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513 2 Avenue

221Records
16City systems
3Open violations
4.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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221 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 77 311 service requests, 42 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 26 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1940
Floors6
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)513 SECOND AVENUE LLC
BBL1009090031
BIN1019899

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 76% 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 4.2. In ZIP 10016, 71% 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

Open HPD violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2000-08-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$350,480 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1940)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)513 SECOND AVENUE LLC
Head officerDANIELA SARRAF
Managing agentBLUESTONE REALTY
Last registered2025-10-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,137,000 $961,650
2026$2,341,000 $1,053,450
2027$2,399,000 $1,079,550

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sahara's Turkish CuisineTurkishBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 — M9 M15 M34-SBS M34A-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike2 Ave & E 29 St · 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

513 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

17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 BLUESTONE REALTY — 2 buildings, 62 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
155 East 88 Street MN50 A
513 2 Avenue MN12 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $23,560 on 2026-09-15 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-15Agreement $2,250,000 — from 513 SECOND AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,250,000
2026-09-15Mortgage $23,560 — from 513 SECOND AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $23,560
2019-09-06Mortgage $159,791 — from 513 SECOND AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $159,791
2019-09-06Agreement $2,600,000 — from 513 SECOND AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,600,000
2015-06-18Agreement $2,500,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA to 513 SECOND AVENUE LLC $2,500,000
2015-06-18Agreement $2,500,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA to 513 SECOND AVENUE LLC $2,500,000
2015-06-08Mortgage $2,033,328 — from 513 SECOND AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $2,033,328
2005-11-02Agreement $1,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to SARRAF, DANIELA $1,000,000
2005-11-02Mortgage $477,519 — from SARRAF, DANIELA to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $477,519
1999-05-25Mortgage $26,985 — from SARRAF, DANIELA to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $26,985
1988-08-05Mortgage $292,902 — from SARRAF, DANIELA to INDEPENDENCE SAVGS BANK $292,902
1983-05-26Mortgage $477,846 — from SARRAF, DANIELA to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBK $477,846
1983-05-26Agreement $477,846 — from SARRAF, DANIELA to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBK $477,846

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017007029
2018203038
20195112110
2020108009
202100200121
202200130013
20230170210
20249070218
20256080317
20265052315
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The full timeline

Construction 41Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 101Ownership & money 42Health & systems 22

Every one of the 221 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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