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770 11 Avenue

1,969Records
22City systems
7Open violations
2.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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1,969 recorded events, 2007–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 884 311 service requests, 254 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 138 boiler inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built2009
Floors32
Res. units864
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1010827501
BIN1088726

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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 56% 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 2.7. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-09-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

7 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

$136,360 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

206 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (47) · Illegal Parking (23) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (16) · Encampment (15) · New Tree Request (7) · PLUMBING (7).

Filed construction activity

$6,006,254 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2009)
YesSix or more residential units (864)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)770 11TH AVENUE CONDOMINIUM
Head officerDAVID C WALENTAS
Managing agentTWO TREES MANAGEMENT CO LLC
Last registered2025-09-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$14,786,247 $6,653,811
2026$0 $0
2027$245,509 $110,479

The city's market estimate has fallen 98% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 20 YR NO CAP · POLICE DEPT

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $11,047,658 a year ($64.94 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,958,404 ($17.39 per sq ft), net operating income $8,089,254. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 41/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Playa BowlsJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints 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.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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.

Getting around

Subway59 St-Columbus Circle — 1 A B C D · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
50 St — C E · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: W 54 St / 11 Av — M31 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 54 St & 11 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs
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.

Report a problem to 311

770 11 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

206 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by TWO TREES MANAGEMENT CO LLC — 17 buildings, 3,039 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
770 11 Avenue MN864 A
346 Kent Avenue BK462 A
300 Ashland Place BK379 A
266 Kent Avenue BK332 A
125 Court Street BK321 A
29 Front Street BK290 A
25 Washington Street BK106 A
26 Washington Street BK94 A
65 Washington Street BK54 A
65 Washington Street BK49 A
200 Atlantic Avenue BK32 A
66 Water Street BK24 A
164 Atlantic Avenue BK18 A
138 Court Street BK8 A
85 Water Street BK3 A
325 Kent Avenue BK3 C
3002770008 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-04-11Deed $100,125,000 — from MH 770-54TH STREET LLC to PLATINUM MERCEDES HOUSE BH LLC; EMPIRE MH 26 LLC; MERCEDES 11TH REALTY LLC $100,125,000
2023-04-11Mortgage $77,380,000 — from PLATINUM MERCEDES HOUSE BH LLC; EMPIRE MH 26 LLC; MERCEDES 11TH REALTY LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH $77,380,000
2023-04-11AL&R $77,380,000 — from PLATINUM MERCEDES HOUSE BH LLC; MERCEDES 11TH REALTY LLC; EMPIRE MH 26 LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH $77,380,000
2023-04-04Sold for $100,125,000 $100,125,000 $115,885
2020-02-19Mortgage $45,000,000 — from CLINTON PARK HOLDINGS LLC; MH RENTAL LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $45,000,000
2020-02-19Agreement $145,000,000 — from MH RENTAL LLC; CLINTON PARK HOLDINGS LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $145,000,000
2020-02-19Agreement $145,000,000 — from MH RENTAL LLC; CLINTON PARK HOLDINGS LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $145,000,000
2020-02-19Mortgage $45,000,000 — from CLINTON PARK HOLDINGS LLC; MH RENTAL LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $45,000,000
2020-02-19Agreement $145,000,000 — from MH RENTAL LLC; CLINTON PARK HOLDINGS LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $145,000,000
2020-02-19Mortgage $45,000,000 — from CLINTON PARK HOLDINGS LLC; MH RENTAL LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $45,000,000
2020-02-19Agreement $145,000,000 — from MH RENTAL LLC; CLINTON PARK HOLDINGS LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $145,000,000
2020-02-19Mortgage $45,000,000 — from CLINTON PARK HOLDINGS LLC; MH RENTAL LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $45,000,000
2016-03-31Agreement $75,000,000 — from MH 770-54TH STREET, LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $75,000,000
2013-11-14Agreement $70,000,000 — from CLINTON PARK HOLDINGS LLC; CLINTON PARK DEVELOPMENT LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $70,000,000
2013-11-14Mortgage $70,000,000 — from CLINTON PARK HOLDINGS LLC; CLINTON PARK DEVELOPMENT LLC to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $70,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201782953039129
20187155102699
20196775025113
20200446221587
202152099018142
202236121018148
202302145617170
20241826132017193
2025121471017114
2026047102499
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The full timeline

Construction 202Enforcement 230Housing & tenants 1,064Ownership & money 255Health & systems 218

Every one of the 1,969 recorded events, 2007–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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