The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 67% 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 7.5. 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 1979-05-15.
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
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (3) · Lead (2) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Encampment (1) · Rodent (1).
Filed construction activity
$159,820 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (5 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 (1929)
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)
229 EAST 4TH STREET HDFC
Head officer
FRANK MACKEN
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
$2,616,000
$1,177,200
2026
$3,139,000
$1,412,550
2027
$3,767,000
$1,695,150
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Avenue A / E 5 St — M14A-SBS · 600 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
E 4 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.
8 311 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: $11,919 on
1985-02-06 (lender: City Of New York Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2025-09-12
RPTT&RET $950,000 — from MOY, JUDY to CORIC, CAMILLE
$950,000
2025-09-09
Sold for $950,000
$950,000
$158,333
2011-02-02
RPTT&RET $250,000 — from HERRY, JOSEPH to HORWITZ, JOSHUA D; HORWITZ, GWENOLA C
$250,000
1985-02-06
Mortgage $11,919 — from 229 EAST 4TH ST ETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD
$11,919
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
16
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
0
3
4
2018
0
0
0
3
3
2019
0
3
0
4
7
2020
1
4
0
1
6
2021
4
3
0
3
10
2022
4
9
0
3
16
2023
1
3
0
3
7
2024
0
5
0
5
10
2025
0
2
2
3
7
2026
0
5
0
4
9
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2024-09-19311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2024-07-16Boiler inspection
2024-07-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-05-02Boiler inspection — defects found
2024-04-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2024-01-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-08-09311: Food Establishment — Odor
2023-07-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-12Boiler inspection
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
2023-01-26Job filed: RENOVATION ON EXISTING 1ST FLOOR APARTMENT, MINOR PARTITION & PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLANS.$18,000
2023-01-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-12-04311: Missed Collection — Trash
2022-11-26311: Missed Collection — Trash
2022-10-21Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-10-17Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-08-30311: Missed Collection — Trash
2022-08-26Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING APARTMENT 1 ON 1ST FLOOR AS PER PLANS.$50,400
2022-08-26Job filed: RENOVATION ON EXISTING 1ST FLOOR APARTMENT, MINOR PARTITION & PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLANS.$18,000
2022-08-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2022-08-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2022-07-31311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2022-07-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2022-07-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-06-06Boiler inspection
2022-05-23311: Street Sign - Damaged — No Parking, Standing, Stopping
2022-01-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-01-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-11-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-11-05311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2021-11-05311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2021-10-19Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021-08-10Job filed: FILING APPLICATION FOR STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT FOR CELLAR, BASEMENT APARTMENT, AND 1ST FLOOR APARTMENT WITH NEW BEAMS AND COLUMNS. NO CHANGE IN USE, $13,420
2021-07-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2020
2020-12-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-10-21Boiler inspection
2020-10-06311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2020-09-29311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2020-04-14311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2020-03-12Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF APT 1. MINOR PARTITION WORK. PLUMBING FILED ON DOB NOW, JOB #M00322452-I1$60,000
2019
2019-12-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-12-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-08-08Boiler inspection
2019-07-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-04-14311: Damaged Tree — Branch Cracked and Will Fall
2019-02-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-01-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-09-20Boiler inspection
2018-07-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-04311: Illegal Tree Damage — Branches Damaged
2017-11-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-10-24Boiler inspection
2017-01-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-01-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-03-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-09-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-06-30311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2014-06-13311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2014-05-23311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2014-05-23311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2014-05-21311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2014-05-19311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2014-05-18311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2011-08-24DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2011-08-02311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2011-08-02DOB complaint, category ?
2011-07-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ THE COMM ORDER TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION W/ THE DOB FOR NOV#34915212Z ISSUED ON 05/25/11 PURSUANT TO 28-20$400
2011-05-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2011-05-25ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED PLANS OR AMENDMENTS.NOTED:@ 5 FLR,FULL FLR APT UNIT IS BEING RENOVATED UNDER PERMIT 120635276.TH
2011-05-25ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED:@ THE 2,3&5 FLR THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING UNITS DO NOT WORK/ILLUMINATE WHEN$1,000
2011-05-25DOB complaint, category ?
2011-04-20Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-04-18DOB complaint, category ?
2011-04-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-04-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-03-18311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2011-03-16Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF FOURTH FLOOR RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT: REMOVE AND REPLACE BEARING AND NON-BEARING PARTITIONS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES/PIPING AS PER P$95,000
2011-02-02RPTT&RET $250,000 — from HERRY, JOSEPH to HORWITZ, JOSHUA D; HORWITZ, GWENOLA C$250,000
2010-03-22ECB CLASS - 3 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG WALL(S) OR APPURTENANCES @ FRONT FACADE ABOVEENTRY DR CEMENT STUCCO IS CRACKED & DEFECTIVE.REM:MAKE ALL N$100
2010-03-19311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2010-03-19DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-10-05RPTT — from BASTIDE, CLAUDE to MOY, JUDY
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-11-10Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-11-10Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1985
1985-02-06Mortgage $11,919 — from 229 EAST 4TH ST ETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD$11,919
1982
1982-12-15Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to 229 E.4 ST.HOUSING ETC.
1981
1981-04-17Deed — from COMMISSIONER FNCE NYC to CITY OF NEW YORK
1979
1979-05-15HPD class A: D26-20.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE APPROVED ONE-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE RATED SELF-CLOSING DOOR AT ALL OPENINGS TO PUBLIC HALL OTHER THAN APT MAIN ENTR
1979-02-05Deed — from HOROWITZ, YAKOV S to HALLOMAN, DAVE
1968
1968-03-22Deed — from HOROWITZ, MEILECH to HOROWITZ, YAKOR, S
1966
1966-10-04Mortgage — from HOROWITZ, MEILICH to PHILLIPS, ROCHELLE; SCHWARTZBERG, LOUIS