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174 2 Avenue

560Records
15City systems
5Open violations
24.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: East Village
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560 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 233 311 service requests, 79 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 62 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units13
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)174 SECOND EQUITIESCP
BBL1004530001
BIN1077704, 1077705, 1077706

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% 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 24.2. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2002-08-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

80 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (47) · Noise (9) · Dirty Condition (3) · Food Poisoning (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Building/Use (2).

Filed construction activity

$89,425 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (13)
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)174 SECOND EQUTIES CORP
Head officerGEORGE LAVIAN
Managing agent174 SECOND EQUITIES CORP.
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,095,000 $2,742,750
2026$6,185,000 $2,783,250
2027$6,820,000 $3,069,000

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Insomnia CookiesBakery Products/DessertsAMice evidence
Love MamaThaiNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

Subway3 Av — L · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 12 St — M15 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 10 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.

Report a problem to 311

174 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

80 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,833,289 on 2017-10-18 (lender: New York Community Bank), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-10-18Agreement $12,790,000 — from 174 SECOND EQUITYIES CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $12,790,000
2017-10-18Mortgage $5,833,289 — from 174 SECOND EQUITYIES CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,833,289
2008-07-09Mortgage $6,131,732 — from 174 SECOND EQUITIES CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK $6,131,732
2008-07-09Agreement $8,200,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to 174 SECOND EQUITIES CORP. $8,200,000
1998-09-01Mortgage $858,790 — from 174 SECOND EQUITIESCORP. to MERRILL LYNCH CREDITCORPORATION $858,790
1990-11-02Mortgage $75,000 — from 174 SECOND EQUITIESCORP; 417 EAST EQUITIES INC to RUBENSTEIN, MORRIS $75,000
1990-07-19Mortgage $135,000 — from 174 SECOND EQUITIESCORP to GLABMAN, HERBERT $135,000
1988-05-17Mortgage $240,000 — from 174 SECOND EQUITIESCORP to GLABMAN, HERBERT; CEDAR, LAWRENCE S. $240,000
1988-03-30Mortgage $324,531 — from C.L. REALTY CO to BOWERY SAVINGS BANK $324,531
1984-12-18Mortgage $220,000 — from CINLAR CORPORATION to ES&C ASSOCIATES $220,000
1984-12-18Mortgage $519,073 — from CINLAR CORPORATION to 174 SECOND AVE COMPANY $519,073
1983-02-04Mortgage $25,000 — from 174 SECOND AVENUE CO. to CITY PROPERTIES CO. $25,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170055111
20180280313
201901110315
2020108260448
202128220234
2022102401035
2023004301659
2024002602046
202526260438
202600220325
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The full timeline

Construction 73Enforcement 41Housing & tenants 292Ownership & money 79Health & systems 75

Every one of the 560 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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