646 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 287 311 service requests, 97 HPD complaints, 48 DOB permits.
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 54% 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 30.5. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-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.
34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
42 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · Noise (6) · Encampment (5) · Dirty Condition (2) · Non (2) · Outdoor Dining (2).
$211,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1919) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (26) |
| 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) | 156 EAST 2ND STREET LLC |
| Head officer | CATHERINE ECONOMAKIS |
| Managing agent | TRI-HILL MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,969,000 | $1,786,050 |
| 2026 | $4,406,000 | $1,982,700 |
| 2027 | $5,045,000 | $2,270,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supper | Italian | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | 2 Av — F · 1,000 ft 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue A / East Houston St — M14A-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 2 St & Ave A · 200 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.
156 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
42 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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 TRI-HILL MANAGEMENT LLC — 74 buildings, 2,315 units. Grades across the portfolio: A36 · B20 · C10 · D7. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 74 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,944,649 on 2016-07-08 (lender: Jp Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-22 | Agreement $4,400,000 — from 156 EAST 2ND STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $4,400,000 | |
| 2016-07-08 | Agreement $4,900,000 — from 156 EAST 2ND STREET LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $4,900,000 | |
| 2016-07-08 | Mortgage $1,944,649 — from 156 EAST 2ND STREET LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,944,649 | |
| 2011-02-17 | Mortgage $351,115 — from 156 EAST 2ND STREET LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC | $351,115 | |
| 2011-02-17 | Agreement $3,226,300 — from 156 EAST 2ND STREET LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC | $3,226,300 | |
| 2006-07-13 | Mortgage $1,833,889 — from 156 EAST 2ND STREET LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $1,833,889 | |
| 2006-07-13 | Agreement $3,040,000 — from 156 EAST 2ND STREET LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $3,040,000 | |
| 2002-06-19 | Mortgage $1,300,000 — from 156 EAST 2ND STREETLLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $1,300,000 | |
| 1988-05-18 | Mortgage $200,473 — from 156 E SECOND ST ASSOC to CENTRAL FDRL SVGS FSB | $200,473 | |
| 1985-01-25 | Mortgage $325,000 — from SATTERWHITE, STEVENW. to GAMBETTA, THOMAS | $325,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| 2019 | 3 | 25 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 83 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 43 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 42 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 31 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
Every one of the 646 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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