178 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 81 311 service requests, 14 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 14 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-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.
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Dumpster Complaint (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Street Light Condition (1).
$10,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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) | 979 SECOND AVENUE LLC |
| Head officer | ELIAS TSINIAS |
| Managing agent | FARHAT REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,606,000 | $1,622,700 |
| 2026 | $3,926,000 | $1,766,700 |
| 2027 | $4,711,000 | $2,119,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | 51 St — 6 E F · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 54 St — M15 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 51 St & 2 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Protected bike path mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
979 2 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 |
8 311 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 FARHAT REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 39 buildings, 608 units. Grades across the portfolio: A31 · B7 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| West 133 Street | MN | 88 | A |
| 570 West End Avenue | MN | 76 | B |
| 2750 Olinville Avenue | BX | 66 | B |
| 203 West 87 Street | MN | 39 | A |
| 259 Elizabeth Street | MN | 26 | A |
| 324 West 96 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 205 East 124 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 245 West 115 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 3165 Broadway | MN | 20 | A |
| 458 West 20 Street | MN | 19 | A |
| 120 West 78 Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 82 Downing Street | BK | 17 | A |
| 164 West 74th Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 125 West 56 Street | MN | 11 | A |
| 120 11 Avenue | MN | 10 | A |
| 469 Broome Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 368 West 23 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 169 Avenue C | MN | 8 | A |
| 224 East 18 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 167 Avenue C | MN | 8 | A |
| 165 Avenue C | MN | 8 | A |
| 148 Greene Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 136 West 17 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 53-30 Skillman Avenue | QN | 7 | B |
| 103 West 118 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 96 Avenue C | MN | 6 | A |
| 241 Lafayette Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 36 West 22 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 650 East 6th Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 45 Greene Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 51 Greene Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 113 Columbia Heights | BK | 5 | C |
| 10 East 22 Street | MN | 4 | B |
| 355 West 87 Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 43 West 21 Street | MN | 3 | B |
| 208 Lenox Avenue | MN | 3 | A |
| 146 Greene Street | MN | 3 | A |
| 979 2 Avenue | MN | 3 | A |
| 163 Charles Street | MN | 3 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $763,605 on 2018-06-21 (lender: Alma Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-21 | Mortgage $763,605 — from 979 SECOND AVENUE LLC to ALMA BANK | $763,605 | |
| 2018-06-21 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from 979 SECOND AVENUE LLC to ALMA BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2010-04-27 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from 979 SECOND AVENUE LLC to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2010-04-27 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 979 SECOND AVENUE LLC to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2010-04-27 | Deed $3,000,000 — from GILBERT, HARRY; GILBERT & GILBERT, A NEW YORK PARTNERSHI; GILBERT, FREDERICK RICHARD to 979 SECOND AVENUE LLC | $3,000,000 | |
| 1985-12-03 | Mortgage $499,000 — from GILBERT, SUE; GILBERT, HARRY to FOURTH FDL SAVGS & ETC. | $499,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Every one of the 178 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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