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605 2 Avenue

192Records
17City systems
11Open violations
15Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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192 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 311 service requests, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 19 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)605 2ND AVENUE REALTY LLC
BBL1009140027
BIN1020121

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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 53% 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 15. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations11 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1996-05-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Food Establishment (2) · Sewer Maintenance (1).

Filed construction activity

$114,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)605 2ND AVENUE REALTY, LLC
Head officerERIC Y SZETO
Managing agent605 2ND AVENUE REALTY, LLC
Last registered2026-07-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,545,000 $1,145,250
2026$3,054,000 $1,374,300
2027$3,424,000 $1,540,800

The city's market estimate has risen 35% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Charlotte CafeAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 4 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

Subway33 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 33 St — M15-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike2 Ave & E 31 St · 550 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

605 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

7 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $199,904 on 2013-09-07 (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
2017-09-20Deed $2,633,000 — from 203 E 94 STREET REALTY, LLC to 605 2ND AVENUE REALTY LLC $2,633,000
2017-08-11Sold for $2,633,000 $2,633,000 $438,833
2015-06-30Deed $6,500,000 — from HHR DEVELOPMENT CORP. to 203 E 94 STREET REALTY, LLC $6,500,000
2013-09-07Agreement $2,340,000 — from HHR DEVELOPMENT CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,340,000
2013-09-07Agreement $2,340,000 — from HHR DEVELOPMENT CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,340,000
2013-09-07Mortgage $199,905 — from HHR DEVELOPMENT CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $199,905
2009-10-30Mortgage $1,122,878 — from HHR DEVELOPMENT CORP. to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $1,122,878
2009-10-30Agreement $2,300,000 — from HHR DEVELOPMENT CORP. to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $2,300,000
2009-10-30AL&R $2,300,000 — from HHR DEVELOPMENT CORP. to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $2,300,000
2002-02-28Mortgage $134,804 — from HHR DEVELOPMENT CORP. to COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC. $134,804
2000-05-10Mortgage $1,190,000 — from HHR DEVELOPMENT CORP. to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $1,190,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171073213
20180080311
20193910114
202061120120
2021212005
202250230028
2023016029
2024024028
2025001034
2026015039
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 76Ownership & money 21Health & systems 23

Every one of the 192 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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