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686 2 Avenue

1,152Records
21City systems
0Open violations
2.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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1,152 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 747 311 service requests, 138 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 44 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1941
Floors6
Res. units83
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)303 EAST 37TH ST OWNERS CORP
BBL1009430001
BIN1021913

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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 82% 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 2.5. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-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

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

506 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (457) · Illegal Parking (18) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (7) · Dirty Condition (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Street Condition (3).

Filed construction activity

$4,889,309 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1941)
YesSix or more residential units (83)
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)303 EAST 37TH STREET OWNERS CORP
Head officerROBIN FIFELD
Managing agentTHE LOVETT CO LLC
Last registered2025-09-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$17,826,000 $8,021,700
2026$19,000,000 $8,550,000
2027$18,920,000 $8,514,000

The city's market estimate has risen 6% 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 2022 estimate: gross income $3,336,000 a year ($41.70 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,294,400 ($16.18 per sq ft), net operating income $2,041,600. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 95/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
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 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

SubwayGrand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 39 St — M15 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 39 St & 2 Ave · 450 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

686 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

506 311 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 JOHN B LOVETT — 119 buildings, 12,500 units. Grades across the portfolio: A99 · B17 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
150-38 Union Turnpike QN458 B
1020 Grand Concourse BX453 A
61-15 97 Street QN445 A
52-30 39 Drive QN442 A
345 East 80 Street MN328 A
220-55 46 Avenue QN314 A
18-05 215 Street QN289 A
166-25 Powells Cove Blvd QN237 A
7 Park Avenue MN236 A
42-65 Kissena Boulevard QN211 C
67-66 108 Street QN204 A
67-38 108 Street QN204 A
59-30 108 Street QN192 B
89-15 Parsons Boulevard QN189 B
110-20 71 Road QN187 A
67-27 Cloverdale Boulevard QN179 A
160-10 89 Avenue QN169 B
63-85 Woodhaven Boulevard QN164 A
520 East 81 Street MN163 A
74-02 34 Avenue QN161 A
64-34 102 Street QN160 A
100-25 Queens Boulevard QN157 A
85-09 151 Avenue QN150 A
69-10 108 Street QN141 A
172-70 Highland Avenue QN141 A
67-12 Yellowstone Blvd QN135 B
110-50 71 Road QN133 A
99-45 67 Road QN130 A
124-30 Queens Boulevard QN129 A
57 Montague Street BK128 A
67-71 Yellowstone Boulevard QN127 A
5-12 115 Street QN125 A
69-60 108 Street QN124 A
212-30 23 Avenue QN124 B
27-21 44 Drive QN120 A
67-35 Yellowstone Blvd QN120 A
84-49 168 Street QN120 B
175-45 88 Avenue QN115 A
71-12 162 Street QN114 B
76-36 113 Street QN113 A
6 Burns Street QN113 B
77-14 113 Street QN112 A
67-40 Yellowstone Blvd QN112 A
140 7 Avenue MN109 A
103-25 68 Avenue QN107 A
209 East 56 Street MN105 A
110-45 71 Road QN98 A
77-11 35 Avenue QN97 A
1530 East 8 Street BK91 A
88-11 34 Avenue QN90 A
23 5 Avenue MN90 A
88-10 34 Avenue QN90 A
86-11 34 Avenue QN90 A
87-10 34 Avenue QN90 A
68-20 Selfridge Street QN89 A
103-26 68 Avenue QN86 A
37-30 73 Street QN85 A
112-50 78 Avenue QN85 A
77-15 113 Street QN84 A
68-63 108 Street QN84 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2025-08-15 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-12RPTT&RET $510,000 — from MCKEON, MATTHEW T; FIFIELD, ROBIN to DIMECH, ERIK; DIMECH, EILEEN $510,000
2026-08-11RPTT&RET $513,000 — from GORMLEY, VALERIE; PHILLIPS, VALERIE to CHAKRAVARTY, MOULI $513,000
2026-08-05RPTT&RET $375,000 — from OF THE ESTATE OF JIM DEMETROPOULOS; OKSANA KULYNYCH, EXECUTRIX to DE JAEGHER, EMIEL D $375,000
2026-08-03Sold for $513,000 $513,000 $6,181
2026-07-30Sold for $510,000 $510,000 $6,145
2026-07-30Sold for $375,000 $375,000 $4,518
2026-07-15RPTT&RET $382,000 — from ZAROFF, CHARLES to LIM, MI JIN $382,000
2026-07-10Sold for $382,000 $382,000 $4,602
2026-07-07RPTT&RET $765,000 — from SCHLOSS, LAUREN; SCHLOSS, JONATHAN to WANG, ERIC $765,000
2026-06-30Sold for $765,000 $765,000 $9,217
2025-12-02RPTT&RET $725,000 — from WENDY HOOD, EXECUTRIX; ESTATE OF JACOB NEUFIELD to SUNG, LIHUA; LEELAWONG, MINDY $725,000
2025-11-18Sold for $725,000 $725,000 $8,735
2025-09-09RPTT&RET $560,000 — from SHARFF, WENDY L to DONG, WINNIE $560,000
2025-08-25Sold for $560,000 $560,000 $6,747
2025-08-15AL&R $3,600,000 — from 303 E 37 OWNERS CORP to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK NA $3,600,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
2023
251
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017052911449
201830176329
201900142218
20200186217
20215132010149
2022415010368
20239414141159
20242023973251
202551137143160
2026806110281
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The full timeline

Construction 63Enforcement 77Housing & tenants 808Ownership & money 171Health & systems 33

Every one of the 1,152 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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