A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 70.3. 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 — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-01-18.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sewer (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · GENERAL (2) · Graffiti (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Noise (1).
Filed construction activity
$64,600 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (2 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 (6)
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)
79-87 AVE C, LLC
Head officer
RYAN MEHRA
Managing agent
Mehra Properties Inc.
Last registered
2025-08-13
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
$4,367,000
$1,965,150
2026
$4,234,000
$1,905,300
2027
$4,428,000
$1,992,600
The city's market estimate has risen
1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Flood exposure
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood
maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2024 (3 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
Subway
2 Av — F · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 1 Av — L · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Avenue C / E 6 St — M9 · 50 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.
15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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: $2,110,190 on
2020-04-27 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2020-04-27
Agreement $5,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 79-87 AVENUE C LLC
$5,000,000
2020-04-27
Mortgage $2,110,191 — from 79-87 AVENUE C LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$2,110,191
2013-08-13
Mortgage $2,111,116 — from 79-87 AVENUE C LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
$2,111,116
2013-08-13
Agreement $3,400,000 — from 79-87 AVENUE C LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
$3,400,000
2003-05-07
Mortgage $351,570 — from 79-87 AVENUE C LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
$351,570
2000-06-16
Mortgage $772,950 — from CHU & MUI INDUSTRIESINC. to BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED
$772,950
2000-06-16
Mortgage $427,050 — from 79-87 AVENUE C, LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC.
$427,050
1987-06-22
Mortgage $155,475 — from CHU & MUI INDUSTRIESINC to BANK OF EAST ASIS LTD
$155,475
1986-12-24
Mortgage $304,438 — from CHU & MUI INDUSTRIESINC to BANK EAST ASIA
$304,438
1984-07-17
Mortgage $224,000 — from CHU & MUI INDUSTRIESINC to UNITED ORIENT BANK
$224,000
1983-11-30
Mortgage $100,000 — from ABDUL MALIK AHMED ETC. to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERETC
$100,000
1982-01-29
Mortgage $70,000 — from ABDUL MALIK AHMED/COINC to BLUSH, JERRY
$70,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
27
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
3
0
1
4
2018
0
0
7
0
2
9
2019
0
0
5
0
2
7
2020
0
4
9
3
1
17
2021
3
2
6
0
4
15
2022
0
0
5
0
2
7
2023
0
0
4
0
3
7
2024
0
0
5
0
4
9
2025
0
0
21
0
6
27
2026
0
0
3
0
3
6
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2025-07-22City emergency repair (OMO): at 1st story building entrance door, adjust door and door closer. nyc hpd emergency operations division essential ser$667
2025-06-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-05-29311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-05-08Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2025-04-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2025-01-31HPD 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
2025-01-31HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1s
2025-01-31HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WES
2025-01-28311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2025-01-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-01-28311: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2025-01-28Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2025-01-28Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2025-01-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-01-18HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT
2025-01-18HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT AT BOILER ROOM
2025-01-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-01-13311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2025-01-13Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2025-01-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-01-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-01-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-02-15HPD 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
2021-06-25311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2021-04-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-03-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-03-05Job filed: Repairs at exterior east facing non-street facade. No change in use, egress or occupancy.$32,300
2021-02-23Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-02-19Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021-02-18311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2021-02-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-02-03DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2021-01-17Job filed: Repairs at exterior east facing non-street facade. No change in use, egress or occupancy.$32,300
2021-01-07ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#39031497J ISSUED ON 11/4/20 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICA$1,250
2020
2020-11-04311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2020-11-04ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING EXTERIOR WALLS IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: BUILDING CEMENT STUCCO EXTERIOR WALL IN DISREPAIR W$1,250
2017-11-06311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2017-11-06HPD 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
2007-08-17Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2003
2003-05-30Agreement — from RCN TELECOM SEERVICES, INC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2003-05-07TL&R — from M&T REAL ESTATE, INC to 79-87 AVENUE C, LLC
2003-05-07Mortgage assigned — from M&T REAL ESTATE, INC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2003-05-07Agreement — from 79-87 AVENUE C LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2003-05-07PAT — from ALBERT, STEVEN to MEHRA, ASHOK
2003-05-07Mortgage $351,570 — from 79-87 AVENUE C LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$351,570
2002
2002-06-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-06-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-04-30Job filed: Installation of emergency generator and fuel storage tanks along with associated fuel transfer piping. No change to use, occupancy and/or egress.$30,000
2001
2001-01-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2000
2000-12-18Job filed: PROPOSE TO RENOVATE FRONT FACADE WITH NEW STUCCO FINISH. ALL WORK SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, ZONING OR OCCUPANCY.$30,000
2000-12-18Job filed: PROPOSE TO RENOVATE FRONT FACADE WITH NEW STUCCO FINISH. ALL WORK SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, ZONING OR OCCUPANCY.$30,000
2000-10-19DOB complaint, category ?
2000-10-11DOB complaint, category ?
2000-09-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-09-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-08-31Job filed: Installation of Tele-Communication Equiptments. Installation of handi-cap toilet , miscellaneous partitions and new A.C. units. No change in use, egre$260,000
2000-08-31Job filed: Installation of Tele-Communication Equiptments. Installation of handi-cap toilet , miscellaneous partitions and new A.C. units. No change in use, egre$260,000
2000-08-15DOB complaint, category ?
2000-08-15DOB complaint, category ?
2000-08-09LEAS — from 79-87 AVE C, L.L.C. to RCN TELECOM SERVICESOF NEW YORK, INC.
