A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 60% 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 26.1. 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
9 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-08-11.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2
’24–25
2
’25–26
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Rodent (3) · Water System (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
Filed construction activity
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (14)
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)
PERMANENCE LP
Head officer
HERMAN HEWITT
Managing agent
LESPMHA INC
Last registered
2025-08-20
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
$1,845,000
$830,250
2026
$1,909,000
$859,050
2027
$1,777,000
$799,650
The city's market estimate has fallen
4% 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 2 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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Avenue C / E 5 St — M9 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
E 5 St & Ave C · 200 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.
11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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: $4,199,230 on
2007-07-27 (lender: Permanence Houses Housing Development Fund Company), covering 3 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
2008-06-12
Agreement $4,199,230 — from PERMANENCE, L.P.; PERMANENCE HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NYC DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVEL
$4,199,230
2007-07-27
Mortgage $4,199,230 — from PERMANENCE LP to PERMANENCE HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU
$4,199,230
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
44
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
4
5
9
2018
0
26
4
30
2019
0
3
3
6
2020
0
11
2
13
2021
0
37
7
44
2022
0
9
3
12
2023
2
30
3
35
2024
0
17
5
22
2025
0
5
7
12
2026
0
2
4
6
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2024-08-05City emergency repair (HWO): ajust tension at building entrance door at building entrance door..ajust tension at door closer to ensure door self clos
2024-08-03311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-08-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-07-19311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2024-07-16Boiler inspection
2024-05-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-05-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-05-29HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2024-05-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-05-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-05-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-05-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-05-02Boiler inspection — defects found
2024-05-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-01HPD 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
2023
2023-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-10-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-09-07311: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2023-09-07Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2023-08-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT WEST AND EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2023-08-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY
2023-08-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT NORTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 4th STORY
2023-08-17HPD class B: § 27-2021 ADM CODE PROVIDE SUFFICIENT, PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER WASTE MATERIAL AN
2023-08-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT NORTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY
2023-08-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT EAST AND WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY
2023-08-15Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2023-08-11HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY
2023-08-11HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT SOUTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 3rd STORY
2023-08-11HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT NORTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 2nd STORY
2023-07-20311: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2023-07-20Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2023-05-12Boiler inspection
2023-04-16311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2023-04-16DOB complaint, category ?
2023-04-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-20311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2023-03-20DOB complaint, category ?
2023-03-15HPD 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
2023-03-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-11-11311: Consumer Complaint — Booting Company
2022-07-08HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM W
2022-07-08HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY,
2022-07-08HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHTING FIXURE AT CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1
2022-07-08HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHTING FIXURE AT CEILING IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTME
2014-06-30HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st
2014-06-30HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC OUTLET AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1
2010-08-18Job filed: INSTALLING BOILER - FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT 1 APPLICATION 104443498$30,000
2010-08-18Job filed: INSTALLING BOILER - FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT 1 APPLICATION 104443498$30,000
2010-08-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-07-30Job filed: PROPOSE TO INSTALL NEW SPRINKLER HEADS ALONG WITH RELATED PIPING AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH.$30,000
2010-07-30Job filed: PROPOSE TO INSTALL NEW SPRINKLER HEADS ALONG WITH RELATED PIPING AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH.$30,000
2010-06-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-04-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-03-19Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 35 LINEAR FT OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR BUILDING ALTERNATION, FILED SEPARATELY. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY W
2010-03-19Job filed: INSTALLATION OF DEBRIS CHUTE AS PER DRAWINGS. DEBRIS CHUTE COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2008 CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THI
2010-03-19Job filed: INSTALLATION OF DEBRIS CHUTE AS PER DRAWINGS. DEBRIS CHUTE COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2008 CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THI
2010-03-19Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 35 LINEAR FT OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR BUILDING ALTERNATION, FILED SEPARATELY. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY W
2010-03-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-03-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-02-05Permit AL — ISSUED
2010-01-12311: Indoor Air Quality — Ventilation
2010-01-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-01-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009
2009-09-17Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2009-09-17Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2009-09-17Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2009-09-17Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2009-09-17Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2009-09-17Tenant complaint: CONSTRUCTION — ROOF
2009-09-17Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MAILBOX
2009-07-20Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2009-07-20Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2009-07-20Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2009-07-20Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2009-07-20Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2008
2008-12-23Permit AL — ISSUED
2008-12-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-11-12Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER ALARM AS PER PLAN SUBMITTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALTERATION 1 APPLICATION.$10,000
2008-07-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-06-25RPTT&RET — from LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HOUSING to NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 2006 LLC; NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 2004 LLC
2008-06-12Agreement $4,199,230 — from PERMANENCE, L.P.; PERMANENCE HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NYC DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVEL$4,199,230
2008-06-12Agreement — from PERMANENCE, L.P.; PERMANENCE HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NYC DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVEL
2007-11-29City emergency repair (OMO): public area: at front fire escape: install one new metal tread at 3rd floor balcony #11 from bottom. ''remove all work r$250
2007-10-28Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2007-10-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-10-14Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-07-27Agreement — from PERMANENCE, LP to PERMANENCE HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU
2007-07-27SAGE — from PERMANENCE HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU
2007-07-27Mortgage $4,199,230 — from PERMANENCE LP to PERMANENCE HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU$4,199,230
2007-07-27Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-07-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-07-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-07-11Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED 25' DURING GUT REHAB BIS # 104443498. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SHED TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91 AN
2007-07-11Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED 25' DURING GUT REHAB BIS # 104443498. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SHED TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91 AN
2007-02-01Job filed: Propose to install new sprinkler heads along with related piping as shown on drawings filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.$30,000
2006
2006-07-18Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to PERMANENCE HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU
2006-07-18Agreement — from PERMANENCE HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2006-07-18Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK BY DEPT. OF HPD to PERMANENCE HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU
2006-07-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-05-24Job filed: Propose to renovate existing building and create new Certificate of Occu Remove and install interior partitions,ceilings & doors as shown on drawi$399,220
2006-05-24Job filed: INSTALLING NEW HOT WATER HEATING PIPINGSYSTEM. PROPOSE TO INSTALL NEW P LUMBING FIXTURES ALONG WITH RELATED PIPING AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH
2006-05-24Job filed: Propose to renovate existing building and create new Certificate of Occu Remove and install interior partitions,ceilings & doors as shown on drawi$399,220
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-02-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-01-13Job filed: REPAIR/REPLACE EXISTING CHIMNEY AS PER PLAN FILED. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2003-01-13Job filed: REPAIR/REPLACE EXISTING CHIMNEY AS PER PLAN FILED. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2002
2002-06-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-06-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-06-04Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND OIL BURNER NO CHANGE IN EGRESS USE OR OCCUPANCY IS IN VOLVED UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
1998
1998-09-08Permit EW — ISSUED
1997
1997-10-31Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-06-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
1997-04-15Permit PL — ISSUED
1996
1996-01-29Permit EQ — ISSUED
1994
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-22Permit EW — ISSUED
1978
1978-05-25Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE NY; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE NY to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1978-05-25Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE NY; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE NY to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1976
1976-02-02Mortgage assigned — from SICH REALTY CORP to SICHERMAN, ABRAHAM
1975
1975-09-25Mortgage — from CERNIA REALTY CORP to SICH REALTY CORP
1975-09-08Deed — from SICH REALTY CORP to CERNIA REALTY CORP