The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 83% 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 2.1. 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
Patterns
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
192 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (173) · Lost Property (3) · New Tree Request (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2).
Filed construction activity
$331,250 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (8 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 (16)
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)
169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC
Head officer
FRANCIS GREENBURGER
Managing agent
TIME EQUITIES INC
Last registered
2025-09-15
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
$2,419,000
$1,088,550
2026
$2,727,000
$1,227,150
2027
$2,892,000
$1,301,400
The city's market estimate has risen
20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
1 Av — L · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Avenue A / E 11 St — M14A-SBS · 50 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
Ave A & E 11 St · 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.
192 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $19,649 on
2020-08-12 (lender: Bankunited, 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
2026-03-06
AL&R $2,875,000 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A.
$2,875,000
2026-03-06
Agreement $2,875,000 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A.
$2,875,000
2025-09-12
Agreement $2,921,862 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A.
$2,921,862
2020-08-12
Mortgage $19,649 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A.
$19,649
2020-08-12
Agreement $3,237,212 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A.
$3,237,212
2020-08-12
AL&R $3,237,212 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A.
$3,237,212
2015-08-26
Agreement $3,600,000 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A.
$3,600,000
2015-07-06
Mortgage $2,194,961 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A.
$2,194,961
2015-07-06
Agreement $3,600,000 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A.
$3,600,000
2015-07-06
AL&R $3,600,000 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A.
$3,600,000
2011-02-01
Agreement $1,576,961 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A.
$1,576,961
2007-08-01
AL&R $1,600,000 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK
$1,600,000
2007-08-01
Mortgage $711,770 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK
$711,770
2007-08-01
Agreement $1,600,000 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK
$1,600,000
2002-07-22
Mortgage $386,472 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC.
$386,472
Ten-year activity
2001000
2017
2018
156
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
12
10
14
0
2
38
2018
1
1
104
0
3
109
2019
2
0
151
0
3
156
2020
0
0
58
4
2
64
2021
0
0
25
0
3
28
2022
0
0
51
0
3
54
2023
0
4
54
0
5
63
2024
0
2
80
0
5
87
2025
0
0
31
1
3
35
2026
0
1
69
2
3
75
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2024-11-07311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2024-11-07ECB CLASS - 3 violation: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT: AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED A SHED STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTED AT EXP #3 MADE WITH COMBUSTIBLE WOOD MATERIAL AND$125
2023-01-09Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2023-01-09311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2023-01-09311: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2023-01-09HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 8, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2023-01-09HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 8, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM N
2022-11-18HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CABINETS AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 8, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2022-11-18HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS AND CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED A
2022-11-18HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 8
2022-05-25HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FLOWER POTS AT 2ND STY
2019-10-25HPD 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
2018-11-19Job filed: APARTMENT 11: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING APARTMENT TO INCLUDE PARTITIONS & FINISHES ALONG WITH PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO $61,250
2018-03-19311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2018-01-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-28311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2017-12-20311: General Construction/Plumbing — Working Contrary To Stop Work Order
2017-12-20DOB complaint, category ?
2017-12-16311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2017-12-16DOB complaint, category ?
2017-12-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-12-14311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2017-12-14311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2017-12-14311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2017-12-14311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2017-12-14Job filed: DIRECT REPLACEMENT OF PLUMBING FIXTURES. NO CHANGE TO EGRESS USE OR OCCUPANCY.$4,500
2017-12-12311: Building Marshals office — Unlicensed/Illegal/Improper Work In Progress
2017-12-12311: Building Marshals office — Unlicensed/Illegal/Improper Work In Progress
2017-12-12311: Building Marshals office — Unlicensed/Illegal/Improper Work In Progress
2017-12-12DOB complaint, category ?
2017-12-12ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ELECTRICAL WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.NOTED:BAR DEMO @ GROUND LEVEL.@ TIME OF INSPECTION,WIRES REMOVED FROM WALLS,BX HANGING FROM CEILI
2017-12-12ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER:NO FIRE STOPPINGPER BC712.3,27-245.NOTED:CEILING FIRE PROTECTIVE MATERIAL WA$1,000
2017-12-12DOB complaint, category ?
2017-12-12ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND/OR APPROVED DOCUMENTS/AMENDMENTS.NOTED:INSTALLATION OF METAL C JOIIST$250
2017-12-12DOB complaint, category ?
2017-11-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-11-21Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-11-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-11-21Job filed: RENOVATION OF EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT ON FIRST FLOOR. REPLACE STOREFRONT. NO CHANGE TO EGRESS USE OR OCCUPANCY.$45,000
2017-11-21Job filed: RENOVATION OF EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT ON FIRST FLOOR. REPLACE STOREFRONT. NO CHANGE TO EGRESS USE OR OCCUPANCY.$45,000
2017-11-21Job filed: RENOVATION OF EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT ON FIRST FLOOR. REPLACE STOREFRONT. NO CHANGE TO EGRESS USE OR OCCUPANCY.$45,000
2017-01-24Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION INCLUDING PARTITION AND FINISH WORK, AND PLUMBING WORK AT APARTMENT 15 ON THE 5TH FLOOR. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$43,500
2017-01-24Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION INCLUDING PARTITION AND FINISH WORK, AND PLUMBING WORK AT APARTMENT 15 ON THE 5TH FLOOR. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$43,500
2017-01-24Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION INCLUDING PARTITION AND FINISH WORK, AND PLUMBING WORK AT APARTMENT 15 ON THE 5TH FLOOR. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$43,500
2017-01-13311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016-02-23Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2016-02-18Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2016-02-18Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2016-01-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-01-01311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2016-01-01311: Taxi Report — Driver Report
2015
2015-10-01HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-08-26Agreement $3,600,000 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A.$3,600,000
2015-07-10311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2015-07-06Mortgage assigned — from CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to BANKUNITED, N.A.
