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87 2 Avenue

694Records
18City systems
4Open violations
44.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: East Village
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694 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 261 311 service requests, 96 HPD complaints, 92 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units25
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)UNITED EAST, LLC
BBL1004610035
BIN1006629

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 44.9. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-03-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

7 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2025–26: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
1
’25–26

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

65 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · Illegal Parking (5) · Dirty Condition (5) · Rodent (4) · Lost Property (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4).

Filed construction activity

$289,625 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (25)
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)UNITED EAST LLC
Head officerMARK HAROUNIAN
Managing agentUNITED EAST LLC
Last registered2026-06-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,594,000 $3,867,300
2026$9,023,000 $4,060,350
2027$10,323,000 $4,645,350

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chubby TanNot yet graded—
Coffee Project NYCoffee/TeaA—
Cooper's Craft & KitchenAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 3 restaurants
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Toilet Facility), shared by 3 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.

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

SubwayAstor Pl — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
2 Av — F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 6 St — M15 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 6 St & 2 Ave · 250 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

87 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

65 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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: $222,918 on 2022-05-24 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-05-24Mortgage $222,918 — from UNITED EAST, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $222,918
2022-05-24Agreement $5,100,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to UNITED EAST, LLC $5,100,000
2017-11-06AL&R $5,370,000 — from UNITED EAST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,370,000
2017-11-06Agreement $5,370,000 — from UNITED EAST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,370,000
2017-11-06Mortgage $134,168 — from UNITED EAST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $134,168
2013-01-10Agreement $5,850,000 — from UNITED EAST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,850,000
2013-01-10Mortgage $878,141 — from UNITED EAST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $878,141
2013-01-10AL&R $5,850,000 — from UNITED EAST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,850,000
2010-07-20Mortgage $887,153 — from UNITED EAST, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $887,153
2010-07-20Agreement $5,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to UNITED EAST, LLC $5,000,000
2005-06-09Deed $6,000,000 — from SIDCLAIR REALTY CO., INC. to UNITED EAST, LLC $6,000,000
2005-05-24Mortgage $4,350,000 — from UNITED EAST,LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,350,000
1986-12-19Mortgage $499,000 — from SIDCLAIR REALTY CO.,INC to AMALGAMATED BANK/N.Y. $499,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700133319
201800150419
201901160320
202000141217
202100160218
202261126934
2023722701753
20243190922
2025011901232
202603610569
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The full timeline

Construction 108Enforcement 48Housing & tenants 399Ownership & money 25Health & systems 114

Every one of the 694 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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