347 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 116 311 service requests, 69 HPD complaints, 38 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% 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 39.8. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 15 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1990-03-13. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Graffiti (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · PLUMBING (1) · Plumbing (1).
$462,330 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 489 SECOND AVENUE LLC |
| Head officer | PETER L GIAIMO |
| Managing agent | jpj realty corp |
| Last registered | 2026-07-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,940,000 | $873,000 |
| 2026 | $1,968,000 | $885,600 |
| 2027 | $2,176,000 | $979,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
| Subway | 28 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 28 St — M15-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | 2 Ave & E 29 St · 400 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.
489 2 Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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.
Managed by JPJ REALTY CORP — 2 buildings, 30 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 489 2 Avenue | MN | 16 | B |
| 637 10 Avenue | MN | 14 | A |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 26 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 43 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 30 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
Every one of the 347 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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