403 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 98 HPD complaints, 95 311 service requests, 93 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 147.3. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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 | 15 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1986-05-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
29 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 29).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Noise (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · APPLIANCE (1).
$16,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 PARTNERS, LLC |
| Head officer | ERIC A MARGULES |
| Managing agent | ROWDY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,005,600 | $1,802,520 |
| 2026 | $4,807,000 | $2,163,150 |
| 2027 | $3,846,000 | $1,730,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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 | 86 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 79 St / 1 Av — M79-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | 1 Ave & E 78 St · 250 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. 158 Bayard Taylor Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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.
401 East 78 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
23 311 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.
Managed by ROWDY MANAGEMENT — 22 buildings, 360 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B11 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86-50 77 Street | QN | 59 | B |
| 42-54 Judge Street | QN | 41 | C |
| 538 West 47 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 247 West 26 Street | MN | 18 | B |
| 249 West 26 Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 43-39 42 Street | QN | 18 | D |
| 43-35 42 Street | QN | 17 | B |
| 49 Clinton Street | MN | 17 | A |
| 251 West 26 Street | MN | 16 | B |
| 787 9 Avenue | MN | 16 | B |
| 43 Clinton Street | MN | 16 | B |
| 139 West 28 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 1500 1 Avenue | MN | 14 | B |
| 693 9 Avenue | MN | 12 | B |
| 123 East 7 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 1502 1 Avenue | MN | 9 | A |
| 286 West 11 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 401 East 78 Street | MN | 8 | C |
| 125 East 7 Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 29 St Marks Place | MN | 8 | C |
| 1381 Madison Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 185 Jefferson Street | BK | 6 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,779,065 on 2022-08-08 (lender: Flushing Bank), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-08 | AL&R $14,000,000 — from FIRST AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $14,000,000 | |
| 2022-08-08 | Agreement $14,000,000 — from FIRST AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $14,000,000 | |
| 2022-08-08 | Mortgage $1,779,066 — from FIRST AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $1,779,066 | |
| 2017-07-10 | Mortgage $3,599,819 — from FIRST AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $3,599,819 | |
| 2017-07-10 | AL&R $13,500,000 — from FIRST AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $13,500,000 | |
| 2017-07-10 | Agreement $13,500,000 — from FIRST AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $13,500,000 | |
| 2014-04-24 | AL&R $10,575,000 — from FIRST AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $10,575,000 | |
| 2014-04-24 | Agreement $6,963,606 — from FIRST AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $6,963,606 | |
| 2014-04-24 | Mortgage $3,611,394 — from FIRST AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $3,611,394 | |
| 2012-04-30 | Agreement $7,200,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to FIRST AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC | $7,200,000 | |
| 2012-04-30 | Mortgage $581,949 — from FIRST AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $581,949 | |
| 2012-04-30 | AL&R $7,200,000 — from FIRST AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $7,200,000 | |
| 2008-06-25 | Mortgage $2,347,282 — from FIRST AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,347,282 | |
| 2008-06-25 | Agreement $7,000,000 — from FIRST AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $7,000,000 | |
| 2008-06-25 | AL&R $7,000,000 — from FIRST AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $7,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 66 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Every one of the 403 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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