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1049 2 Avenue

128Records
11City systems
0Open violations
3.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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128 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 44 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 27 311 service requests, 11 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)CHU, RICHARD
BBL1013290023
BIN1038582

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% 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 3.3. 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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (3) · Noise (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1).

Filed construction activity

$32,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1900)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Richard Chu
Last registered2025-09-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,101,000 $306,060
2026$5,799,000 $347,940
2027$5,628,000 $337,680

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Grand Sichuan EasternChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway51 St — 6 E F · 800 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
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 56 St — M15 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 55 St & 2 Ave · 150 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

1049 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

6 311 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: $300,000 on 2024-07-18 (lender: Hanmi Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-02Agreement $300,000 — from CHU, RICHARD to HANMI BANK $300,000
2024-07-18AL&R $300,000 — from CHU, RICHARD to HANMI BANK $300,000
2024-07-18Mortgage $300,000 — from CHU, RICHARD to HANMI BANK $300,000
2004-09-27Mortgage $243,391 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC $243,391
2004-09-27Agreement $650,000 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC $650,000
1998-08-27Mortgage $800,000 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to GREENPOINT BANK $800,000
1994-11-09Mortgage $1,125,000 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to ITT SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE CORP. $1,125,000
1989-03-16Mortgage $200,000 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to CHINESE AMERICAN ETAL $200,000
1986-12-16Mortgage $245,000 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to BANK OF EAST ASIA $245,000
1985-04-30Mortgage $400,000 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to CHAN, KAI CHIU $400,000
1985-01-29Mortgage $400,000 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to AMALGAMATED BK/N.Y. $400,000
1985-01-29Mortgage $255,000 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to DOMINION FINANCIAL CP. $255,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701023
201803036
201904015
202000022
202101012
202204037
2023072413
202404217
202523038
202603126
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 38Ownership & money 45Health & systems 26

Every one of the 128 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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