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949 2 Avenue

159Records
11City systems
0Open violations
20Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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159 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 81 311 service requests, 16 DOB permits, 12 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units2
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)AGIA REALTY,
BBL1013240124
BIN1038459

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 20. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (4) · Illegal Tree Damage (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Damaged Tree (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$279,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,279,000 $1,025,550
2026$2,324,000 $1,045,800
2027$2,226,000 $1,001,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Morning Star CafeAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 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

Subway51 St — 6 E F · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 50 St / 2 Av — M50 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 51 St & 2 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International
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

949 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

12 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 1998-08-26 (lender: Stamford Federal Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1998-08-26Mortgage $200,000 — from MALACOS, GEORGIA to STAMFORD FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $200,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170015217
201800426
201920529
202020215
202130317
2022243110
2023135110
2024116210
2025033410
202600123
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 81Ownership & money 12Health & systems 22

Every one of the 159 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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