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169 Avenue B

MANHATTAN, NY 10009 BBL 1003930006 9 units · 5 floors · 1900

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in East Village
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 169 Avenue B rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1900
6 or more units
9 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

Located in New York City's East Village neighborhood, 169 Avenue B is a 5-story, 9-unit old law tenement built in 1900, currently owned by Luis Lindao. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues over the past two years, with three documented complaints in 2024 alone (October, April, and February), all involving the entire building. Each of these complaints resulted in HPD being unable to gain access for inspection. Notably, the building's heating and hot water problems were also reported in earlier years, with an emergency complaint in February 2022 where tenants confirmed restoration of service. The building underwent a comprehensive inspection in October 2023, revealing several violations primarily affecting apartment 2A, including issues with bathroom mold, a defective refrigerator door gasket, broken ventilation system, missing GFCI receptacle cover plate, and a problematic self-closing door at the bulkhead. These violations have all been marked as closed following certification in 2024 and 2025.

The property has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with all reports since 2019 showing zero cases of infestation, eradication, or re-infestation. Additionally, the building has consistently passed rodent inspections, with regular checks showing no issues. The building's management has generally complied with inspection requirements, as evidenced by the regular filing of bedbug reports through 2024, which consistently show no infestations. A minor unsanitary condition regarding garbage/recycling storage was reported and closed in 2023, and a food poisoning incident was investigated in 2021, though deemed isolated. The building's construction and maintenance history is relatively stable, with the most significant ongoing concern being the recurring heating system problems. The property has also demonstrated compliance with safety requirements, as evidenced by the successful completion of multiple rodent inspections over the years.

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How we score buildings

How 169 Avenue B's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
24th percentile

Out of 1555 buildings in this neighborhood, 373 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
16.1%
No serious
violations
73.2%
Some violations
(1–9)
10.7%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

Serious violations last 1–2 years

HPD found serious or dangerous conditions at this address recently — the strongest signal of problems ahead.

Number of apartments

The number of residential units affects how the model interprets complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Building characteristics
Total units9
Floors5
Year built1900
Gross area8,385 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Who's behind the building

169 Avenue B's landlord & ownership

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Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Lespmha Hdfc
Address
228 East 3Rd Street
New York, NY 10009
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