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63 2 Avenue

1,019Records
17City systems
15Open violations
25.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: East Village
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1,019 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 553 311 service requests, 77 DOB complaints, 71 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1926
Floors6
Res. units42
ClassD9
Owner (PLUTO)ZENON CHERNYK
BBL1004590029
BIN1006574

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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 52% 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 25.9. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations15 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1989-04-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’23–24
8
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

$3,605 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

251 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (187) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · Food Establishment (5) · Illegal Parking (5) · General Construction/Plumbing (5) · Real Time Enforcement (4).

Filed construction activity

$2,502,700 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (34 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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (42)
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)ZEAR L.L.C
Head officerZENON CHERNYK
Managing agentZENON CHERNYK
Last registered2025-09-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,492,000 $2,021,400
2026$4,158,000 $1,871,100
2027$3,269,000 $1,471,050

The city's market estimate has fallen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 2/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bar VerdeLatin AmericanAMice evidence
Ella FuntNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Facility Construction), 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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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.

Getting around

Subway2 Av — F · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 3 St — M15 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 4 St & 2 Ave · 50 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

63 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

251 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,000,000 on 2021-07-27 (lender: Self Reliance (NY) Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-12-21AL&R $2,000,000 — from ZEAR LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $2,000,000
2021-07-27Mortgage $2,000,000 — from ZEAR LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $2,000,000
1996-09-10Mortgage $499,520 — from ZEAR, LLC to SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.)FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $499,520
1987-08-13Mortgage $172,973 — from CHERNYK, OREST; CHERNYK, ZENON; CHERNYK, YURI P. to SELF RELIANCE NY ETAL $172,973
1983-07-26Mortgage $15,923 — from CHERNYK , ZENON; CHERNYK, YURI P.; CHERNYK, OREST to SELF RELIANCE(NY)FDLETC $15,923

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017123501030
2018514240447
201945220637
202002161322
2021112522471
2022121270444
20231849208122
2024101017508203
20251410620793
202643170731
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The full timeline

Construction 119Enforcement 147Housing & tenants 638Ownership & money 40Health & systems 75

Every one of the 1,019 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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