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71 2 Avenue

223Records
15City systems
0Open violations
68.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: East Village
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223 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 63 311 service requests, 60 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 39 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1886
Floors6
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY, LLC
BBL1004600041
BIN1006596

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 68.3. 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

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

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1886)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)DJ International Realty, LLC
Head officerSang M Kwak
Managing agentGeneration Property Management
Last registered2025-12-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,234,400 $2,355,480
2026$6,281,000 $2,826,450
2027$7,537,000 $3,391,650

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
$1.50 Fresh PizzaPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

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

Subway2 Av — F · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 6 St — M15 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 4 St & 2 Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane 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

71 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

6 311 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 GENERATION PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 2 buildings, 8 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
71 2 Avenue MN6 B
317 Smith Street BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,278,982 on 2023-05-11 (lender: Bank United, N.A.), covering 4 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
2023-12-13Agreement $17,250,000 — from JEDSS GROUP, LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC; DJ INTERNATIONAL to BANKUNITED, N.A. $17,250,000
2023-05-11Mortgage $1,278,982 — from DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; JEDSS GROUP LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; FOURTH ON THE to BANK UNITED, N.A. $1,278,982
2023-05-09Mortgage $6,460,505 — from JEDSS GROUP LLC; FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PA to BANK UNITED, N.A. $6,460,505
2023-05-09Mortgage $71,495 — from DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $71,495
2023-05-09Agreement $6,532,000 — from DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $6,532,000
2023-05-09Mortgage $4,320,736 — from THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; JEDSS GROUP LLC; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; FOURTH ON THE to BANK UNITED, N.A. $4,320,736
2023-05-05Agreement $17,250,000 — from FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; JEDSS to BANKUNITED, N.A. $17,250,000
2023-05-05Mortgage $4,105,000 — from DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC; JEDSS GROUP LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PA to BANKUNITED, N.A. $4,105,000
2018-11-02AL&R $17,250,000 — from JEDSS GROUP LLC; FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PA to BANKUNITED, N.A. $17,250,000
2018-11-02Agreement $17,250,000 — from THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; JEDSS to BANKUNITED, N.A. $17,250,000
2018-11-02Mortgage $4,166,700 — from FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; JEDSS to BANKUNITED, N.A. $4,166,700
2016-04-05AL&R $1,800,000 — from JEDSS GROUP LLC; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; FOURTH ON THE to BANKUNITED, N.A. $1,800,000
2016-04-05Mortgage $1,800,000 — from JEDSS GROUP LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; FOURTH ON THE to BANKUNITED, N.A. $1,800,000
2014-07-08Mortgage $9,158,724 — from THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; JEDSS GROUP LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $9,158,724
2014-07-08Agreement $12,500,000 — from DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; JEDSS GROUP LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $12,500,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702013
2018093315
201905038
2020081211
20210150217
202204037
20232418529
202401001323
202502035
2026140914
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 81Ownership & money 60Health & systems 53

Every one of the 223 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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