC; BPP PCV OWNER LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,700,000,000
2015-12-22Deed $4,111,111,766 — from ST-DIL LLC to BPP ST OWNER LLC $4,111,111,766
2014-06-05Deed $3,330,132,711 — from ST OWNER LP to ST-DIL LLC $3,330,132,711
2014-06-05Deed $3,330,132,711 — from ST OWNER LP to ST-DIL LLC $3,330,132,711
2014-06-05Deed $3,330,132,711 — from ST OWNER LP to ST-DIL LLC $3,330,132,711
2014-06-05Deed $3,330,132,711 — from ST OWNER LP to ST-DIL LLC $3,330,132,711
2014-06-05Deed $3,330,132,711 — from ST OWNER LP to ST-DIL LLC $3,330,132,711

Ten-year activity

5,0002,5000
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2,236
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017567357163791,400
201836210186961281,466
2019436419862311,496
2020247907042121,055
2021159669870151,227
2022325671,1640361,592
2023496651,1230681,752
2024366701,3371971,871
2025301671,81910392,236
2026239641,7750292,107
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The full timeline

Construction 11,795Enforcement 3,254Housing & tenants 19,510Ownership & money 513Health & systems 640

Every one of the 35,712 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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