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685 2 Avenue

575Records
18City systems
21Open violations
1.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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575 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 252 311 service requests, 103 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 48 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1942
Floors6
Res. units47
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)24537 OWNERS CORP C/O ABC REALTY
BBL1009180025
BIN1020339

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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 88% 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 1.2. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations21 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1981-09-04.

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

74 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (26) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (14) · Illegal Parking (7) · Street Condition (4) · Damaged Tree (3) · Encampment (2).

Filed construction activity

$511,650 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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 (1942)
YesSix or more residential units (47)
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)24537 OWNERS CORP
Head officerFRANK RIBANDO
Managing agentABC REALTY
Last registered2025-11-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$12,175,000 $5,478,750
2026$10,971,000 $4,936,950
2027$12,290,000 $5,530,500

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $2,050,278 a year ($45.26 per sq ft), operating expenses $758,775 ($16.75 per sq ft), net operating income $1,291,503. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 23/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayGrand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 39 St — M15 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 39 St & 2 Ave · 450 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

685 2 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

74 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ABC REALTY — 64 buildings, 1,462 units. Grades across the portfolio: A49 · B7 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
66 Madison Avenue MN134 A
409 Edgecombe Avenue MN123 B
445 West 19 Street MN71 A
234 West 106 Street MN50 A
118 West 72 Street MN48 A
685 2 Avenue MN47 A
305 West 72 Street MN46 A
718 Broadway MN40 A
170 East 88 Street MN39 A
427 West Street MN38 A
142-41 Franklin Avenue QN38 B
30 East 95 Street MN37 A
140 West 58 Street MN35 A
234 West 21 Street MN35 A
303 Park Avenue South MN34 A
852 8 Avenue MN34 A
155 Perry Street MN31 A
104 Bedford Street MN30 A
9 Murray Street MN30 A
126 West 96 Street MN29 A
340 West 19 Street MN26 A
50 West 127 Street MN23 A
161 Perry Street MN21 A
161 West 10 Street MN20 A
205 West 84 Street MN19 A
318 West 106 Street MN19 A
241 West 19 Street MN19 A
252 West 20 Street MN18 A
417 East 78 Street MN16 A
419 East 78 Street MN16 A
59 West 8 Street MN16 B
144 9 Avenue MN16 A
421 East 78 Street MN16 A
319 West 42 Street MN14 A
76 West 82 Street MN12 A
78 West 82 Street MN12 A
442 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 A
307 West 20 Street MN12 C
560 West End Avenue MN12 B
120 East 85 Street MN12 A
291 Central Park West MN11 A
134 West 71 Street MN10 A
130 West 71 Street MN10 A
110 East 61 Street MN10 A
132 West 71 Street MN10 A
350 West 20 Street MN9 A
96 East 7 Street MN8 A
453 West 22 Street MN8 A
329 West 85 Street MN8 A
451 West 22 Street MN8 A
337 West 85 Street MN8 A
331 West 85 Street MN8 A
80 West 82 Street MN8 C
10 Gramercy Park South MN7 A
969 1 Avenue MN6 B
255 West 51 Street MN6 A
330 East 76 Street MN6 C
75 Lexington Avenue MN6 C
107-37 71 Avenue QN5 C
342 West 89 Street MN5 B

showing 60 of 64 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2015-12-18 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-10-12RPTT&RET $255,000 — from VALDIVIA, ALDO; HAMMONS , STANLEY to MCCABE, KATHLEEN $255,000
2023-05-08RPTT&RET $475,000 — from ESTATE OF DONNA MARIE HUGHES; SUZANNE HUGHES, AS ADMINISTRATOR to RUSSELLO, GIANNI $475,000
2023-04-21Sold for $475,000 $475,000 $10,106
2022-06-27RPTT $525,000 — from SHIM, PETER to KEOGH, FIONN $525,000
2022-05-25Sold for $525,000 $525,000 $11,170
2022-02-16RPTT&RET $515,000 — from ROSS, THOMAS M to YANG, TIFFANY $515,000
2022-02-03Sold for $515,000 $515,000 $10,957
2020-05-06RPTT&RET $539,000 — from MULHOLLAND, MARGARET ANN to PARK, SUSIE $539,000
2020-02-26Sold for $539,000 $539,000 $11,468
2019-12-05RPTT&RET $532,000 — from AHL, DETTA to WONG, WENJI; DOLAR, ROMMEL $532,000
2019-11-25Sold for $532,000 $532,000 $11,319
2019-09-03RPTT&RET $475,000 — from THOMAS ZELLEN, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF KATHLEEN DONNELLY to RUSSO, PASQUALINA $475,000
2019-08-21Sold for $475,000 $475,000 $10,106
2018-08-09RPTT&RET $340,000 — from MCCABE, KATHLEEN M to OUK, SAVENNA; DUONG, RATTANA $340,000
2018-07-19Sold for $340,000 $340,000 $7,234

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170084315
20183264318
201900326240
202010792230
202144170126
202283304146
202343623375
202411281334
202523180225
202620200123
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The full timeline

Construction 92Enforcement 47Housing & tenants 293Ownership & money 116Health & systems 27

Every one of the 575 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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