933 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 439 311 service requests, 107 HPD housing violations, 105 HPD complaints.
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 56% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 17.3. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 18 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2016-03-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
5 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
98 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (33) · Noise (17) · Illegal Parking (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Lost Property (4) · Consumer Complaint (3).
$514,148 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 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (53) |
| 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) | 296 Associates LLC |
| Head officer | Melvin Metz |
| Managing agent | RIALTO MANAGEMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11,116,000 | $5,002,200 |
| 2026 | $13,097,000 | $5,893,650 |
| 2027 | $12,835,000 | $5,775,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mudspot | American | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Odor, Pet/Animal) · 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 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 2017 (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 1 Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 9 St — M15 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 10 St & 2 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted 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.
146 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 |
98 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 of them about heat or hot water.
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 RIALTO MANAGEMENT CORP. — 78 buildings, 1,253 units. Grades across the portfolio: A54 · B12 · C6 · D5. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 78 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $624,186 on 2022-05-24 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-24 | Mortgage $624,186 — from 269 ASSOCIATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $624,186 | |
| 2022-05-24 | Agreement $7,300,000 — from 269 ASSOCIATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $7,300,000 | |
| 2016-03-10 | Agreement $7,100,000 — from 269 ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. | $7,100,000 | |
| 2016-03-10 | Mortgage $7,100,000 — from 269 ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. | $7,100,000 | |
| 2016-03-10 | Mortgage $605,745 — from 269 ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. | $605,745 | |
| 2011-11-22 | Agreement $6,650,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 269 ASSOCIATES, LLC | $6,650,000 | |
| 2011-11-22 | Agreement $6,650,000 — from 269 ASSOCIATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $6,650,000 | |
| 2011-11-22 | Mortgage $1,125,651 — from 269 ASSOCIATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,125,651 | |
| 2008-08-11 | Agreement $5,775,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to 269 ASSOCIATES, LLC | $5,775,000 | |
| 2008-08-11 | Mortgage $2,571,455 — from 269 ASSOCIATES, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $2,571,455 | |
| 2008-08-11 | Agreement $5,775,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to 269 ASSOCIATES, LLC | $5,775,000 | |
| 2008-08-11 | Mortgage $2,571,455 — from 269 ASSOCIATES, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $2,571,455 | |
| 1999-02-16 | Mortgage $774,987 — from 269 ASSOCIATES, LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC A NY CORPORATION | $774,987 | |
| 1997-04-21 | Mortgage $1,091,149 — from 269 ASSOICATES to M & T REAL ESTATE INC | $1,091,149 | |
| 1987-11-09 | Mortgage $621,645 — from 269 ASSOCIATES to MANUFACTURERS & ETAL | $621,645 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 43 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 48 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 80 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 107 | 2 | 4 | 118 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 7 | 58 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 6 | 61 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 8 | 58 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 5 | 57 |
Every one of the 933 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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