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51 East 2 Street

370Records
14City systems
0Open violations
55.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: East Village
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370 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 157 311 service requests, 47 HPD complaints, 38 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1890
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)LEAS REALTY LLC
BBL1004430009
BIN1077669, 1077684

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% 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 55.2. 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

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.

Patterns

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

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

$8,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (22) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Curb Condition (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Bike Rack Condition (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).

Filed construction activity

$160,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1890)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)LEAS REALTY LLC
Head officerJONATHAN WERTENTEIL
Managing agentMATEL REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-09-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,494,000 $2,472,300
2026$5,841,000 $2,628,450
2027$6,636,000 $2,986,200

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 3 St — M15 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 2 St & 2 Ave · 300 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

51 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

35 311 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 MATEL REALTY LLC — 39 buildings, 789 units. Grades across the portfolio: A36 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
313 East 5 Street MN47 A
515 East 6 Street MN39 A
325 East 21 Street MN36 B
306 East 6 Street MN32 A
57 East 7 Street MN28 A
221 East 5 Street MN24 A
153 East 18 Street MN24 A
310 East 6 Street MN24 A
319 East 5 Street MN23 A
19 Stuyvesant Street MN23 A
227 East 5 Street MN22 A
95 1 Avenue MN20 A
319 East 25 Street MN20 B
17 Stuyvesant Street MN20 A
238 West 20 Street MN20 A
339 East 6 Street MN20 A
338 East 5 Street MN20 A
56 East 7 Street MN20 A
65 St Marks Place MN20 A
337 East 6 Street MN20 A
213 East 11 Street MN20 A
19 East 21 Street MN20 A
234 West 4 Street MN20 A
226 East 6 Street MN19 A
52 St Marks Place MN19 A
205 2 Avenue MN19 A
157 East 3 Street MN18 A
341 East 19 Street MN18 A
206 East 6 Street MN18 A
136 East 28 Street MN18 A
342 East 9 Street MN15 A
320 West 20 Street MN14 A
146 1 Avenue MN11 A
307 East 6 Street MN10 A
215 East 5 Street MN10 A
213 East 5 Street MN10 A
51 East 2 Street MN10 B
240 West 20 Street MN10 A
303 East 6 Street MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $375,000 on 1985-04-12 (lender: Silver, Audrey M.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1985-04-12Mortgage $375,000 — from WERTENTEIL, ESTHER; RUBIN, SARA to SILVER, AUDREY M. $375,000

Ten-year activity

50250
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2018
2019
2020
2021
34
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017016029
201820250330
201910170321
202000171220
202100120214
2022100160834
2023001101122
202400230326
202500170320
20260860317
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The full timeline

Construction 62Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 231Ownership & money 10Health & systems 48

Every one of the 370 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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