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2248 1 Avenue

514Records
18City systems
39Open violations
84Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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514 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 176 311 service requests, 107 HPD housing violations, 73 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units11
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)TALL PINES HOLDING OF NEW YORK INC.
BBL1017090048
BIN1053065

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More 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 84. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations39 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 18 class A. Oldest open since 1990-08-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

28 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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’24–25
6
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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$3,780 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Noise (3) · WATER LEAK (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$117,850 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (11)
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)TALL PINES HOLDING OF NEW YORK,INC
Head officerGEORGE ARYEH
Managing agentTALL PINES HOLDING OF NEW YORK INC
Last registered2025-10-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$992,000 $446,400
2026$1,055,000 $474,750
2027$1,070,000 $481,500

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Taqueria Santa FeMexicanA—

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 3 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

Subway116 St — 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 116 St / 1 Av — M116 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 116 St & 1 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 112 (K-2), 206 (3-5). 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

2248 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

25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by TALL PINES HOLDING OF NEW YORK, INC. — 2 buildings, 17 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2248 1 Avenue MN11 B
2246 1 Avenue MN6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,545,447 on 2022-03-25 (lender: Customers Bank), covering 6 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
2022-03-25Agreement $14,700,000 — from BELLA SORELLA LLC; LEBANIM LLC; MMJ LEGACY LLC; MODA PARTNERS, INC to CUSTOMERS BANK $14,700,000
2022-03-25Mortgage $1,545,447 — from LEBANIM LLC; BELLA SORELLA LLC; MMJ LEGACY LLC; MODA PARTNERS, INC to CUSTOMERS BANK $1,545,447
2015-12-30Agreement $15,000,000 — from BELLA SORELLA LLC; BEL FRATELLO LLC; MODA PARTNERS, INC to CUSTOMERS BANK $15,000,000
2015-12-30AL&R $15,000,000 — from BEL FRATELLO LLC; MODA PARTNERS, INC; BELLA SORELLA LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $15,000,000
2015-12-30Mortgage $4,502,297 — from MODA PARTNERS, INC; BELLA SORELLA LLC; BEL FRATELLO LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $4,502,297
2013-08-21Mortgage $4,234,120 — from MODA PARTNERS, INC; BEL FRATELLO LLC; BELLA SORELLA LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $4,234,120
2013-08-21AL&R $1,100,000 — from MODA PARTNERS, INC; BEL FRATELLO LLC; BELLA SORELLA LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $1,100,000
2013-08-21Agreement $11,100,000 — from BEL FRATELLO LLC; MODA PARTNERS, INC; BELLA SORELLA LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $11,100,000
2009-07-08AL&R $1,700,000 — from MODA PARTNERS, INC to TD BANK N.A. $1,700,000
2009-07-08Agreement $1,700,000 — from MODA PARTNERS, INC to TD BANK N.A. $1,700,000
2009-07-08Mortgage $646,097 — from MODA PARTNERS, INC to TD BANK N.A. $646,097
2008-03-06RPTT&RET $4,222,568 — from LUONGO, ALBERT V to BEL FRATELLO LLC $4,222,568
2006-08-28Agreement $1,085,000 — from WASHINTON MUTUAL BANK to TALL PINES HOLDING OF NEW YORK INC. $1,085,000
2006-08-28Mortgage $627,726 — from TALL PINES HOLDING OF NEW YORK INC. to WASHINTON MUTUAL BANK $627,726
2003-08-12Agreement $360,000 — from TALL PINES HOLDING OG NEW YORK, INC. to NEW YORK NATIONAL BANK $360,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701310133
201800220325
201901120215
202000500050
202100250227
20220073313
202301210931
202400240327
20254260517
20262590521
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 46Housing & tenants 374Ownership & money 31Health & systems 44

Every one of the 514 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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