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192 2 Avenue

1,238Records
18City systems
22Open violations
11Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: East Village
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1,238 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 669 311 service requests, 127 HPD housing violations, 123 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units21
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)L & S PROPERTIES 4 LLC
BBL1004540001
BIN1077708, 1082514

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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 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 11. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations22 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2004-05-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

131 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (36) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (32) · Noise (17) · Illegal Parking (14) · Dirty Condition (5) · Lost Property (4).

Filed construction activity

$289,160 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (21)
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)Safeguard Realty Management LLC
Head officerStephen Breskin
Managing agentSafeguardrealty
Last registered2025-10-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,113,000 $3,200,850
2026$7,562,000 $3,402,900
2027$5,867,000 $2,640,150

The city's market estimate has fallen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
12th St. Ale HouseBottled BeveragesA—
Juke BarAmericanAMice 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

Subway3 Av — L · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 12 St — M15 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 13 St & 2 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected 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.

Report a problem to 311

192 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

131 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SAFEGUARDREALTY MANAGEMENT — 2 buildings, 23 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
192 2 Avenue MN21 A
1198 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,800,000 on 2024-04-11 (lender: Flagstar Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-04-11Agreement $610,000 — from L & S PROPERTIES 4 LLC to FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. $610,000
2024-04-11Mortgage $9,389 — from L & S PROPERTIES 4 LLC to FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. $9,389
2024-04-11AL&R $2,800,000 — from L & S PROPERTIES 4 LLC to FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. $2,800,000
2024-04-11Mortgage $2,800,000 — from L & S PROPERTIES 4 LLC to FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. $2,800,000
2022-12-23AL&R $608,106 — from L & S PROPERTIES 4 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $608,106
2022-12-23Mortgage $2,999,900 — from L & S PROPERTIES 4 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,999,900
2022-12-23AL&R $2,999,900 — from L & S PROPERTIES 4 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,999,900
2022-12-23Deed $3,235,313 — from JCA LLC 4 to L & S PROPERTIES 4 LLC $3,235,313
2022-12-23Agreement $608,106 — from L & S PROPERTIES 4 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $608,106
2022-12-16Sold for $3,235,313 $3,235,313 $154,063
2017-08-18AL&R $2,999,900 — from 301 REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $2,999,900
2017-08-18Agreement $2,999,900 — from 301 REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $2,999,900
2017-08-18Mortgage $1,499,900 — from 301 REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $1,499,900
2012-06-11Agreement $700,027 — from 301 REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNAUTRE BANK $700,027
2009-06-15AL&R $2,225,000 — from 301 REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $2,225,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201741523363
20180080412
201900370542
202000380341
20210717002179
2022035910981
202301860693
20241714610680
202501550763
202600300636
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The full timeline

Construction 91Enforcement 86Housing & tenants 934Ownership & money 61Health & systems 66

Every one of the 1,238 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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