322 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 124 311 service requests, 45 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 34 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 77% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 4. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-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.
42 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (22) · Noise (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Panhandling (3) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Graffiti (1).
$105,360 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 1045 SECOND AVE LLC |
| Head officer | LORI BUCHBINDER |
| Managing agent | BUCHBINDER & WARREN LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,227,000 | $1,902,150 |
| 2026 | $5,483,000 | $2,467,350 |
| 2027 | $5,845,000 | $2,630,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 38% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spice Mantra | Indian | B | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 56 St — M15 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 55 St & 2 Ave · 150 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.
1045 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
42 311 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 BUCHBINDER & WARREN LLC — 106 buildings, 2,394 units. Grades across the portfolio: A90 · B8 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 106 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,368,966 on 2008-09-15 (lender: Washington Mututal Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-10 | Agreement $3,990,643 — from 1045 SECOND AVE. L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $3,990,643 | |
| 2018-09-10 | AL&R $3,990,643 — from 1045 SECOND AVE. L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $3,990,643 | |
| 2008-09-15 | Agreement $4,500,000 — from 1045 SECOND AVE, L.L.C. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $4,500,000 | |
| 2008-09-15 | Agreement $4,500,000 — from 1045 SECOND AVE, L.L.C. to WASHINGTON MUTUTAL BANK | $4,500,000 | |
| 2008-09-15 | Mortgage $2,368,967 — from 1045 SECOND AVE, L.L.C. to WASHINGTON MUTUTAL BANK | $2,368,967 | |
| 1999-02-10 | Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 1045 SECOND AVE. L.L.C. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK | $1,200,000 | |
| 1997-07-28 | Mortgage $1,300,000 — from 1045 SECOND AVE. L.L.C. to BANK LEUMI TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK | $1,300,000 | |
| 1986-11-17 | Mortgage $681,619 — from 55 ASSOCIATES to AMERICAN SAVINGS BK,FSB | $681,619 | |
| 1983-03-07 | Mortgage $700,000 — from 55 ASSOCIATES to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK | $700,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 25 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 25 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
Every one of the 322 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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