748 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 232 HPD complaints, 221 311 service requests, 88 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 53% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 18.4. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · Illegal Parking (2) · Rodent (1) · Noise (1) · Boilers (1).
$449,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1961) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 249 EAST SECOND ST REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | MITCHELL ASHER |
| Managing agent | EBD Management Services, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,567,000 | $1,155,150 |
| 2026 | $2,873,000 | $1,292,850 |
| 2027 | $3,138,000 | $1,412,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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.
| Subway | Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: East Houston St / Av C — M9 M21 · under 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 2 St & Ave C · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Protected bike path mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
249 East 2 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 of them about heat or hot water.
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.
Managed by EBD MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC — 60 buildings, 466 units. Grades across the portfolio: A27 · B24 · C4 · D5. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,190,133 on 2015-11-13 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-24 | Agreement $3,179,999 — from 249 EAST SECOND STREET REALTY, L.L.C. to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,179,999 | |
| 2015-11-13 | Mortgage $1,190,133 — from 249 EAST SECOND STREET REALTY, L.L.C. to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,190,133 | |
| 2015-11-13 | AL&R $3,500,000 — from 249 EAST SECOND STREET REALTY, L.L.C. to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,500,000 | |
| 2015-11-13 | Agreement $3,500,000 — from 249 EAST SECOND STREET REALTY, L.L.C. to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,500,000 | |
| 2007-09-24 | Mortgage $719,988 — from 29 EAST SECOND STREET REALTY, L.L.C. to HSBC BANK USA | $719,988 | |
| 2007-09-24 | Agreement $2,400,000 — from 249 EAST SECOND STREET REALTY, L.L.C. to HSBC BANK USA | $2,400,000 | |
| 2005-05-12 | Agreement $1,760,000 — from 249 EAST SECOND STREET REALTY, LLC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,760,000 | |
| 2005-05-12 | Mortgage $1,259,011 — from 249 EAST SECOND STREET REALTY, LLC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,259,011 | |
| 2005-05-12 | AL&R $1,760,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 249 EAST SECOND STREET REALTY, LLC. | $1,760,000 | |
| 2003-06-18 | Mortgage $37,703 — from 249 EAST 2ND STREET REALTY, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $37,703 | |
| 1999-02-23 | Mortgage $550,000 — from 249 EAST SECOND STREET REALTY, L.L.C. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $550,000 | |
| 1989-01-25 | Mortgage $120,000 — from SAFE ON SECOND RLTYCO to AMERICAN SVGS & LN ASSN | $120,000 | |
| 1988-04-25 | Mortgage $60,000 — from SAFE ON SECOND RLTYCO to SILVER COMPANY | $60,000 | |
| 1985-10-08 | Mortgage $162,500 — from SAFE ON 2ND RLTY CORP to FERRY REALTY CORP | $162,500 | |
| 1985-09-05 | Mortgage $48,000 — from SAFE ON 2ND REALTY CORP to BARON CO | $48,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 10 | 97 | 1 | 10 | 123 |
| 2018 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 42 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 31 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 31 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 24 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Every one of the 748 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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