451 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 196 311 service requests, 52 DOB permits, 36 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 71% 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 5.7. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 | 2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2014-08-14. |
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.
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (8) · Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Rodent (1) · Food Poisoning (1).
$788,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1874) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| 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) | 86 2ND AVE LLC |
| Head officer | FAITH POPCORN |
| Managing agent | R A COHEN & ASSOCIATES, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,348,000 | $1,956,600 |
| 2026 | $3,998,000 | $1,799,100 |
| 2027 | $4,545,000 | $2,045,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sushi BY M | Not yet graded | — | |
| Sushi BY M | Japanese | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants · 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 6 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Astor Pl — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 6 St — M15 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 4 St & 2 Ave · 300 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.
86 2 Avenue
| 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 |
20 311 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 RA COHEN & ASSOCIATES, INC. — 47 buildings, 1,384 units. Grades across the portfolio: A35 · B6 · C4 · D2. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,323,960 on 2012-07-11 (lender: Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-20 | M&CON $4,000,000 — from 86 2ND AVENUE LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2022-07-20 | AL&R $4,000,000 — from 86 2ND AVENUE LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2012-07-11 | Agreement $4,619,000 — from 86 2ND AVENUE LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC | $4,619,000 | |
| 2012-07-11 | Mortgage $2,323,961 — from 86 2ND AVENUE LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC | $2,323,961 | |
| 2005-08-16 | Mortgage $2,216,924 — from 86 2ND AVENUE, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $2,216,924 | |
| 2005-08-16 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from 86 2ND AVENUE, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 1998-01-16 | Mortgage $40,901 — from PLOTKIN, MECHELE; POPCORN, FAITH; FLAUM, MECHELE PLOTKIN to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $40,901 | |
| 1986-11-25 | Mortgage $400,000 — from PLOTKIN, MECHELE; POPCORN, FAITH to TROY SAVINGS BANK | $400,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2018 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 29 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 33 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
Every one of the 451 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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