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2 West 29 Street

606Records
17City systems
1Open violations
10.7Penalty rate

606 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 161 DOB permits, 144 311 service requests, 100 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10001
Built1928
Floors16
Res. units22
ClassD0
Owner (PLUTO)FIFTH AVE ARCADE INC
BBL1008300046
BIN1015735

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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 10.7. In ZIP 10001, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1993-11-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

$11,180 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

67 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (25) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (18) · Encampment (10) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Missed Collection (2) · Noise (2).

Filed construction activity

$5,969,019 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (41 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 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (22)
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)FIFTH AVE ARCADE INC C/O HOFFMAN
Head officerSTEVEN R HOFFMAN
Managing agentHOFFMAN MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$17,701,000 $7,965,450
2026$17,935,000 $8,070,750
2027$20,904,000 $9,406,800

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

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $3,084,754 a year ($44.29 per sq ft), operating expenses $944,440 ($13.56 per sq ft), net operating income $2,140,314. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

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

Subway28 St — R W · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
34 St-Herald Sq — B D F M N Q R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 28 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 350 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & E 30 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 033 Chelsea Prep
Middle: M.S. 297. 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

2 West 29 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

67 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by HOFFMAN MANAGEMENT — 69 buildings, 3,893 units. Grades across the portfolio: A64 · B4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

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17 West 54 Street MN204 A
47 East 9 Street MN173 A
40 East 9 Street MN150 A
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175 West 73 Street MN147 A
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41 7 Avenue MN135 A
320 Riverside Drive MN123 A
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1471 3 Avenue MN115 A
420 Riverside Drive MN104 A
1068 Lexington Avenue MN99 A
145 East 84 Street MN96 A
37-14 36 Street QN85 A
890 West End Avenue MN82 A
417 Riverside Drive MN76 A
370 Central Park West MN74 A
339 West 55 Street MN72 A
145 West 79 Street MN66 A
314 West 30 Street MN66 A
789 West End Avenue MN65 A
327 West 30 Street MN62 A
27 North Moore Street MN57 A
325 West End Avenue MN52 A
61 East 77 Street MN51 A
360 Riverside Drive MN50 A
52 East 78 Street MN47 A
169 East 77 Street MN40 A
468 Riverside Drive MN38 A
11 West 81 Street MN36 A
40 West 55 Street MN35 A
421 West 24 Street MN35 A
300 West End Avenue MN34 A
414 West 54 Street MN34 A
313 West 99 Street MN33 A
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121 West 20 Street MN28 A
126 Riverside Drive MN27 A
309 West 86 Street MN26 A
27 East 94 Street MN25 A
321 West 29 Street MN24 A
2 West 29 Street MN22 A
51 East 78 Street MN21 A
141 West 111 Street MN21 A
38 Laight Street MN18 A
129 West 20 Street MN15 A
255 Berry Street BK14 A
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8 East 12 Street MN11 A
116 West 87 Street MN10 B
23 East 93 Street MN10 B
7 East 93 Street MN10 A
7 East 88 Street MN9 B
28 East 22 Street MN9 A
278 West 86 Street MN9 A
146 West 16 Street MN9 A
51 Leonard Street MN9 A

showing 60 of 69 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,400,000 on 2003-06-10 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-12-01RPTT&RET $1,836,125 — from LYNGEN, NARISSA; LYNGEN, IAN to BEHESHTIAN, ARASH $1,836,125
2021-11-16Sold for $1,836,125 $1,836,125 $83,460
2015-09-21RPTT&RET $6,350,000 — from DE SEGONZAC-LEVIN, LAURENCE; LEVIN, MICHAEL to CHIRANIA, MANOJ; JAIN, NIDHI $6,350,000
2014-06-17RPTT&RET $600,000 — from GALLEN, DAVID to GALLEN, JONATHAN $600,000
2003-06-10Mortgage $1,400,000 — from FIFTH AVENUE ARCADE INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $1,400,000
1988-12-23Mortgage $499,000 — from FIFTH AVE ARCADE INC to LINCOLN SVGS BK $499,000
1987-03-04Mortgage $334,030 — from FIFTH AVE ARCADE INC to LINCOLN SVGS BK, FSB $334,030
1984-11-14Mortgage $43,823 — from FIFTH AVE ARCADE, INC. to WENDELL CORPORATION $43,823
1983-01-21Mortgage $56,500 — from FIFTH AVENUE ARCADE,INC to ARCADE ASSOCIATES $56,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174340011
201822380235
201904160222
2020125019
20214272116
2022162100129
2023127213346
2024147320356
2025206140343
2026133130130
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The full timeline

Construction 261Enforcement 128Housing & tenants 156Ownership & money 36Health & systems 25

Every one of the 606 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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