A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 28.4. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-14.
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
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).
Filed construction activity
$20,640 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (3 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)
No
Six or more residential units (5)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)
LESPMHA HDFC
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
$4,184,400
$1,882,980
2026
$5,021,000
$2,259,450
2027
$6,025,000
$2,711,250
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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.
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
1 Av — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 2 Av — F · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Avenue C / E 8 St — M9 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
E 7 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.
5 311 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: $5,239,048 on
2019-08-19 (lender: The City Of New York, Acting By And Through Hpd), covering 5 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
2019-08-19
Agreement $8,567,298 — from LESPMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA; THE LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HOUS; THE PE to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO
$8,567,298
2019-08-19
Mortgage $5,239,049 — from LESPMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO
$5,239,049
2015-10-21
Mortgage $2,810,992 — from LESPMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATON CORPORATION
$2,810,992
1991-09-20
Mortgage $8,567,298 — from PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HSGETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD
$8,567,298
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
14
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
3
1
2
6
2018
0
1
0
3
4
2019
2
3
3
3
11
2020
2
4
0
1
7
2021
2
3
1
2
8
2022
0
1
0
2
3
2023
0
3
0
3
6
2024
0
4
0
2
6
2025
0
2
0
2
4
2026
0
12
0
2
14
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HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING, SOUTH WALL, AND WEST WALL IN THE 5th ROOM
2026-08-04
HPD class A: §27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WIT
2026-08-04
HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAS
2026-07-24
311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-07-24
Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-07-07
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-14
HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THEN 10SQFT AT CEILING IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH
2026-05-14
HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING, EAST, SOUTH AND WEST WALL IN THE
2026-05-14
HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK CEILING, SOUTH AND WEST WALL IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NOR
2026-05-09
311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-05-09
Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-04-30
311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-04-30
Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-01-08
Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-30
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
The full timeline
2026
2026-08-04HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING, SOUTH WALL, AND WEST WALL IN THE 5th ROOM
2026-08-04HPD class A: §27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WIT
2026-08-04HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAS
2026-07-24311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-07-24Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-07-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-14HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THEN 10SQFT AT CEILING IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH
2026-05-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING, EAST, SOUTH AND WEST WALL IN THE
2026-05-14HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK CEILING, SOUTH AND WEST WALL IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NOR
2026-05-09311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-05-09Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
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
2020-01-31Job filed: MASONRY FACADE WORK AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$9,820
2020-01-31Job filed: MASONRY FACADE WORK AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$9,820
2019
2019-12-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-12-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-10-25Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2019-10-24Job 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
2019-08-19Agreement $8,567,298 — from LESPMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA; THE LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HOUS; THE PE to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO$8,567,298
2019-08-19REL — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO
2019-08-19Mortgage $5,239,049 — from LESPMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO$5,239,049
2015-07-30Job filed: CONSTRUCT NEW ELECTRICAL CLOSET ON FIRST FLOOR$5,000
2015-07-30Job filed: CONSTRUCT NEW ELECTRICAL CLOSET ON FIRST FLOOR$5,000
2015-06-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-05-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2014
2014-10-05FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-04-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2014-04-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-02-21Deed — from THE LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S MUTUAL to LESPMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COPORAT
2013
2013-09-15311: Street Condition — Pothole
2013-08-27Tenant complaint: GENERAL — LOCKS
2013-06-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — LOCKS
2013-03-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-05-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-04-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-06-16311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2010-04-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-09-24DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-05-16Job filed: NO WORK. FILED TO CORRECT THE LOT NUMBER ONLY. LAST C OF O INDICATES LOT #7 AND THE CORRECT # IS 27.$1,000
2001-05-02CTOR — from CITY OF NEW YORK
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-03-16ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED PLANS AT PREMISES AT TIME OF INSPECTION P#100167392. REMEDY: PROVIDE APPROVED PLANS$125
1993
1993-04-19Permit AL — ISSUED
1993-03-31Permit EQ — ISSUED
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993-03-17Permit AL — ISSUED
1992
1992-03-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
1992-03-16Permit AL — ISSUED
1991
1991-11-14Permit EQ — ISSUED
1991-10-02Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-09-20Agreement — from CITY OF NEW YORK HPD to PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HSGASSN
1991-09-20Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HSNGETC
1991-09-20Agreement — from PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HSGASN to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD
1991-09-20Mortgage assigned — from PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HSGASN to CITY OF NEW YORK
1991-09-20Mortgage $8,567,298 — from PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HSGETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD$8,567,298
1991-08-23Permit AL — ISSUED
1991-06-03SAGE — from CITY/NEW YORK DEPT HPD
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
1974
1974-10-17Deed — from K F I REALTY CORP to HOPPE, OSWALD
1974-08-26Mortgage assigned — from ISRAEL, BERTHA to ISRAEL, EUGENE
1974-07-12Deed — from 218-20 E 7TH ST CORP to K F I REALTY CORP