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879 10 Avenue

858Records
17City systems
4Open violations
33.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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858 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 318 311 service requests, 181 HPD complaints, 73 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1945
Floors6
Res. units35
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)881 10TH AVENUE
BBL1010860031
BIN1027079

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 56% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 33.4. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2023-06-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

18
’24–25
14
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$1,600 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

64 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · Noise (11) · Missed Collection (8) · Illegal Parking (7) · Food Establishment (2) · Graffiti (2).

Filed construction activity

$323,550 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (35)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 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)881 10TH AVE LLC
Head officerMARK SCHARFMAN
Managing agentMARK SCHARFMAN
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$10,982,000 $4,941,900
2026$12,915,000 $5,811,750
2027$12,584,000 $5,662,800

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 1/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Justino'sPizzaAMice evidence
Plant BlossomVeganAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 2 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, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 57 St / 10 Av — M12 M31 M57 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 59 St & 10 Ave · 400 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

879 10 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

64 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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: $157,773 on 2009-11-17 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-05-10Agreement $4,424,000 — from 881 10TH AVENUE LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $4,424,000
2018-05-10AL&R $4,424,000 — from 881 10TH AVENUE LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $4,424,000
2014-02-21Agreement $4,829,432 — from 881 10TH AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,829,433
2014-02-21Agreement $4,829,432 — from 881 10TH AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,829,433
2009-11-17Mortgage $157,774 — from 881 10TH AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $157,774
2009-11-17Agreement $5,200,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 881 10TH AVENUE LLC $5,200,000
2006-08-04Mortgage $1,555,488 — from 881 10TH AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,555,488
2006-08-04Agreement $5,271,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 881 10TH AVENUE LLC $5,271,000
2006-08-04AL&R $5,271,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 881 10TH AVENUE LLC $5,271,000
2006-08-04Agreement $1,000,000 — from QUALIFIED INTERMEDIARY ACCOMMODATION COR to 881 10TH AVENUE LLC $1,000,000
2004-10-06Agreement $2,894,029 — from SUCCESSOR TO QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 881 TENTH AVENUE L.L.C. $2,894,029
1999-09-03Mortgage $1,531,952 — from 881 10TH AVENUE LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $1,531,952
1999-09-03Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 881 10TH AVENUE LLC to SAMUEL GOLDWYN FOUNDATION $1,000,000
1989-12-07Mortgage $1,497,529 — from SCHROIT, REGINA; ARBISFELD, JANE; SCHUSTER, DORA; WILCHFORT, REGINA A/K/A; SCHUSTER, ABRAM to DIME SAVING BK WILMBURGH $1,497,529

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702270332
201821354244
201982281342
202033160224
202120360240
202203120318
202301530458
202401312438
202502570665
202610290333
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The full timeline

Construction 119Enforcement 81Housing & tenants 557Ownership & money 62Health & systems 39

Every one of the 858 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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