2000-06-16Agreement — from CHU & MUI REALTY CORPORATION to BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED
2000-06-16Deed — from CHU & MUI INDUSTRIESINC. to 79-87 AVENUE C LLC
2000-06-16Agreement — from 79-87 AVENUE C, LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC.
2000-06-16Agreement — from CHU & MUI INDUSTRIESINC.; CHU & MUI REALTY CORPORATION to BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED
2000-06-16Mortgage $772,950 — from CHU & MUI INDUSTRIESINC. to BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED$772,950
2000-06-16Mortgage assigned — from BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC.
2000-06-16Mortgage $427,050 — from 79-87 AVENUE C, LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC.$427,050
2000-06-16WSAT — from CHU & MUI REALTY CORPORATION; CHU & MUI INDUSTRIESINC. to BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED
2000-06-16Mortgage assigned — from 79-87 AVENUE C, LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC.
2000-06-16SAGE — from BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED
1996
1996-01-02Agreement — from CHU & MUI REALTY CORPORATION; CHU & MUI INDUSTRIESINC. to BANK OF EAST ASIA
1996-01-02Mortgage assigned — from CHU & MUI REALTY CORPORATION to BANK OF EAST ASIA
1988
1988-06-13ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO C OF O. C OF O #67617 INDICATES 1ST FLOOR SUPERMARKET USE GROUP. REMEDY: OBTAIN NEW C OF O IF FEASIBLE OR
1988-06-13ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FIR DOOR REMOVED FROKM CENTER PARTY WALL REMEDY: RESTORE FIRE DOOR PROOF SELF CLOSING DOOR HAS THE S
1987
1987-08-07Agreement — from CHU & MUI INDUSTRIESINC to 650 EAST 6TH ST ASSOCS
1987-06-22Mortgage $155,475 — from CHU & MUI INDUSTRIESINC to BANK OF EAST ASIS LTD$155,475
1987-06-22Agreement — from BANK EAST ASIA to CHU & MUI INDUSTRIESINC
1986
1986-12-24Mortgage assigned — from UNITED ORIENT BANK to BANK EAST ASIA
1986-12-24Mortgage $304,438 — from CHU & MUI INDUSTRIESINC to BANK EAST ASIA$304,438
1986-12-24Agreement — from BANK OF EAST ASIA LTD to CHU & MUI INDUSTRIESINC
1984
1984-07-17Mortgage satisfied — from ABDUL MALIK AHMED&CO.LTD to ROSEN, EMANUEL ET AL
1984-07-17Mortgage satisfied — from ABDUL MALIK AHMED&CO.LTD to ROSEN, EMANUEL ET AL
1984-07-17Mortgage satisfied — from ABDUL MALIK AHMED&CO.LTD to ROSEN, EMANUEL ET AL
1984-07-17Mortgage satisfied — from ABDUL MALIK AHMED&CO.LTD to ROSEN, EMANUEL ET AL
1984-07-17Mortgage satisfied — from ABDUL MALIK AHMED&CO.INC to BLUSH, JERRY
1984-07-17PAT — from BLOOM, GERTRUDE to SHERMAN, MYRNA
1984-07-17PAT — from ROSEN, EMANUEL to ROSEN, JANE
1984-07-17Mortgage satisfied — from ABDUL MALIK AHMED&CO.INC to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERETC
1984-07-17Mortgage assigned — from CHU & MUI INDUSTRIESINC to UNITED ORIENT BANK
1984-07-17Deed — from ABDUL MALIK AHMED &ETC. to CHU & MUI INDUSTRIESINC
1984-07-17Mortgage $224,000 — from CHU & MUI INDUSTRIESINC to UNITED ORIENT BANK$224,000
1983
1983-11-30Mortgage $100,000 — from ABDUL MALIK AHMED ETC. to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERETC$100,000
1983-09-20Mortgage satisfied — from AHMED ENTERPRISES LTD; ABDUL MALIK AHMED/COLTD to NATIONAL BK/NORTH AMER.
1983-09-20Mortgage satisfied — from AHMED ENTERPRISES LTD; ABDUL MALIK AHMED COLTD to RAKOSI, MICHAEL
1982
1982-02-02Mortgage satisfied — from WARSHAR GARAGE CORP. to KLEIN, HERMAN & ANO
1982-01-29Mortgage $70,000 — from ABDUL MALIK AHMED/COINC to BLUSH, JERRY$70,000
1982-01-29Agreement — from NATIONAL BANK OF N.A. to BLUSH, JERRY
1982-01-29Agreement — from RAKOSI, MICHAEL to BLUSH, JERRY
1980
1980-12-23Mortgage — from AHMED ENTERPRISES LTD; ABDUL MALIK AHMED &CO to NATIONAL BANK OF N AMER
1980-12-11Mortgage — from ABDUL MALIK AHMED &CO; AHMED ENTERPRISES LTD to RAKOSI, MICHAEL
1979
1979-04-19Mortgage — from ABDUL MALIK AHMED &CO to BLOOM, GERTRUDE; FELDMAN, BETTY; HECHTER, HELEN; ROSEN, EMANUEL
1979-04-19Deed — from ROSEN, EMANUEL; HECHTER, HELEN; FELDMAN, BETTY; BLOOM, GERTRUDE to ABDUL MALIK AHMED &CO
1975
1975-05-30Deed — from ROSEN, IDA W DECD EXS to HECHTER, HELEN; FELDMAN, BETTY; BLOOM, GERTRUDE; ROSEN, EMANUEL
1975-05-30Deed — from ROSEN, IDA W DECD EXS to ROSEN, EMANUAL; FELDMAN, BETTY; HECHTER, HELEN; BLOOM, GERTRUDE