204 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 56 DOB permits, 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 28 DOB job filings.
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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: Water Maintenance (3) · Derelict Vehicles (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Sewer Maintenance (1).
$98,976 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 (2) |
| 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) | 1053 SECOND AVENUE 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 | $2,988,000 | $1,344,600 |
| 2026 | $3,195,000 | $1,437,750 |
| 2027 | $3,834,000 | $1,725,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 56 St — M15 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 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.
1053 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 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: $620,000 on 1992-08-05 (lender: Arc Electric Co Incp.p. and Arc Electric Co. Incpsp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-07-23 | DEEDO $2,200,000 — from 7 BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEE, ANGELA TESE-MILNER to 1053 SECOND AVENUE LLC | $2,200,000 | |
| 1992-08-05 | Mortgage $620,000 — from 1053 REALTY CORP to LEPORE, MARY; ROWEN, ALAN; MINERVINI, JUNE V.; D'ANNA, JOHN; JANCZEWSKI, THADDEUS; MOSIELL | $620,000 | |
| 1988-11-14 | Mortgage $100,000 — from KOJIP CORPORATION to R G CAPITAL CORP | $100,000 | |
| 1988-07-26 | Mortgage $100,000 — from KOJIP CORPORATION to R G CAPITAL CORP | $100,000 | |
| 1987-01-29 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 1053 SECOND AVE BLDGCO to UNION CHELSEA NTL BK | $1,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 22 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Every one of the 204 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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