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2109 1 Avenue

637Records
17City systems
23Open violations
41.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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637 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 172 311 service requests, 163 HPD complaints, 91 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1940
Floors6
Res. units32
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)K & V REALTY CORP.
BBL1016800025
BIN1052808

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 60% 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 41.3. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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 violations23 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1991-11-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Noise (3) · SAFETY (2) · Lead (2).

Filed construction activity

$98,490 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1940)
YesSix or more residential units (32)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)2109 1ST AVE REALTY CORP
Head officerMAMADOU DAVIS
Managing agentMAMADOU DAVIS
Last registered2025-09-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,321,000 $1,494,450
2026$2,762,000 $1,242,900
2027$2,568,000 $1,155,600

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Wing Gong RestaurantChineseB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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

Subway110 St — 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 109 St — M15 · 250 ft
Citi Bike1 Ave & E 110 St · 450 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

2109 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

27 311 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: $1,230,469 on 2025-10-23 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding INC.), 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
2025-10-23Agreement $17,500,000 — from 2109 FIRST AVENUE REALTY CORP.; K & V REALTY CORP. to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $17,500,000
2025-10-23AL&R $17,500,000 — from K & V REALTY CORP.; 2109 FIRST AVENUE REALTY CORP. to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $17,500,000
2025-10-23Mortgage $1,230,470 — from K & V REALTY CORP.; 2109 FIRST AVENUE REALTY CORP. to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $1,230,470
2020-07-13Mortgage $1,291,019 — from K & V REALTY CORP.; 2109 FIRST AVENUE REALTY CORP. to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $1,291,019
2020-07-13Agreement $17,850,000 — from K & V REALTY CORP.; 2109 FIRST AVENUE REALTY CORP. to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $17,850,000
2020-07-13AL&R $17,850,000 — from 2109 FIRST AVENUE REALTY CORP.; K & V REALTY CORP. to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $17,850,000
2015-08-20Mortgage $7,171,629 — from K & V REALTY CORP.; 2109 FIRST AVENUE REALTY CORP to THE SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK OF RIVE $7,171,629
2015-08-20Agreement $18,500,000 — from K & V REALTY CORP.; 2109 FIRST AVENUE REALTY CORP to THE SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK OF RIVE $18,500,000
2015-08-20AL&R $18,500,000 — from K & V REALTY CORP.; 2109 FIRST AVENUE REALTY CORP to THE SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK OF RIVE $18,500,000
2012-09-20Agreement $12,000,000 — from 2109 FIRST AVENUE REALTY CORP; K & V REALTY CORP to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $12,000,000
2012-09-20Mortgage $1,408,570 — from 2109 FIRST AVENUE REALTY CORP; K & V REALTY CORP to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,408,570
2009-09-29AL&R $11,000,000 — from K & V REALTY CORP.; 2109 FIRST AVENUE REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $11,000,000
2009-09-29Agreement $11,000,000 — from K & V REALTY CORP.; 2109 FIRST AVENUE REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $11,000,000
2007-07-24Agreement $11,500,000 — from K & V REALTY CORP.; 2109 FIRST AVENUE REALTY CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $11,500,000
2007-07-24Mortgage $4,843,367 — from K & V REALTY CORP.; 2109 FIRST AVENUE REALTY CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $4,843,367

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711310538
201810300637
201964300444
20200085316
202102310336
202220480353
202315180327
202424350546
20250295521
202600202325
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The full timeline

Construction 52Enforcement 46Housing & tenants 440Ownership & money 51Health & systems 48

Every one of the 637 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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