2015-07-06Mortgage $2,194,961 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A.$2,194,961
2015-07-06Agreement $3,600,000 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A.$3,600,000
2015-07-06AL&R $3,600,000 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A.$3,600,000
2015-07-06TL&R — from CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2015-05-14311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2015-05-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-03-20Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-03-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2014
2014-09-23Job filed: MINOR DEMOLITION OF EXISTING INTERIOR FIXTURES AND PARTITIONS. RELATED FINISH AND MINOR PLUMBING WORK FOR INTERIOR RENOVATION AT APARTMENT 7 ON THE 3R$67,645
2014-05-02HPD 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
2013-11-04Job filed: MINOR DEMOLITION OF EXISTING INTERIOR FIXTURES AND PARTITIONS. RELATED FINISH AND MINOR PLUMBING WORK. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$29,500
2011-11-22311: Noise Survey — People Created Noise
2011-11-22311: Noise Survey — People Created Noise
2011-05-30311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2011-04-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-04-12311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2011-02-01Agreement $1,576,961 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A.$1,576,961
2010
2010-07-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-07-08311: Street Condition — Pothole
2010-06-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-06-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-06-16Job filed: RENOVATION OF APARTMENT #9 ON 3RD FLOOR. PARTITION WORK. PLUMBING, MECHANICAL AND FINISH WORK. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS. NO INCREASE TO R$53,000
2010-06-16Job filed: RENOVATION OF APARTMENT #9 ON 3RD FLOOR. PARTITION WORK. PLUMBING, MECHANICAL AND FINISH WORK. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS. NO INCREASE TO R$53,000
2010-05-05311: Noise — Noise: Air Condition/Ventilation Equip, Commercial (NJ2)
2008-02-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007
2007-08-01AL&R $1,600,000 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK$1,600,000
2007-08-01TL&R — from M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST
2007-08-01TL&R — from M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST
2007-08-01Mortgage $711,770 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK$711,770
2007-08-01Mortgage assigned — from M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST to NORTH FORK BANK
2007-08-01Agreement $1,600,000 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK$1,600,000
2006
2006-09-11Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006-09-11Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006-07-28Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006-07-28Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006-07-28Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006-07-28Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006-01-26ECB Hazardous violation: EXIT DOOR TOTAL OBSTRUCTION- IN THAT THREE PLASTIC GARBAGE CONTAINERS ARE CHAINED TO ROLL DOWN GATE STEEL FRAME IN FRONT OF NORTH $480
2006-01-26DOB complaint, category ?
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-02-28Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2005-02-28Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2003
2003-10-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2002
2002-07-22Mortgage assigned — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC.
2002-07-22Mortgage $386,472 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC.$386,472
2002-07-22Agreement — from 169 AVENUE EQUITIESLLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC.
2002-07-22SAGE — from M & T REAL ESTATE, INC.
1999
1999-07-28ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOU TA PERMIT NOTED AT ROOF LEVEL TWO WOOD FRAME AND PLASTIC ROOF TYPE STRUCTURES INSTALLED OVER AUSHAFTS NON COMLIANCE OF$250
1998
1998-09-15Mortgage assigned — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC.
1998-09-15Mortgage $600,000 — from 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC.$600,000
1998-05-21Deed — from 169 AVENUE A CORP. to 169 AVENUE A EQUITIES LLC
1998-03-10ECB Hazardous violation: LOCATION PUBLIC HALLWAY 1ST LANDING GAS PIPING AND GASMETER LOCATED IN PUBLIC HALLWAY FOR APT#3 EXPOSED VIOLATION FAILURE TO MAINT$2,500
1996
1996-11-20DOB complaint, category ?
1996-07-01DOB complaint, category ?
1995
1995-03-09Permit AL — ISSUED
1995-03-09Permit EQ — ISSUED
1994
1994-08-02DOB violation C:
1994-08-02DOB violation C:
1994-08-02DOB violation C:
1994-08-02DOB violation C:
1993
1993-03-17Deed — from NYC DEPT TRANSPORTNDEF; JERWIN AVE A ASSOC DEF; 169 AVE A RLTY CORPDEF; ZITO, ROBERT REF; to 169 AVENUE A CORP
1992
1992-08-12ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: TWO CONERS (WOOD & PLASTIC) ERECTED AT AIR SHIFTS AT ROOF. REMEDY: REMOVE OR RESTORE TO PRIOR L$5,000
1992-08-12ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL DEFECT NOTED: STUCCO AT SOUTH AIR SHAFT IS LOOSE & FALLING THROUGHOUT. REMEDY: MAKE ALL$5,000
1991
1991-04-15DOB violation C:
1991-04-15DOB violation C:
1991-02-06DOB complaint, category ?
1990
1990-04-16DOB complaint, category ?
1989
1989-11-15Mortgage $325,000 — from JERWIN AVE A ASSOC to KAISER, JUDITH$325,000
1989-11-15Mortgage $300,000 — from JERWIN AVE A ASSOCIATES to 169 AVENUE A RLTY CORP$300,000
1989-11-15Deed — from 169 AVE A REALTY CORP to JERWIN AVE A ASSOCIATES