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2037 1 Avenue

387Records
15City systems
4Open violations
3.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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387 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 107 311 service requests, 83 HPD housing violations, 76 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units11
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1ST AVE. REALTY LLC
BBL1016770024
BIN1052760

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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 80% 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 3.1. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2013-08-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Panhandling (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$8,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (11)
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)1ST AVENUE REALTY, LLC
Head officerBITA SASSOUNI
Managing agentRAFAEL SASSOUNI
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,618,000 $728,100
2026$1,720,000 $774,000
2027$1,901,000 $855,450

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Jade DragonChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

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

Subway103 St — 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 105 St / 1 Av — M106 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 106 St & 1 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 146 Ann M. Short. 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

2037 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

16 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $526,881 on 2018-04-17 (lender: Capital One, 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
2018-04-17AL&R $2,500,000 — from 1ST AVE. REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,500,000
2018-04-17Agreement $2,500,000 — from 1ST AVE. REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,500,000
2018-04-17Mortgage $526,882 — from 1ST AVE. REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $526,882
2008-01-08Mortgage $2,250,000 — from 1ST AVE. REALTY LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $2,250,000
2008-01-08Deed $3,800,000 — from J.S. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, L.P. to 1ST AVE. REALTY LLC $3,800,000
2008-01-08Mortgage $150,000 — from 1ST AVE. REALTY LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $150,000
1992-05-29Mortgage $900,000 — from J.S. BUSINESS DVLPMTETC to COMMUNITY PRVSN CORP $900,000
1992-05-29Mortgage $120,587 — from J.S. BUSINESS DVLMNTETC to COMMUNITY PRSVN CORP $120,587
1992-05-29Mortgage $188,000 — from J.S. BUSINESS DVPMNTETC to COMMUNITY PRSVN CORP $188,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700200525
20180044412
201900120214
20205050212
2021002024
202200120214
202301110517
202401110517
2025001056
20260090413
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 278Ownership & money 28Health & systems 44

Every one of the 387 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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