444 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 181 311 service requests, 55 HPD housing violations, 36 DOB complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 351.1. In ZIP 10035, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 51 total — 30 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1989-06-28. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Active vacate order | 12 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$72,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (8) · Dirty Condition (5) · Derelict Vehicles (4) · Street Condition (2) · Food Poisoning (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).
$110,680 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | FIRST AVENUE 120 STREET, LLC |
| Head officer | BITA SASSOUNI |
| Managing agent | RAFAEL SASSOUNI |
| Last registered | 2025-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,112,000 | $500,400 |
| 2026 | $890,000 | $400,500 |
| 2027 | $938,000 | $422,100 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago's Beer Garden | Latin American | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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.
| Subway | 116 St — 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 125 St — 4 5 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 120 St — M15 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | 1 Ave & E 118 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 096 Joseph Lanzetta. 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.
2337 1 Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $350,000 on 2004-04-06 (lender: Ponce De Leon Federal Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-05-19 | AL&R $1,250,000 — from CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to FIRST AVENUE 120 STREET LLC | $1,250,000 | |
| 2005-05-19 | M&CON $1,250,000 — from FIRST AVENUE 120 STREET LLC to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $1,250,000 | |
| 2005-04-01 | Deed $1,662,000 — from GUTIC, HAMO to FIRST AVENUE 120 STREET LLC | $1,662,000 | |
| 2005-04-01 | Deed $200,000 — from GUTIC, HAMO to FIRST AVENUE 120 STREET LLC | $200,000 | |
| 2004-04-06 | Mortgage $350,000 — from GUTIC, HAMO to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK | $350,000 | |
| 1986-03-03 | Mortgage $275,000 — from 867 EQUITIES INC; 460 MANHATTAN AVE ETAL; 274 W. 119 ST EQTS CP; 274 WEST 119TH ST ETAL to DOMINION FINANCIAL CORP | $275,000 | |
| 1986-02-13 | Mortgage $44,070 — from 274 W 119TH ST EQUITIES to TAMOVZ MANAGEMENT CORP | $44,070 | |
| 1985-11-22 | Mortgage $110,000 — from TAMOVZ MANAGEMENT CORP to MINUTILLO, HECTOR; 2337 FIRST AVE RLTYCORP | $110,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 25 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 21 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 26 |
| 2020 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 29 |
| 2021 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 33 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 18 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| 2025 | 4 | 23 | 45 | 6 | 78 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
Every one of the 444 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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