370 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 100 HPD housing violations, 66 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 44 311 service requests.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 63% 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 9.1. 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
| Open HPD violations | 14 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1986-08-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Lead (1) · Abandoned Bike (1) · Water System (1) · Sewer (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1).
$201,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (17) |
| 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) | 186 E 2ND OWNERS CORP |
| Head officer | SEAN DESIMONE |
| Managing agent | CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-10-07 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $687,857 | $309,536 |
| 2026 | $731,000 | $328,950 |
| 2027 | $0 | $0 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 100% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $509,222 a year ($56.96 per sq ft), operating expenses $180,052 ($20.14 per sq ft), net operating income $329,171. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 in the last three years).
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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-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: East Houston St / Av B — M9 M21 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 2 St & Ave B · 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.
186 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 |
7 311 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.
Managed by CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT — 237 buildings, 6,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A151 · B39 · C30 · D12 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 237 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 | RPTT&RET $512,500 — from KAUFMAN, CAROLE to YEH, YO-SING | $512,500 | |
| 2026-01-14 | Sold for $512,500 | $512,500 | $30,147 |
| 2025-12-09 | RPTT&RET $525,000 — from LEWIS, REESE to AGLEY, ALISON F | $525,000 | |
| 2025-12-02 | Sold for $525,000 | $525,000 | $30,882 |
| 2025-12-02 | Sold for $525,000 | $525,000 | $30,882 |
| 2024-12-19 | RPTT&RET $450,000 — from BOUVIER, NICOLE M to MOSESON, SHOSHANA | $450,000 | |
| 2024-12-11 | Sold for $450,000 | $450,000 | $26,471 |
| 2024-01-29 | RPTT&RET $305,000 — from FROMM, ISAAC to LEWIS, REESE | $305,000 | |
| 2024-01-23 | Sold for $305,000 | $305,000 | $17,941 |
| 2021-12-09 | RPTT&RET $410,000 — from GREENFELD, DANIEL to SAVAGE, ROBERT KEVIN; COUSINS-SAVAGE, WENDY SUZANNE | $410,000 | |
| 2020-10-09 | Agreement $720,000 — from 186 EAST 2ND OWNER CORP. to FLUSHING BANK | $720,000 | |
| 2020-10-09 | Mortgage $176,158 — from 186 EAST 2ND OWNERS CORP to FLUSHING BANK | $176,158 | |
| 2020-10-09 | AL&R $720,000 — from 186 EAST 2ND OWNERS CORP to FLUSHING BANK | $720,000 | |
| 2020-02-20 | RPTT&RET $495,000 — from HOCKENBERGER, SCOTT; HOCKENS, SCOTT to SALAM, ABDUL | $495,000 | |
| 2020-02-04 | Sold for $495,000 | $495,000 | $29,118 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 25 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 23 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Every one of the 370 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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