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170 2 Avenue

1,086Records
19City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: East Village
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1,086 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 384 311 service requests, 159 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 149 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1928
Floors15
Res. units76
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)170 SECOND AVENUE OWNERS CORP
BBL1004520006
BIN1006435

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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 100% 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 0. 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 17,252 25-99-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.

What 311 hears from this address

74 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (44) · Dirty Condition (8) · Illegal Parking (5) · Lead (4) · Noise (3) · Lost Property (2).

Filed construction activity

$4,371,433 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (54 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 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (76)
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)170 SECOND AVENUE OWNERS CORP
Head officerHENRY HERSHKOWITZ
Managing agentERPM COMPANY
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$25,719,000 $11,573,550
2026$27,343,000 $12,304,350
2027$29,002,000 $13,050,900

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

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $4,454,268 a year ($45.50 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,509,556 ($15.42 per sq ft), net operating income $2,944,712. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

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)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Divin Wine BarAmericanA—
Vin Sur VingtFrenchAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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.

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

Subway1 Av — L · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 12 St — M15 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 10 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.

Report a problem to 311

170 2 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

74 311 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 ERPM COMPANY — 12 buildings, 424 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
547 West 47th Street MN222 A
170 2 Avenue MN76 A
284 5 Avenue MN38 A
305 Union Avnue BK19 A
118 Waverly Avenue BK15 A
1230 Madison Ave MN13 A
821 Park Avenue MN10 A
710 Broadway MN10 B
283 Greene Avenue BK10 A
83 Thompson Street MN7 A
1141 Manhattan Avenue BK2 A
1139 Manhattan Avenue BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2020-11-20 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-10RPTT&RET $1,240,000 — from GOULDING, WILLIAM to IONESCU, VLAD $1,240,000
2026-07-31Sold for $1,240,000 $1,240,000 $16,316
2026-07-27RPTT&RET $2,750,000 — from BROWN, CHRYSOTHEMIS to CATLIN, EPHRON SALTONSTALL; DRETZIN, JULIE $2,750,000
2026-06-25RPTT&RET $770,000 — from 170 SECOND AVE. LLC to BARNARD, CHRISTOPHER $770,000
2026-06-11Sold for $770,000 $770,000 $10,132
2026-05-13RPTT&RET $1,415,000 — from RATRACE SECOND LLC to AYAZ ORME MURATOGLU 2025 IRREVOCABLE TRU; ORHUN MURATOGLU, AS TRUSTEE $1,415,000
2026-04-30Sold for $1,415,000 $1,415,000 $18,618
2026-03-04RPTT&RET $850,000 — from 170 SECOND AVE. LLC to COSTELLO, ANDREW $850,000
2026-02-26Sold for $850,000 $850,000 $11,184
2026-02-11Sold for $2,750,000 $2,750,000 $36,184
2025-11-28RPTT&RET $875,000 — from RATRACE SECOND LLC to TAYLER, HALLE C $875,000
2025-11-19Sold for $875,000 $875,000 $11,513
2025-09-08RPTT&RET $2,500,000 — from SECOND VENTURE ASSOCIATES LLC to ROBIN, CAITLIN ANNE $2,500,000
2025-08-27Sold for $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $32,895
2025-04-02RPTT&RET $2,999,999 — from CYNTHIA P. BRELIS, AS TRUSTEE; ANDREW L. SILVER, AS TRUSTEE; THE SILVER FAMILY TRUST to THE CORVID LLC $2,999,999

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
91
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171442112455
2018145458476
201972725591
20201293510571
20211782614570
2022120358459
20231681881161
2024161329664
2025101247648
2026501910236
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The full timeline

Construction 245Enforcement 81Housing & tenants 490Ownership & money 206Health & systems 64

Every one of the 1,086 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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