534 recorded events, 1990–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 141 311 service requests, 128 DOB permits, 81 DOB job filings.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 55% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 4.9. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$20,685 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
86 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (30) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (16) · Illegal Parking (12) · General Construction/Plumbing (10) · Street Condition (5) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (3).
$473,228 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (47 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2024) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (157) |
| 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) | NEW SECOND AVENUE OWNER LLC |
| Head officer | DAVID BRAUSE |
| Managing agent | ROSE PROPERTY MGMT GRP LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-04-06 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,990,000 | $2,245,500 |
| 2026 | $4,990,000 | $2,245,500 |
| 2027 | $34,962,000 | $15,732,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 601% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (2 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 39 St — M15 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 39 St & 2 Ave · 100 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.
729 2nd 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 |
86 311 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.
Managed by ROSE PROPERTY MGMT GRP LLC — 198 buildings, 24,128 units. Grades across the portfolio: A148 · B26 · C8 · D2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 198 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $16,892,027 on 2024-02-13 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-13 | Mortgage $58,107,973 — from NEW SECOND AVENUE OWNER LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $58,107,973 | |
| 2024-02-13 | Mortgage $16,892,027 — from NEW SECOND AVENUE OWNER LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $16,892,027 | |
| 2022-07-08 | Deed $8,350,000 — from BRAUSE SECOND AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC to NEW SECOND AVENUE OWNER LLC | $8,350,000 | |
| 2022-06-14 | Sold for $8,350,000 | $8,350,000 | $53,185 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2022 | 55 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 66 |
| 2023 | 37 | 24 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 97 |
| 2024 | 44 | 35 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 125 |
| 2025 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 71 |
| 2026 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
Every one of the 534 recorded events, 1990–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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