634 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 210 311 service requests, 75 rodent inspections, 70 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 86. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Active vacate order | 8 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
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.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (9) · Illegal Parking (4) · Water System (4) · Encampment (4) · Dirty Condition (1) · PLUMBING (1).
$2,189,860 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (29 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) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 116 2ND AVENUE LLC |
| Head officer | FAITH POPCORN |
| Managing agent | RA 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 | $2,006,000 | $902,700 |
| 2026 | $2,407,000 | $1,083,150 |
| 2027 | $2,888,000 | $1,299,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Leeuwen Ice Cream | Frozen Desserts | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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.
| Subway | Astor Pl — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 8 St-NYU — R W · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Marks Pl / 2 Av — M8 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 6 St & 2 Ave · 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.
116 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 |
30 311 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: $5,000,000 on 2016-09-23 (lender: Dime Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-23 | AL&R $5,000,000 — from 116 2ND AVENUE LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2016-09-23 | Mortgage $5,000,000 — from 116 2ND AVENUE LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 1998-02-02 | Mortgage $36,922 — from FLAUM, MECHELE PLOTKIN; POPCORN, FAITH; PLOTKIN, MECHELE to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $36,922 | |
| 1986-11-24 | Mortgage $300,000 — from PLOTKIN, MECHELE; POPCORN, FAITH to TROY SAVINGS BANK | $300,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 44 |
| 2018 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 35 |
| 2019 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 43 |
| 2020 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 1 | 23 | 81 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 26 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
Every one of the 634 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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