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270 East 2 Street

529Records
17City systems
0Open violations
3.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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529 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 147 311 service requests, 84 DOB permits, 58 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built2024
Floors13
Res. units75
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)FREEDOM VILLAGE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATI
BBL1003720064
BIN1004377, 1091925

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 78% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.5. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-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.

$11,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

53 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (37) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Smoking or Vaping (2) · Drug Activity (2) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (1).

Filed construction activity

$251,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (37 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2024)
YesSix or more residential units (75)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)270 East 2nd Street GP Inc
Head officerCynthia Amodeo
Managing agentARCO MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2026-03-20

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,883,000 $4,447,350
2026$9,883,000 $4,447,350
2027$20,598,000 $9,269,100

The city's market estimate has risen 108% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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

SubwayDelancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue C / E 3 St — M9 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 2 St & Ave C · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

270 East 2 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

53 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ARCO MANAGEMENT CORP — 37 buildings, 2,662 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B15 · C5 · D4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
137 West 23 Street MN210 B
2383 2 Avenue MN208 C
2243 3 Avenue MN208 B
504 Sutter Avenue BK184 B
330 Hinsdale Street BK150 C
211 East 122 Street MN148 B
355 Shepherd Avenue BK125 A
20-50 Nameoke Avenue QN114 B
751 Evergreen Avenue BK103 B
350 Snediker Avenue BK98 B
113 East 13 Street MN96 B
2391 2 Avenue MN92 B
775 Crotona Park North BX84 A
Hinsdale Street BK79 A
2640 8 Avenue MN76 A
270 East 2 Street MN75 A
10 Park Hill Avenue SI70 A
463 Livonia Avenue BK57 B
353 Hendrix Street BK54 A
360 Snediker Avenue BK52 B
984 Woodycrest Avenue BX48 B
Prospect Place BK44 A
30 Park Hill Court SI36 A
1233 White Plains Road BX32 A
247 Jersey Street SI31 C
316 Jersey Street SI28 C
1058 Teller Avenue BX26 A
216 Jersey Street SI20 D
283 Jersey Street SI16 D
369 Jersey Street SI16 D
319 Jersey Street SI16 C
336 Jersey Street SI14 D
3042 Holland Avenue BX13 B
3034 Holland Avenue BX13 B
3046 Holland Avenue BX13 B
31 Park Hill Lane SI12 A
336 East 140 Street BX1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,149,015 on 2024-01-16 (lender: Barrier Free Living INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-01-16Mortgage $6,149,699 — from 270 EAST 2ND STREET PARTNERS LLC; FREEDOM VILLAGE HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP. to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $6,149,699
2024-01-16Mortgage $13,595,659 — from 270 EAST 2ND STREET PARTNERS LLC; FREEDOM VILLAGE HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP. to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $13,595,659
2024-01-16Mortgage $7,250,000 — from FREEDOM VILLAGE HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP.; 270 EAST 2ND STREET PARTNERS LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOMELESS HOUSING & ASSIST $7,250,000
2024-01-16Mortgage $1,149,015 — from 270 EAST 2ND STREET PARTNERS LLC; FREEDOM VILLAGE HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP. to BARRIER FREE LIVING INC. $1,149,015
2024-01-16Mortgage $136,000 — from FREEDOM VILLAGE HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP.; 270 EAST 2ND STREET PARTNERS LLC to MERCHANTS CAPITAL CORP. $136,000
2024-01-16Mortgage $18,280,946 — from FREEDOM VILLAGE HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP.; 270 EAST 2ND STREET PARTNERS LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $18,280,946
1988-11-09Mortgage $3,228,755 — from NEW YORK CNTR DSBL ETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $3,228,755

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017018100533
201803100215
20198161824
20201319381374
2021152019
20226270419
2023281933255
2024421432184110
202528880448
202636150226
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The full timeline

Construction 147Enforcement 134Housing & tenants 158Ownership & money 38Health & systems 52

Every one of the 529 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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