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1439 York Avenue · Manhattan · BBL 1014710024 · 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, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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

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

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: Food Establishment (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Outdoor Dining (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,906,000 $294,360
2026$4,524,000 $271,440
2027$5,386,000 $323,160

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Le Moulin A CafeCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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

Subway72 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 77 St — M31 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 77 St & 1 Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor
Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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

1439 York Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

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.

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
7
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170426
20180011
20190527
20200606
20210101
20220101
20230000
20240123
20252215
20260213
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-10-08311: Noise — Construction
2026-08-12311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2026-08-03Restaurant inspection: LE MOULIN A CAFE — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-08311: Noise — Construction
2026-08-12311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2026-08-03Restaurant inspection: LE MOULIN A CAFE — grade A
2025
2025-08-21FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-07-18FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2025-07-18311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2025-06-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-03-19Restaurant inspection: LE MOULIN A CAFE — grade A
2024
2024-08-26Restaurant inspection: LE MOULIN A CAFE — grade A
2024-06-24311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2024-02-06Restaurant inspection: LE MOULIN A CAFE
2022
2022-05-27311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2021
2021-11-16311: Bus Stop Shelter Complaint — Damaged Other
2020
2020-10-07311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RB Missed Recycling - M/G/Pl
2020-10-07311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2020-09-11311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-06-17311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RB Missed Recycling - M/G/Pl
2020-06-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-07311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2019
2019-12-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-08-28311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2019-06-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-06-26311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2019-03-25311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019-03-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-01-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-05-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-10-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-09-18311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017-06-30311: Other Enforcement — E3B Sidewalk Obstruction
2017-05-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-05311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2017-01-21311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2016
2016-06-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-06-11311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2016-05-03311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2015
2015-11-08311: Vending — In Prohibited Area
2015-11-01311: Vending — In Prohibited Area
2015-05-28311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2013
2013-06-03311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2013-05-14311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2013-02-26311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2012
2012-06-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-04-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-04-13Job filed: FILING FOR KITCHEN RANGEHOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#120587524, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. FIRE SUPP SHUTOFF VALVE FILED UNDER JOB#120$3,000
2011-04-13Job filed: FILING FOR KITCHEN RANGEHOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#120587524, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. FIRE SUPP SHUTOFF VALVE FILED UNDER JOB#120$3,000
2011-03-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-03-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-03-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-03-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-01-25Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE. WORK TO INCLUDE INSTALLATION OF NEW PARTITIONS, NEW ACCESSORY STAIRS, INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING FIXTU$201,050
2010
2010-11-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-06-03Job filed: EXISTING COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT, REMOVE AND INSTALL MINOR INTERIOR PARTITIONS AND FINISHES. NO CHANGE TO EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE.$75,000
2009
2009-05-27RTXL — from FARKAS, JOHN
1989
1989-12-28ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. INSTALLED METAL CHIMNEY FLUE. REMEDY: OBTAIN PERMIT AND APPROVALS OR REMOVE.$250
1989-11-17DOB complaint, category ?
1985
1985-04-24Deed — from FARKAS, PATRICIA; FARKAS, JOHN to 1439 YORK AVE RLTY CORP.

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