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160 East 2 Street

659Records
18City systems
64Open violations
45.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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659 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 275 311 service requests, 140 HPD housing violations, 97 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1950
Floors4
Res. units24
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)160-162-164 EAST 2ND STREET HDFC
BBL1003980058
BIN1077506, 1077602

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 45.2. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations64 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 37 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 1972-10-02.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

117 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (89) · ELECTRIC (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · WATER LEAK (4) · Rodent (3) · PLUMBING (2).

Filed construction activity

$38,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1950)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)160-62 EAST 2ND ST HDFC
Head officerRONA CLEMENTE
Managing agentLESPMHA INC
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,508,000 $1,128,600
2026$2,666,000 $1,199,700
2027$2,708,000 $1,218,600

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $496,719 a year ($42.78 per sq ft), operating expenses $200,986 ($17.31 per sq ft), net operating income $295,732. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

Subway2 Av — F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue A / East Houston St — M14A-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 2 St & Ave A · 250 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

160 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

117 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by LESPMHA INC — 29 buildings, 443 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B15 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
535 East 11 Street MN40 B
299 East 3 Street MN38 A
535 East 5 Street MN30 B
167 Suffolk Street MN26 B
166 East 2 Street MN25 A
160 East 2 Street MN24 B
242 East 2 Street MN24 B
134 Avenue C MN22 B
228 East 3 Street MN22 B
13 Clinton Street MN19 A
8 Avenue B MN18 A
539 East 11 Street MN15 B
291 East 4 Street MN14 B
229 East 3 Street MN12 B
30 Clinton Street MN10 A
168 Attorney Street MN10 A
209 Henry Street MN10 B
171 Avenue B MN9 A
45 Clinton Street MN9 A
173 Avenue B MN9 B
169 Avenue B MN9 B
203 Avenue A MN8 B
532 East 6 Street MN8 A
189 East 2 Street MN8 A
229 East 4 Street MN6 A
37 Avenue B MN6 B
218 East 7 Street MN5 C
295 East 10 Street MN5 D
17 Avenue D MN2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $44,000 on 1989-06-30 (lender: City Of New York Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-06-17RPTT&RET $431,000 — from GONCALVES, ROBERT to PASTORELLO, KEVIN $431,000
2025-06-10Sold for $431,000 $431,000 $17,958
2024-04-04RPTT&RET $375,000 — from BRUMFIELD, EDDIE to MARTIN, STEFAN $375,000
2024-03-28Sold for $375,000 $375,000 $15,625
2023-11-30RPTT&RET $420,000 — from COTTO, JOSE to IBRAHIM, SYED M $420,000
2023-11-15Sold for $420,000 $420,000 $17,500
2022-11-16RPTT&RET $315,000 — from BLONK, ROELOF to BAGHJAJIAN, MANUEL JAMES $315,000
2022-10-28Sold for $315,000 $315,000 $13,125
2018-12-18RPTT&RET $395,000 — from GUJA, DAJANA to VAN-HUYNH, JESSEE J $395,000
2017-12-05RPTT&RET $410,000 — from FLANAGAN, SEAN B to TOO, KEVIN W $410,000
2017-11-29Sold for $410,000 $410,000 $17,083
2017-07-24RPTT&RET $435,000 — from RIVERA, RAYMOND to DADI, ADAM $435,000
2017-07-13Sold for $435,000 $435,000 $18,125
2016-12-13RPTT&RET $420,000 — from VIERA, PERFECTO to TRIGG, KATHARINE G $420,000
2016-12-06Sold for $420,000 $420,000 $17,500

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
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79
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201730144425
201801231429
201900210425
202000550156
202101410446
202200242329
202306562367
202400454352
202501572969
202600770279
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 544Ownership & money 30Health & systems 51

Every one of the 659 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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