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323 2 Avenue

886Records
19City systems
18Open violations
9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: Gramercy
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886 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 177 311 service requests, 137 DOB permits, 130 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1929
Floors16
Res. units105
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)242 APARTMENT CORP
BBL1008990032
BIN1019591

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations18 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 1997-06-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

$5,620 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

54 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Encampment (7) · Lead (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Plumbing (2).

Filed construction activity

$2,469,095 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (32 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 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (105)
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)242 APARTMENT CORP
Head officerJeff Dryfoos
Managing agentVINTAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES
Last registered2024-12-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$35,815,000 $16,116,750
2026$40,300,000 $18,135,000
2027$41,983,000 $18,892,350

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $6,519,168 a year ($47.08 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,216,905 ($16.01 per sq ft), net operating income $4,302,263. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 28/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO6FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
L'AngelettoItalianA—
MoncheriCoffee/TeaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 20 St — M15 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 20 St & 2 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 040 Augustus Saint-Gaudens
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

323 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

54 311 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 VINTAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES — 20 buildings, 1,972 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B8 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3020 Avenue Y BK357 B
661 East 181 Street BX281 C
140 Cadman Plaza West BK250 A
485 Lenox Avenue MN160 A
1950 Hutchinson Rvr Py E BX158 B
2659 West 36 Street BK157 B
323 2 Avenue MN105 B
1250 Ocean Parkway BK95 A
420 East 58 Street MN75 A
1200 Gravesend Neck Road BK69 B
720 East 31 Street BK62 A
332 West 86 Street MN45 A
344 West 23 Street MN44 A
162 West 22 Street MN42 A
140 West 10 Street MN38 A
249 East 52 Street MN15 A
671-05 Burns Street QN5 B
67-107 Burns Street QN5 B
67-109 Burns Street QN5 B
142 West 10 Street MN4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,900,898 on 2021-04-22 (lender: Oceanfirst Bank N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-30Sold for $1,195,000 $1,195,000 $11,381
2026-07-07RPTT&RET $1,665,000 — from STIERLI, MARTINO to PEREZ, FERNANDA DEL CARMEN PENFOLD; HARRISON, GRIFFIN R $1,665,000
2026-06-30Sold for $1,665,000 $1,665,000 $15,857
2026-06-01RPTT&RET $1,700,000 to LAIRD, MATTHEW; PERES, YAEL $1,700,000
2026-05-12Sold for $1,700,000 $1,700,000 $16,190
2026-04-28RPTT&RET $1,675,000 — from EUSTACE, PAUL; BOUZITAT, JULIEN to THE LANE STERLING KIZZIAH IRREVOCABLE TR; BARBARA MALOTT KIZZIAH, TRUSTEE $1,675,000
2026-04-17Sold for $1,675,000 $1,675,000 $15,952
2026-03-27RPTT&RET $1,800,000 — from SALIZZONI, BREANA; SALIZZONI, CHRISTOPHER to SALIZZONI, BREANA $1,800,000
2026-03-19Sold for $1,800,000 $1,800,000 $17,143
2025-12-31RPTT&RET $1,994,999 — from SIMON, AMY to BRENHOUSE, SHAWN; BRENHOUSE, REBECCA $1,994,999
2025-12-22Sold for $1,994,999 $1,994,999 $19,000
2025-10-28RPTT&RET $955,000 — from NICHOLS, PETER to EUSTACE, PAUL; BOUZITAT, JULIEN $955,000
2025-09-30Sold for $955,000 $955,000 $9,095
2025-07-22RPTT&RET $1,030,000 — from HITTMEYER, SUSAN to ROMANO, NICHLAS MICHAEL; MORAND, MICHELLE ALICE $1,030,000
2025-06-18RPTT&RET $940,000 — from SARKA ZOHA, EXECUTRIX; GEORGE REIMANN MD ESTATE to BOKUNEWICZ, JANE DR.; BOKUNEWICZ, ADAM $940,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20179258226
201812492431
201943613228
2020652171453
20211414531524120
202289646592
202372134632
2024510188344
2025452913859
2026812211143
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The full timeline

Construction 229Enforcement 118Housing & tenants 285Ownership & money 177Health & systems 77

Every one of the 886 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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