677 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 268 311 service requests, 90 HPD housing violations, 66 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 66.8. 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 | 10 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2018-06-04. |
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.
90 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (39) · Obstruction (10) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (6) · Illegal Parking (5) · PLUMBING (4) · Homeless Person Assistance (4).
$2,356,838 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (30 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) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | 188;SECOND EQUITIES;CORP |
| Head officer | MICHAEL LAVIAN |
| Managing agent | GEORGE LAVIAN |
| Last registered | 2025-09-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,086,000 | $3,638,700 |
| 2026 | $6,829,000 | $3,073,050 |
| 2027 | $7,546,000 | $3,395,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Guys Burgers & Fries | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
| Subway | 3 Av — L · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 12 St — M15 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 13 St & 2 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Protected bike path 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.
188 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 |
90 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,289,483 on 2019-01-29 (lender: Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-29 | AL&R $14,000,000 — from 188 SECOND EQUITIES CORP. to MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BANK, NATIONAL AS | $14,000,000 | |
| 2019-01-29 | M&CON $14,000,000 — from 188 SECOND EQUITIES CORP. to MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BANK, NATIONAL AS | $14,000,000 | |
| 2019-01-29 | Mortgage $6,289,483 — from 188 SECOND EQUITIES CORP. to MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BANK, NATIONAL AS | $6,289,483 | |
| 2008-06-16 | Agreement $9,650,000 — from 188 SECOND EQUITIES CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK | $9,650,000 | |
| 2008-06-16 | Mortgage $6,978,488 — from 188 SECOND EQUITIES CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK | $6,978,488 | |
| 1998-09-01 | Mortgage $1,303,537 — from 188 SECOND EQUITIESCORP. to MERRILL LYNCH CREDITCORPORATION | $1,303,537 | |
| 1995-10-03 | Mortgage $300,000 — from 188 SECOND EQUITIESCORP. to FIRST BANK OF AMERICAS | $300,000 | |
| 1993-03-09 | Mortgage $129,000 — from 188 SECOND EQUITIESCORP to SOLEIMANI, JOSEPH | $129,000 | |
| 1990-07-10 | Mortgage $285,000 — from 188 SECOND EQUITIESCORP to HOME SAVINGS OF AMERICA | $285,000 | |
| 1990-07-10 | Mortgage $342,067 — from 188 SECOND EQUITIESCORP to HOME SAVINGS OF AMERICA | $342,067 | |
| 1987-08-31 | Mortgage $350,000 — from 188 SECOND EQTS CORP to CEDAR, LAWRENCE S | $350,000 | |
| 1985-09-11 | Mortgage $1,086,052 — from C.L. REALTY CO. to MILLER, REUBEN; ROSNER, SAMUEL S. | $1,086,052 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2018 | 3 | 8 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 65 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 42 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 53 |
| 2024 | 21 | 1 | 78 | 0 | 4 | 104 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 26 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
Every one of the 677 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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