# 18 Ave B, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/18-avenue-b-manhattan

> These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.

Also known as 194 E 2 St: one building, several doors, and this card covers all of them.

## In one line

Checked in city records: non-lead water line, boiler filing with no defects (Jul 2026), facade filed as safe (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1997 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 6 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 59 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Also on record

- On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations)

## Clean in the records

- Water service line on record as non-lead (field inspection) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- Boiler inspection filed Jul 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- Facade filed as safe (Jul 2022) (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)
- No open HPD violations about building conditions from the last 10 years (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Jul 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Facade rating:** Safe (cycle 9, filed Jul 2022) (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Water service line:** Non-Lead (field inspection) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable) (NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03)
- **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 0 open. 1 further violation from 2025 was closed. 11 violations on record in all, 2011–2025 — the 1 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 0 open (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 1 heat or hot water complaint (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 7 heat or hot water, 3 mold, 2 leaks, 1 pests (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## More systems

- **Rent stabilization:** On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations) (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30)
- **Heat source:** No boiler registration or district steam on record (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 1998 (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Elevators:** 2 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Aug 2025 (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Energy:** ENERGY STAR score 17 (2024 report) (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 50 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit; permits since Feb 2021, last expired Feb 2022 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

6 of 59 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 3B: https://blueflo.tech/b/18-avenue-b-manhattan/unit/3b
- Apt 4H: https://blueflo.tech/b/18-avenue-b-manhattan/unit/4h
- Apt 4I: https://blueflo.tech/b/18-avenue-b-manhattan/unit/4i
- Apt 4J: https://blueflo.tech/b/18-avenue-b-manhattan/unit/4j
- Apt 5L: https://blueflo.tech/b/18-avenue-b-manhattan/unit/5l
- Apt BLD: https://blueflo.tech/b/18-avenue-b-manhattan/unit/bld

## Registered with the city

- Benchmark RE Group GP Corp (Agent, Registration Contacts)
- Benchmark 194, LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- BENCHMARK 194 LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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