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604 2 Avenue

1,564Records
20City systems
0Open violations
0.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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1,564 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 642 311 service requests, 225 DOB permits, 136 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1974
Floors36
Res. units355
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)HKAL 34TH STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
BBL1009390001
BIN1078843

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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 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.4. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

83 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (14) · Noise (13) · Homeless Person Assistance (11) · Illegal Parking (8) · Encampment (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5).

Filed construction activity

$34,508,771 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (70 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1974)
YesSix or more residential units (355)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)HKAL 34TH STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Head officerPETER LEVENSON
Managing agentTHE KIBEL COMPANY
Last registered2025-08-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$103,247,000 $46,461,150
2026$116,916,000 $52,612,200
2027$134,736,000 $60,631,200

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 64/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chipotle Mexican GrillTex-MexAMice evidence
Nonna Dora'sItalianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

4 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · 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 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 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.

Getting around

Subway33 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 34 St — M15 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 33 St & 1 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The River School
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

604 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

83 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by KIBEL COMPANIES LLC — 9 buildings, 1,509 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
604 2 Avenue MN355 A
354 West 34 Street MN252 A
351 East 84 Street MN180 A
85 John Street MN160 A
42-45 Main Street QN157 B
42-60 Main Street QN142 B
956 2 Avenue MN119 A
141-40 84 Drive QN72 A
65-74 Wetherole Street QN72 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $22,495,770 on 2021-06-16 (lender: Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-06-16Mortgage $22,495,771 — from HKAL 34TH STREET LP to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. $22,495,771
2021-06-16Agreement $75,000,000 — from HKAL 34TH STREET LP to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. $75,000,000
2021-06-16AL&R $75,000,000 — from HKAL 34TH STREET LP to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. $75,000,000
2017-06-05Mortgage $12,000,000 — from HKAL 34TH STREET LP to PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $12,000,000
2011-08-08Mortgage $3,643,300 — from HKAL 34TH STREET LP, to PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,643,300
2011-08-08Agreement $51,000,000 — from HKAL 34TH STREET LP, to PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $51,000,000
2003-10-06Mortgage $6,500,000 — from HKAL 34TH STREET LP to ARCS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CO., L.P. $6,500,000
2002-05-08Mortgage $17,000 — from HKAL 34TH STREET LP; HENRY 85 LLC to ARCS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CO, LP. $17,000
2002-05-08Mortgage $13,000,000 — from HKAL 34TH STREET LP; HENRY 85 LLC to ARCS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CO, L.P. $13,000,000
2002-05-08Mortgage $4,950,931 — from HKAL 34TH STREET LP to ARCS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CO, L.P. $4,950,931
1987-12-24Mortgage $11,938,387 — from KIBEL, HENRY; LEVENSON, ANITA to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKNA $11,938,387

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
185
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172212432281
2018250580891
201925810189
2020147480473
2021304126102172
202282115303185
2023215291763
2024125300451
202591290948
202651280943
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The full timeline

Construction 370Enforcement 195Housing & tenants 826Ownership & money 112Health & systems 61

Every one of the 1,564 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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