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2041 1 Avenue

254Records
16City systems
0Open violations
27.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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254 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 55 311 service requests, 46 HPD complaints, 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units11
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1ST AVE. REALTY LLC
BBL1016770026
BIN1052762

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 27.6. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

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

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Noise (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$33,900 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.

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$1,414,000 $636,300
2026$1,503,000 $676,350
2027$1,733,000 $779,850

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Rano's Chicken BurgersChickenBMice evidence
Rano's Chicken Burgers & PizzaNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 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

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 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 106 St & 1 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

2041 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

14 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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
2018-04-17Agreement $2,500,000 — from 1ST AVE. REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,500,000
2018-04-17AL&R $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
2008-01-08Deed $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
2008-01-08Mortgage $2,250,000 — from 1ST AVE. REALTY LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $2,250,000
1992-05-29Mortgage $188,000 — from J.S. BUSINESS DVPMNTETC to COMMUNITY PRSVN CORP $188,000
1992-05-29Mortgage $120,587 — from J.S. BUSINESS DVLMNTETC to COMMUNITY PRSVN CORP $120,587
1992-05-29Mortgage $900,000 — from J.S. BUSINESS DVLPMTETC to COMMUNITY PRVSN CORP $900,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700112
2018235313
201913026
202007029
202123027
202205027
2023190313
20240110617
20250160420
2026080311
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 143Ownership & money 37Health & systems 38

Every one of the 254 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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