The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 76% 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 4.3. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% 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 violations
1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1980-10-07.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (25) · Cannabis Retailer (3) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (2) · Food Poisoning (2) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1).
Filed construction activity
$3,611,772 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (16 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 (1900)
Yes
Six or more residential units (7)
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)
21-23 AVENUE B REALTY, LLC
Head officer
TODD COHEN
Managing agent
SMICON REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC
Last registered
2026-07-27
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
$2,813,000
$1,265,850
2026
$3,001,000
$1,350,450
2027
$3,164,000
$1,423,800
The city's market estimate has risen
12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
2 Av — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: East Houston St / Av B — M9 M21 · 350 ft
Citi Bike
E 2 St & Ave B · 150 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.
38 311 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: $1,586,129 on
2023-04-26 (lender: First Republic Bank), 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.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2023-04-26
Agreement $15,240,000 — from 21/23 AVENUE B REALTY LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
$15,240,000
2023-04-26
AL&R $15,240,000 — from 21/23 AVENUE B REALTY LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
$15,240,000
2023-04-26
Mortgage $1,586,129 — from 21/23 AVENUE B REALTY LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
$1,586,129
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
34
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
1
0
0
1
2018
0
0
0
0
0
0
2019
6
0
0
0
0
6
2020
12
0
0
0
0
12
2021
11
13
8
0
0
32
2022
13
2
18
0
0
33
2023
5
0
21
8
0
34
2024
2
0
19
0
0
21
2025
1
2
10
0
1
14
2026
2
0
9
0
2
13
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Job filed: ERECT AN ILLUMINATED SIGN ON WALL.NOT WITHIN VIEW OF ARTERIAL HIGHWAY OR PUBLIC PARK 1/2 ACRE OR MORE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2026-02-28
311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-20
311: Cannabis Retailer — Unlicensed
2026-02-05
Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-02
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-31
ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT. NOTED: ILLUMINATED SIGN READS:"CAMINO CONVENIENCE NY". THE SIGN IS APPROX: 20'X 3', BLACK BACKGROUND WITH PIN
2026-04-05311: Cannabis Retailer — Too Close to a School
2026-03-27Permit Sign — Permit Issued
2026-03-24Job filed: ERECT AN ILLUMINATED SIGN ON WALL.NOT WITHIN VIEW OF ARTERIAL HIGHWAY OR PUBLIC PARK 1/2 ACRE OR MORE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,340
2025-10-31ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT. NOTED: ILLUMINATED SIGN READS:"CAMINO CONVENIENCE NY". THE SIGN IS APPROX: 20'X 3', BLACK BACKGROUND WITH PIN
2022-08-26Job filed: PAA FILED TO ADD CAP AND REMOVE FOR REDUCED APARTMENTS.$320,000
2022-08-11Permit Structural — Signed-off
2022-08-11Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2022-06-21Permit AL — ISSUED
2022-06-08Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2022-06-08Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2022-05-12Job filed: HEREWITH FILING MECHANICAL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I$220,000
2022-05-04Job filed: PAA FILED TO AMEND PLANS$320,000
2022-04-26FDNY inspection (E-CIDS)
2022-02-24FDNY inspection (E-CIDS)
2022-02-17Permit AL — ISSUED
2022-02-11Permit Sprinklers — Signed-off
2022-02-11Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021
2021-12-29Job filed: Filing for a 8 feet high temporary construction fence.$1,000
2021-12-23Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2021-12-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-12-17311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2021-12-17DOB complaint, category ?
2021-09-08Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY (54'-60') HIGH PIPE SCAFFOLD AT VARIOUS LEVELS FOR FACADE REPAIR WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY,PIPE$1,000
2021-08-31Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-08-31Permit Sprinklers — Signed-off
2021-08-18FDNY inspection (E-CIDS)
2021-08-09FDNY inspection (ALT)
2021-07-09DOB complaint, category ?
2021-07-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 3314.1 SCAFFOLD CONTRARY TO PLANS-CUT FRAMES NOT INSTALLED AS DESIGN.NOTE:AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION AN ACTIVE JOBSITE ALT-1 6 STOR
2021-07-09DOB complaint, category ?
2021-07-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 28-110.1 INADEQUATE SITE SAFETY PLAN-DOES NOT SHOW TEMPORARY SCAFFOLD ON EXPO 3 AND GATE CONTRARY TO SSP.NOTE:AT THE TIME OF INSPE
2021-07-06Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-07-06Permit Sprinklers — Signed-off
2021-05-18311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2021-05-18DOB complaint, category ?
2021-04-30FDNY inspection (ALT)
2021-04-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-04-13311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2021-04-13DOB complaint, category ?
2021-03-24Job filed: HEREWITH FILING FOR PLUMBING AND SPRINKLER WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I$320,000
2021-03-13311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2021-02-18Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2021-02-17Permit AL — ISSUED
2021-02-05FDNY inspection (ALT)
2021-02-05FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT_6)
2021-02-05FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT_3)
2021-02-02311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2021-01-05Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2020
2020-12-30Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY (54'-60') HIGH PIPE SCAFFOLD AT VARIOUS LEVELS FOR FACADE REPAIR WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY,PIPE$1,000
2020-12-29Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2020-12-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF$1,000
2020-11-04Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2020-07-01Permit FO — ISSUED
2020-07-01Permit FO — ISSUED
2020-07-01Permit AL — ISSUED
2020-04-20Job filed: Filing for a 8 feet high temporary construction fence.$1,000
2020-02-13Job filed: SOE WORK FILE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALTERATION TYPE 1 APPLICATION.
2020-02-13Job filed: FOUNDATION WORK FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALTERATION TYPE 1 APPLICATION.
2020-02-13Job filed: FOUNDATION WORK FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALTERATION TYPE 1 APPLICATION.
2020-02-13Job filed: SOE WORK FILE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALTERATION TYPE 1 APPLICATION.
2019
2019-11-25Job filed: PROVIDE BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN FOR A TOTAL FRONTAGE OF 28 FT. FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT1 APPLICATION # 121206033
2019-11-22Job filed: Structural work in conjunction with alteration type 1 application.$1,000
2019-09-17Job filed: PAA FILED TO ADD CAP AND REMOVE FOR REDUCED APARTMENTS.$320,000
2019-09-16Job filed: HEREWITH FILING MECHANICAL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I$220,000
2019-09-16Job filed: Filing for a 8 feet high temporary construction fence.$1,000
2019-08-27Job filed: HEREWITH FILING ALT I TO SPLIT EXISTING OLD LAW TENEMENT BUILDING INTO TWO SEPARATE BUILDINGS. ADD TWO ADDITIONAL FLOORS ON TOP OF EXISTING BUILDING T$1,662,432
2017
2017-12-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2010
2010-12-21Permit AL — ISSUED
2010-12-17Job filed: REMOVE AND REPLACE STUCCO AT THE NORTH ELEVATION APPROX. 1350 SQF. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$13,500
2010-02-19ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG WALL(S) OR APPURTENANCES. NOTED: AT EXP 2, NORTH EXTERIOR WALL AND CHIMNEY, CRUMBLING, BULGING AT WALL, C$2,500
2006
2006-02-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1986
1986-01-22HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING 4 STY PUBLIC HALL.
1980
1980-10-07HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS & CLG 4TH STY REAR SOUTH APT 5 KITCH
1980-10-07HPD class A: D26-12.01 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS & CLG 4TH STY REAR SOUTH APT 5 KITCHEN & BATH
1980-10-07HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
1970
1970-12-22Deed — from CONGREGATION BETH ETAL to PACHECO, JESSE, ORTIZ