304 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 196 311 service requests, 24 DOB permits, 20 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 45. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 11 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1986-10-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,780 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Missed Collection (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Graffiti (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Food Establishment (1).
$47,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 547 SECOND AVE REALTY CORP |
| Head officer | BILL CHENG |
| Managing agent | henry cheng |
| Last registered | 2026-04-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,615,000 | $1,176,750 |
| 2026 | $3,138,000 | $1,412,100 |
| 2027 | $3,766,000 | $1,694,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Moon | Chinese | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | 33 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 31 St — M15 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | 2 Ave & E 31 St · 250 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.
547 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $190,846 on 2000-02-17 (lender: Eastbank, N.A.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-02-17 | Mortgage $190,846 — from 547 SECOND AVENUE REALTY CORP. to EASTBANK, N.A. | $190,846 | |
| 1994-03-01 | Mortgage $350,000 — from 547 SECOND AVENUE REALTY CORP. to EASTBANK, N.A. | $350,000 | |
| 1984-01-10 | Mortgage $170,000 — from GRAMERCY SECOND AVEASC. to LEWENGOOD, SHIRLEY | $170,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 2 | 118 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Every one of the 304 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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