208 Avenue A

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00406-0008BIN 1005203

Concern level3 of 4

High

015 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
0241 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 4 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 18 apartments.

2018 — 6 units registered2023 — 4

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1900

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building5 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

135

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3CIssued 1998-12-085+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT EAST ROOM AROUND WINDOW FRAME 3 STY NORTHEAST APT 3C ER1 18432. LOCATED AT APT 3C

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3CIssued 1998-12-085+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT EAST WALL CENTER ROOM 3 STY NORTHEAST APT 3C VOLPE LENA 254 7764 ER1 18432. LOCATED AT APT 3C

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4CIssued 1998-02-035+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT NORTH & WEST WALL AT 4 STY NORTHEAST APT 4C 98002854 ER1. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3CIssued 1998-02-035+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING & WEST WALL AT NORTHEAST 4 STY APT 3C VOLPE 254-7764 98002854 ER1. LOCATED AT APT 3C

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water31

Electric5

Water Leak3

Door/Window2

General1

Plumbing1

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2024-02-09 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2023-11-07 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2023-10-19 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1538

Noise reports · last 12 mo

128

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential711

Street/Sidewalk359

Commercial232

Unspecified183

Vehicle51

Park2

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

534

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony117

Misdemeanor361

Violation56

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · HBLVIO-HIGH PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · HBLVIO-HIGH PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 INTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2019-07-25Apt *commercial

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2022-01-24

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2017-02-17

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2012-01-25

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2011-06-02

Comp Supplemental Cases

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

208 AVENUE A ASSOCIATES

Head officer

ROBERT FARHADIAN

Managing agent

208 AVENUE A ASSOCIATES

5 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

10 SPRING STREETMANHATTAN 12 SPRING STREETMANHATTAN 206 AVENUE AMANHATTAN 213 EAST 34 STREETMANHATTAN 30-15 14 STREETQUEENS

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1988-11-16 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2003-04-23 · $93,428.4

Mortgage2003-04-23$93,428.4

borrower 206 AVENUE A ASSOCIATESA/K/A 206 AVE A ASSOCIATES, 208 AVENUE A ASSOCIATES A/K/A 208 AVE A ASSOCIATES · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage1991-06-06$50,000

borrower 206-208 AVE A ASSOC · lender EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK

Mortgage1988-11-29$251,000

borrower 208 AVE A ASSOCS, 206 AVE A ASSOCS · lender MARKHAM MTGE ASSOCS

Mortgage1988-11-29$264,060

borrower 208 AVE A ASSOCIATES · lender 206-208 AVE A ASSOC

Mortgage1988-11-29$37,800

borrower 208 AVE A ASSOCIATES · lender ARBOR REALTY INC

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale