188 Avenue C
A 26-story building with 371 apartments, built in 1966, in Manhattan, NY 10009.
Addresses on the lot: 700 to 726 East 13th Street, 1 Haven Plaza, 2 Haven Plaza, 3 Haven Plaza.
HPD records as of October 26, 2026
188 Avenue C has 32 open HPD violations, 9 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 94 complaints to HPD in the past year, 47 about heat or hot water. It is registered to HAVEN PLAZA SQUARE LLC. 319 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 188 Avenue C have open violations?
Yes: 32 open violations as of October 26, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 9 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 20 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 3 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 56 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 94 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026, 47 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 188 Avenue C?
188 Avenue C is registered with HPD to HAVEN PLAZA SQUARE LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in August 2026. HPD’s record has 9 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 10 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 12% of residential buildings in 10009 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 188 Avenue C rent stabilized?
319 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, up from 233 in 2018. That’s 319 of the building’s 371 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
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- 162 Avenue C439 apartments, built 1950
- 183 Avenue C42 apartments, built 1910
- 181 Avenue C30 apartments, built 1910
- 205 Avenue C176 apartments, built 1979
- 223 Avenue C197 apartments, built 2017
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 26, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-00382-0001.