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449 2 Avenue

344Records
17City systems
21Open violations
33.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10010 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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344 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 99 311 service requests, 81 HPD housing violations, 54 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10010
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units14
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)449 SECOND CORP
BBL1009060028
BIN1019832

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 33.9. In ZIP 10010, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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

Open HPD violations21 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 1977-11-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

6
’23–24
6
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Graffiti (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · Obstruction (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$94,000 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (14)
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)449 SECOND CORP
Head officerEric Schwartz
Managing agent449 SECOND CORP
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,034,000 $915,300
2026$2,212,000 $995,400
2027$2,344,000 $1,054,800

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Flavor's HouseSpanishAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled) · 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

Subway23 St-Baruch College — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 25 St — M15 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 25 St & 2 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray
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

449 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

16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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.

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017519318
20186425237
201900314
20205013220
202100819
202200909
20230219829
20240017320
2025004711
20260217221
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 244Ownership & money 12Health & systems 33

Every one of the 344 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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