406 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 103 311 service requests, 91 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 44 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 57% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 15.6. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 34 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 1999-07-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
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.
26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Noise (3) · Consumer Complaint (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1).
$12,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1960) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (44) |
| 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) | 649 2ND AVENUE OWNERS CORP |
| Head officer | MELINA SFAKIANAKI |
| Managing agent | VERITAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $615,149 | $276,817 |
| 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| 2027 | $703,149 | $316,417 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $1,193,057 a year ($50.44 per sq ft), operating expenses $323,810 ($13.69 per sq ft), net operating income $869,248. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | 33 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 36 St — M15 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 39 St & 2 Ave · 900 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.
649 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 |
26 311 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.
Managed by VERITAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 140 buildings, 5,208 units. Grades across the portfolio: A120 · B18. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 140 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | RPTT&RET $365,000 — from MEHRA, NIKHIL to GUZMAN DAQUIAL, IVAN KRISTHIANE | $365,000 | |
| 2026-09-04 | Sold for $365,000 | $365,000 | $8,295 |
| 2026-08-20 | RPTT&RET $270,000 — from CONTE, MARY; CONTE, CHRISTOPHER MARK; CONTE, CHRISTOPHER to WALKER, DANIEL | $270,000 | |
| 2026-08-11 | Sold for $270,000 | $270,000 | $6,136 |
| 2025-12-29 | RPTT&RET $250,000 — from SHAPIRO, AS EXECUTOR, JANE; THE ESTATE OF STEVEN PAROLY to GIL, PATRICIA | $250,000 | |
| 2025-12-18 | Sold for $250,000 | $250,000 | $5,682 |
| 2025-12-18 | Sold for $250,000 | $250,000 | $5,682 |
| 2025-08-22 | RPTT&RET $330,000 — from HALPENNY-KILLIP, AS COEXECUTOR, MARY; KILLIP, AS COEXECUTOR, MATTHEW E; THE ESTATE OF CHRI to PLOESSER, MARKUS | $330,000 | |
| 2025-08-15 | Sold for $330,000 | $330,000 | $7,500 |
| 2025-08-15 | Sold for $330,000 | $330,000 | $7,500 |
| 2025-07-24 | RPTT&RET $300,000 — from ESTATE OF GEORGE R. ABRAHAM; KATHERINE A. EVANS, EXECUTOR to ROSSI, JOHN A; PALMIERI, TONI A; ROSSI, HENRY R | $300,000 | |
| 2025-07-16 | Sold for $300,000 | $300,000 | $6,818 |
| 2025-07-16 | Sold for $300,000 | $300,000 | $6,818 |
| 2023-08-31 | RPTT&RET $270,000 — from 649 SECOND AVENUE OWNERS CORP. to BAXI, SUPRIYA; BAXI, RAKESH | $270,000 | |
| 2022-11-04 | Mortgage $250,000 — from 649 SECOND AVENUE OWNERS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $250,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 26 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 27 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 24 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 49 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 38 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 29 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
Every one of the 406 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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