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169 Avenue B · Manhattan · BBL 1003930006 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP71.4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% 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 79.3. 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 violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-10-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Noise (4) · Street Light Condition (1) · Lead (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$46,500 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
No421-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)LESPMHA HDFC
Head officerHERMAN HEWITT
Managing agentLESPMHA INC
Last registered2025-08-20

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,908,000 $2,208,600
2026$5,890,000 $2,650,500
2027$7,068,000 $3,180,600

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 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

Subway1 Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 10 St / Avenue B — M8 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 11 St & Ave B · 100 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.

Report a problem to 311

169 Avenue B

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by LESPMHA INC — 29 buildings, 443 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B15 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
535 East 11 Street MN40 B
299 East 3 Street MN38 A
535 East 5 Street MN30 B
167 Suffolk Street MN26 B
166 East 2 Street MN25 A
160 East 2 Street MN24 B
242 East 2 Street MN24 B
134 Avenue C MN22 B
228 East 3 Street MN22 B
13 Clinton Street MN19 A
8 Avenue B MN18 A
539 East 11 Street MN15 B
291 East 4 Street MN14 B
229 East 3 Street MN12 B
30 Clinton Street MN10 A
168 Attorney Street MN10 A
209 Henry Street MN10 B
171 Avenue B MN9 A
45 Clinton Street MN9 A
173 Avenue B MN9 B
169 Avenue B MN9 B
203 Avenue A MN8 B
532 East 6 Street MN8 A
189 East 2 Street MN8 A
229 East 4 Street MN6 A
37 Avenue B MN6 B
218 East 7 Street MN5 C
295 East 10 Street MN5 D
17 Avenue D MN2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $425,887 on 2015-06-10 (lender: The City Of New York Department Of Housing), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-06-10Mortgage $425,887 — from LESMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORAT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI $425,887
1990-09-17Mortgage $6,745,214 — from PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HSGETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $6,745,214

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001225
20181180313
201920110316
2020013026
2021104027
2022103037
202300100414
202400170320
20250070310
2026003047
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The last 12 months — 12 records

DateRecord
2026-10-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-08-21Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2026-04-20Boiler inspection
2026-04-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-18HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED
2026-02-11311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-02-11Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2025-12-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-26HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM, 1st STORY
2025-10-26HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH
2025-10-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-10-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-08-21Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2026-04-20Boiler inspection
2026-04-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-18HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED
2026-02-11311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-02-11Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2025
2025-12-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-26HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM, 1st STORY
2025-10-26HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH
2025-10-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-10-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-10-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-08-10311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-08-04Boiler inspection
2025-04-17311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Storage Area Not Provided
2025-04-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-10311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2024-10-28Boiler inspection
2024-10-25311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-10-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-10-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-08-17311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-06-13311: Street Light Condition — Lamppost Missing
2024-05-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-29311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2024-04-17311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2024-04-12311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2024-04-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-04-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
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
2024-03-14City emergency repair (OMO): make all necessary repairs to make door self closing and latching. also install passage lock at (bulkhead roof door). to$687
2024-02-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-02-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-01-05City emergency repair (OMO): at bulkhead door , 5th sty make all necessary repairs to replace the broken/defective door and install new fire rated bu$2,400
2023
2023-10-30HPD 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
2023-10-30HPD class C: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING APPROX 20 SQ FT IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT A
2023-10-30HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING APPROX 20 SQ FT IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT A
2023-10-30HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY
2023-10-30HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING GFCI RECEPTACLE COVER PLATE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2023-10-30HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RUBBER GASKET AROUND REFRIGERATOR DOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2
2023-10-30HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCKSET INSTALLED AT DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 2nd R
2023-10-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-07-31Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2023-06-23311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2023-06-23Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2023-05-24Boiler inspection
2023-04-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-02-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-10-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-07-11Boiler inspection
2022-04-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-02-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-01-04Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2021
2021-12-23Job filed: INSTALL REPLACEMENT CHIMNEY TO CONNECT TO EXISTING BOILER AS PER PLANS. INSTALL NEW FRESH AIR GOOSENECK DUCT FOR BOILER ROOM VENTILATION. NO CHANGE IN$18,000
2021-11-15311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-09-27Boiler inspection — defects found
2021-09-27HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd S
2021-09-16311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2021-08-06311: Damaged Tree — Tree Alive - in Poor Condition
2021-04-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2020
2020-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-10-23311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2020-08-26Boiler inspection — defects found
2020-07-21DOB complaint, category ?
2020-07-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-04-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-12-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-10-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-26Boiler inspection
2019-06-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-06-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-04-20311: Illegal Tree Damage — Roots Damaged
2019-04-05HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2019-04-05HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX SIGN
2019-04-05HPD 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
2019-04-05HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2019-04-05HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2019-04-05HPD class A: § 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUPE
2019-04-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-02-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-01-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-01-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018
2018-12-27HPD class B: § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE CLEANSE AND DISINFECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AFTER REMOVING THE SEWAGE WATER AT CELLAR THROUG
2018-12-27HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS , IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT
2018-12-27HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOM SYSTEM IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM N
2018-12-27HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT L
2018-12-27HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE UPPER AND LOWER WINDOW SASHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STOR
2018-12-27HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 1st ROOM
2018-12-27HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NOR
2018-11-02Job filed: MINOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE. WORK INCLUDES PARTITION & CABINETRY WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$28,500
2018-10-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-06-07Boiler inspection
2018-04-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-01-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017
2017-12-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-11-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-10-18Boiler inspection — defects found
2017-07-12Agreement — from DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK to LESPMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
2017-05-01Mortgage assigned — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2016
2016-12-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-07-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016-01-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-08-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-06-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2015-06-10Mortgage assigned — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION
2015-06-10Mortgage $425,887 — from LESMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORAT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI$425,887
2015-04-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-02-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-02-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-02-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-02-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014
2014-08-19311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2014-03-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-02-21Deed — from THE LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S MUTUAL to LESPMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COPORAT
2013
2013-05-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-05-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-01-14311: Boilers — Boiler - Defective/Inoperative/No Permit
2012-01-14311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-01-14311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-01-14DOB complaint, category ?
2012-01-14Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-01-14Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011
2011-07-12311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2011-03-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-04-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2007
2007-03-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-02-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-02-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1992
1992-07-13DOB complaint, category ?
1992-06-23SAGE — from CITY OF NEW YORK
1991
1991-11-22DOB complaint, category ?
1991-09-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
1991-07-06ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A VARIANCE. WORK NOTED: BLACK WORK AT CELLAR. REMEDY: STOP ALL WORK BEFORE 7 AM + 6 PM MON-FRI +AT ALL TIMES ON SAT+S$875
1991-05-15DOB complaint, category ?
1991-03-13DOB complaint, category ?
1990
1990-11-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
1990-11-09Permit EQ — ISSUED
1990-09-17Mortgage $6,745,214 — from PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HSGETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD$6,745,214
1990-09-17Mortgage assigned — from PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HSNGETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD
1990-09-17Agreement — from PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HSNGETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD
1990-09-17Agreement — from CITY OF NEW YORK HPD to PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HSNGETC
1990-09-17Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HSGETC
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
1975
1975-11-05Mortgage assigned — from M V I INC to NOMAD REALTY CORPORATION
1975-09-19Deed — from NOMAD REALTY CORP to RAMOS, MANUEL
1975-09-19Mortgage — from RAMOS, MANUEL to NOMAD REALTY CORP
1975-09-19Mortgage assigned — from NOMAD REALTY to M V I INC
1970
1970-12-24Deed — from M V I INC to NOMAD REALTY CORP

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