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16 2 Avenue

512Records
19City systems
17Open violations
6.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: East Village
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512 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 165 311 service requests, 65 rodent inspections, 51 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1900
Floors7
Res. units22
ClassD5
Owner (PLUTO)CUBE BLDG HDG DVLP ETAL
BBL1004420007
BIN1006068

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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 69% 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 6.5. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations17 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2009-09-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (6) · Graffiti (5) · Encampment (3) · Street Sign (2) · Animal (2).

Filed construction activity

$985,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (22)
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)CUBE BUILDING HDFC INC
Head officerOLGA VILLA
Managing agentLegacies of Cooper Square Unido
Last registered2025-11-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,152,000 $2,768,400
2026$7,097,000 $3,193,650
2027$6,922,000 $3,114,900

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 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.

Getting around

Subway2 Av — F · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: East Houston St / 2 Av — M21 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 2 St & 2 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane 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.

Report a problem to 311

16 2 Avenue

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

29 311 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 LEGACIES OF COOPER SQUARE UNIDO — 23 buildings, 386 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
357 1 Avenue MN30 B
16 2 Avenue MN22 A
60 East 4 Street MN22 A
69 East 4 Street MN21 A
75 East 4 Street MN20 A
25 East 3 Street MN19 A
73 East 4 Street MN18 A
278 East 3 Street MN18 B
230 East 4 Street MN18 A
67 East 4 Street MN18 A
23 East 3 Street MN17 A
57 East 4 Street MN17 A
63 East 4 Street MN17 B
21 East 3 Street MN16 A
58 East 4 Street MN16 A
89 East 3 Street MN15 A
77 East 4 Street MN15 A
65 East 4 Street MN14 A
71 East 4 Street MN13 A
27 East 3 Street MN13 A
9 East 3 Street MN13 A
13 Stanton Street MN10 A
83 2 Avenue MN4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $675,452 on 1987-02-09 (lender: City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1987-02-09Mortgage $1,508,182 — from CUBE BUILDING HSNG ETAL to STATE NY COMMISSIONRETC $1,508,182
1987-02-09Mortgage $675,452 — from CUBE BUILDING HSNG ETAL to CITY OF NEW YORK $675,452

Ten-year activity

100500
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51
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201711227343
201837271451
20194116627
2020323715
20210211215
2022059418
20230121426
20240113418
2025016512
20262014319
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The full timeline

Construction 71Enforcement 90Housing & tenants 255Ownership & money 16Health & systems 80

Every one of the 512 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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