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2321 1 Avenue

352Records
19City systems
18Open violations
29.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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352 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 123 311 service requests, 68 HPD housing violations, 32 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)HJR REALTY LLC
BBL1017950030
BIN1054720

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% 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 29.8. In ZIP 10035, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations18 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2018-09-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 16). 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

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · Illegal Parking (3) · Damaged Tree (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1).

Filed construction activity

$333,375 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)HJR REALTY LLC
Head officerROYA DELSHAD
Managing agentHJR REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-12-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,207,000 $543,150
2026$966,000 $434,700
2027$1,159,000 $521,550

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Polash Indian RestaurantIndianAMice 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 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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

Subway116 St — 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — 4 5 6 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 120 St — M15 · 500 ft
Citi Bike1 Ave & E 118 St · 150 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. 155 William Paca. 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

2321 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

21 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $15,948 on 2022-10-12 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-10-12Mortgage $15,948 — from HJR REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $15,948
2022-10-12Agreement $1,537,000 — from HJR REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,537,000
2018-09-05AL&R $1,600,000 — from HJR REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,600,000
2018-09-05Agreement $1,600,000 — from RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK to HJR REALTY LLC $1,600,000
2018-09-05Mortgage $1,000,000 — from HJR REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,000,000
2018-09-05Deed $3,000,000 — from 2321 FIRST AVENUE LLC to HJR REALTY LLC $3,000,000
2018-08-27Sold for $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $375,000
2018-04-25Agreement $600,000 — from 2321 FIRST AVENUE LLC to PISACANO ENTERPRISES, INC. $600,000
2013-10-18Deed $1,775,000 — from PISACANO ENTERPRISES, INC. to 2321 FIRST AVENUE, LLC $1,775,000
2013-10-18Mortgage $600,000 — from 2321 FIRST AVENUE, LLC to SS SONTAG QI LLC $600,000
2012-06-28Deed $1,100,000 — from 119 ST. FIRST AVE. REALTY CORP. to PISACANO ENTERPRISES, INC. $1,100,000
1993-04-09Mortgage $125,000 — from 119 ST FIRST AVE RLTY CP to WETBORO SERVICE CNTRINC $125,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017413019
201831248339
20196190218
202024260133
20211190112
202252304344
202300200424
20240060410
202500110415
202600220224
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 230Ownership & money 27Health & systems 32

Every one of the 352 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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