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493 2 Avenue

621Records
16City systems
21Open violations
144.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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621 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 254 311 service requests, 112 HPD complaints, 84 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units18
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)493 2ND LLC
BBL1009080033
BIN1019882

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 144.8. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations21 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2020-10-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

35 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 7 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 26). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

89 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · Noise (11) · WATER LEAK (8) · ELECTRIC (6) · PLUMBING (5).

Filed construction activity

$119,830 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (18)
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)493 2ND LLC
Head officerChris DeAngelis
Managing agentChris DeAngelis
Last registered2025-10-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,623,000 $1,630,350
2026$3,981,000 $1,791,450
2027$3,938,000 $1,772,100

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
2nd Av PizzaPizzaA—
Peppa's Jerk ChickenSoul FoodA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: No Permit or License, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), 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).

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 — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 28 St — M15-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike2 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.

Report a problem to 311

493 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

89 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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: $1,476,481 on 2015-10-29 (lender: Capital One, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-10-29Mortgage $1,476,481 — from 493 2ND LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,476,481
2015-10-29Agreement $5,000,000 — from 493 2ND LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,000,000
2015-10-29AL&R $5,000,000 — from 493 2ND LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,000,000
2011-10-13Agreement $3,815,626 — from THE DIME SAVIGNS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 493 2ND LLC $3,815,626
2008-12-08Deed $3,850,000 — from CHANG'S FAMILY REALTY CORP. to 493 2ND LLC $3,850,000
2008-12-08AL&R $3,850,000 — from 493 2ND LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $3,850,000
2008-12-08Mortgage $3,850,000 — from 493 2ND LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $3,850,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703100215
201841260334
201900150116
202001380140
202104195129
202221110115
202321220227
202401570563
202500530558
202600775284
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The full timeline

Construction 66Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 464Ownership & money 30Health & systems 34

Every one of the 621 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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