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213 2 Avenue

542Records
15City systems
0Open violations
9.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: East Village
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542 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 329 311 service requests, 46 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 31 ECB/OATH violations.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)LAI'S MULTINAT'L RLTY CP
BBL1004690037
BIN1006911

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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 62% 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 9.3. 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

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$1,450 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

61 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (11) · Missed Collection (10) · Outdoor Dining (10) · Lost Property (6) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (6) · Noise (4).

Filed construction activity

$79,850 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (8)
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)LAI'S MULTINATIONAL REALTY CORP.
Head officerTERESA LAI
Managing agentLAI'S MULTINATIONAL REALTY CORP.
Last registered2026-06-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,446,800 $2,451,060
2026$6,296,000 $2,833,200
2027$6,454,000 $2,904,300

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
JackdawAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

Subway3 Av — L · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 13 St — M15-SBS · 50 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 13 St & 2 Ave · 150 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

213 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

61 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $124,749 on 2021-02-04 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-02-04AL&R $2,650,000 — from LAI'S MULTINATIONAL REALTY CORP. to TD BANK, N.A. $2,650,000
2021-02-04Mortgage $124,749 — from LAI'S MULTINATIONAL REALTY CORP. to TD BANK, N.A. $124,749
2021-02-04Agreement $2,650,000 — from LAI'S MULTINATIONAL REALTY CORP. to TD BANK, N.A. $2,650,000
2013-11-15Mortgage $2,000,000 — from LAI'S MULTINATIONAL REALTY CORP.; 178 7TH AVENUE, INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $2,000,000
2013-11-15Mortgage $1,544,214 — from LAI'S MULTINATIONAL REALTY CORP.; 178 7TH AVENUE, INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,544,214
2013-11-15Mortgage $1,455,786 — from LAI'S MULTINATIONAL REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,455,786
2013-11-15Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 178 7TH AVENUE, INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,000,000
2013-11-15Agreement $3,000,000 — from LAI'S MULTINATIONAL REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $3,000,000
2003-12-17Mortgage $2,695,055 — from 101 AVENUE A PROPERTY CORP; LAI'S MULTINATIONAL REALTY CORP; 178 7TH AVENUE , INC to CIBC INC $2,695,055
2001-11-13Mortgage $490,000 — from LAI'S MULTINATIONALREALTY CORP. to BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED $490,000
1994-04-13Mortgage $606,607 — from LAI'S MULTINATIONALREALTY CORPORATION; HOUSTON ESSEX REALTYCORP. to GOLDEN CITY COMMERCIAL BANK $606,607
1994-04-13Mortgage $434,874 — from HOUSTON ESSEX REALTYCORP.; LAIS MULTINATIONAL REALTY CORPORATION to GOLDEN CITY COMMERCIAL BANK $434,874
1990-06-22Mortgage $499,999 — from LAI'S MULTINATIONALETC to GOLDEN CITY CMMRCL BK $499,999
1983-03-31Mortgage $20,000 — from LAI'S MULTINAT'L RLTY CP to SPANAKOS, WILLIAM M.; SARTZETAKIS, GEORGE $20,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201783250137
20180150410
201901140318
202001320235
202110594266
202219240438
202300190423
202400280432
202503230329
202601130216
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The full timeline

Construction 47Enforcement 57Housing & tenants 355Ownership & money 46Health & systems 37

Every one of the 542 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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