The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 81% 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 2.9. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% 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
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
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Street Condition (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
Filed construction activity
$216,000 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1920)
Yes
Six or more residential units (17)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
EL CARIBE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY INC
Head officer
THOMAS YU
Managing agent
STANTON NORFOLK INC
Last registered
2025-09-30
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$777,000
$349,650
2026
$821,000
$369,450
2027
$762,000
$342,900
The city's market estimate has fallen
2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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
Subway
Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: East Houston St / Av C — M9 M21 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
E 2 St & Ave C · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)
Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
6 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,257,428 on
1996-06-18 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 4 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.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2016-03-29
RPTT&RET $2,985,424 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1995 LIMITED PARTNE to EL CARIBE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA
$2,985,424
2016-03-28
Agreement $2,257,428 — from EL CARIBE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
$2,257,428
1996-06-18
Mortgage $2,257,428 — from EL CARIBE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NYC HPD
$2,257,428
Ten-year activity
50250
43
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
7
0
35
1
43
2018
1
1
10
3
15
2019
1
0
20
3
24
2020
0
0
12
2
14
2021
0
0
10
2
12
2022
0
0
1
4
5
2023
0
0
4
4
8
2024
0
0
2
4
6
2025
0
0
3
3
6
2026
0
0
4
4
8
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2018-10-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-09-14Boiler inspection
2018-09-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-08-27Permit AL — ISSUED
2018-07-27311: PLUMBING — TOILET
2018-07-27311: PLUMBING — TOILET
2018-07-27Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2018-07-27Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2018-05-25311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2018-05-25Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2018-03-19HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2018-03-19HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND CEILING LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY,
2018-03-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-02-26FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017
2017-12-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-12-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-12-27Job filed: HEREWITH FILED TO CORRECT CURRENT C OF O. TO OBTAIN NEW C OF O.$1,000
2017-10-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-10-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-10-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-10-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-10-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-10-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-10-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-04-07HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE UPPER AND LOWER WINDOW SASHES IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 9
2017-04-07HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE UPPER AND LOWER WINDOW SASHES IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 9
2014-01-17311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2014-01-17DOB complaint, category ?
2013
2013-12-31311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013-12-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-11-25311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-11-25Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-11-05311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-11-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-10-23311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2013-10-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-10-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-09-19311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2013-08-16311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2013-04-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-03-23311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2012
2012-12-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2012-10-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-10-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-10-12Job filed: OIL TO GAS CONVERSION, REPLACING OIL WITH NEW GAS BOILER WEIL MCLAIN MODEL#H780 S BOILER. MEA#187-81-E EXISTING BOILER ROOM TO REMAIN, USE EXISTING G$25,000
2012-10-12Job filed: OIL TO GAS CONVERSION, REPLACING OIL WITH NEW GAS BOILER WEIL MCLAIN MODEL#H780 S BOILER. MEA#187-81-E EXISTING BOILER ROOM TO REMAIN, USE EXISTING G$25,000
2012-05-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-31311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2011-04-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-10-28DOB violation E:
2010-05-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010-03-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-03-17311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2010-01-27311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2009
2009-10-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2006
2006-03-03Agreement — from EL CARBIE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2004
2004-09-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-09-22Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPA CY.$3,000
2003
2003-08-27TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1999
1999-08-24Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-08-24Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-08-20Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-07-30ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 1ST FL COMMERCIAL SPACE (RESTAURANT) NEW PLUMBING WASTE, VENT SINKS & FL DRAINS BEING INSTALLED W/O PERMITS. VIOLATION: PLUMBING $800
1999-07-27DOB complaint, category ?
1999-07-02DOB complaint, category ?
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-08-28DOB violation C:
1997-08-27DOB violation C:
1997-03-13Permit AL — ISSUED
1996
1996-08-09Agreement — from EL CARIBE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NYC HPD
1996-08-09Agreement — from EL CARIBE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NYC HPD
1996-07-23Permit PL — ISSUED
1996-07-10SMIS to EL CARIBE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
1996-06-21Permit AL — ISSUED
1996-06-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
1996-06-18Mortgage $2,257,428 — from EL CARIBE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NYC HPD$2,257,428
1996-06-18Agreement — from EL CARIBE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NYC HPD
1996-06-18Deed — from NYC HPD to EL CARIBE LIMIED PARTNERSHIP
1996-06-18Agreement — from EL CARIBE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NYC HPD
1996-06-18Agreement — from NYC HPD to EL CARIBE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1985
1985-10-01Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK
1973
1973-08-02Mortgage assigned — from BAUMAN, LOTTIE; KERNER, LOTTIE AKA to ROSENBLUTH, RUTH; KERNER, IRVING; MARGULIES, EVELYN; GUTHERS, SYLVIA; FIRSCHEIN, THEDA