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231 2 Avenue

2,056Records
21City systems
0Open violations
267.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: Gramercy
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2,056 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,025 311 service requests, 559 HPD complaints, 122 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units17
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)EAST 14TH DELAWARE REALTY, LLC
BBL1008960023
BIN1019514

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 267.1. 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

556 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 296 · winter 2024–25: 160 · winter 2025–26: 100). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

296
’23–24
160
’24–25
100
’25–26

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

414 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (275) · Noise (101) · Outdoor Dining (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Food Poisoning (3).

Filed construction activity

$157,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (17)
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)EAST 14TH DELAWARE REALTY LLC
Head officerYUSUF BILDIRICI
Managing agentEAST 14 REALTY LLC
Last registered2026-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,890,000 $3,550,500
2026$7,192,000 $3,236,400
2027$8,203,000 $3,691,350

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SaperaviEastern EuropeanGrade PendingMice evidence
The LaurelsOtherNot yet gradedMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Kitchen/Food Prep Area), 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).

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

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

Subway3 Av — L · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 14 St / 2 Av — M14A-SBS M14D-SBS · 50 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 13 St & 2 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

231 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

414 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 275 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: $9,284,722 on 2020-03-11 (lender: Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P.), covering 2 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
2020-08-10AL&R $20,500,000 — from EAST14TH DELAWARE REALTY, LLC to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L $20,500,000
2020-03-11Mortgage $9,284,722 — from EAST 14TH DELAWARE REALTY, LLC to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L $9,284,722
2020-03-11Agreement $20,500,000 — from EAST 14TH DELAWARE REALTY, LLC to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L $20,500,000
2020-03-11AL&R $20,500,000 — from EAST 14TH DELAWARE REALTY, LLC to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L $20,500,000
2016-11-02Agreement $12,500,000 — from EAST 14 REALTY, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $12,500,000
2016-11-02AL&R $12,500,000 — from EAST 14 REALTY, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $12,500,000
2016-11-02Mortgage $3,347,828 — from EAST 14 REALTY, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $3,347,828
2011-11-04Agreement $10,250,000 — from EAST 14 REALTY, LLC to PRUDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE, INC. $10,250,000
2011-11-04Mortgage $2,661,849 — from EAST 14 REALTY, LLC to PRUDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE, INC. $2,661,849
2004-09-30Agreement $9,000,000 — from EAST 14 REALTY, LLC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK $9,000,000
2004-09-30Mortgage $2,994,187 — from EAST 14 REALTY, LLC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK $2,994,187
2002-07-17Mortgage $6,225,000 — from EAST 14 REALTY LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $6,225,000
1998-10-08Mortgage $300,000 — from CS 14 STREET, L.P. to HELLER FINANCIAL, INC. $300,000
1997-04-24Mortgage $416,000 — from CS 14 STREET LP to HELLER FINANCIAL, INC. $416,000
1987-12-28Mortgage $1,325,000 — from 231-7 2ND AVE HSNG ETAL to CEHMICAL BANK $1,325,000

Ten-year activity

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2023
465
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201735300341
201891350550
201901130418
2020104015359
2021009703100
20220822304235
20230222206230
20240045906465
20253217105181
202610210325
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The full timeline

Construction 122Enforcement 79Housing & tenants 1,684Ownership & money 123Health & systems 48

Every one of the 2,056 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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