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838 2 Avenue

118Records
13City systems
0Open violations
3.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10017 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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118 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 17 ECB/OATH violations, 15 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10017
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)KANAMORI AMERICA INC.
BBL1013370051
BIN1038764

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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 10017, 83% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (1) · Snow or Ice (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$507,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (3)
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)KANAMORI AMERICA INC
Head officerKENJI ASAZUMA
Managing agentNEW YORK ZONE PROPERTY INC
Last registered2025-09-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,542,000 $1,143,900
2026$2,711,000 $1,219,950
2027$3,253,000 $1,463,850

The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Aji SushiJapaneseAMice 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).

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

SubwayGrand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
51 St — 6 E F · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 46 St — M15 · 400 ft
Citi BikeE 44 St & 2 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The River School
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

838 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

3 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by NEW YORK ZONE PROPERTY INC — 12 buildings, 89 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B1 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
159 West 85 Street MN20 A
250 West 102 Street MN10 A
248 West 102 Street MN10 A
45 West 55 Street MN10 A
311 6 Avenue BK8 A
447 West 22 Street MN7 A
401 12 Street BK6 B
449 West 22 Street MN5 A
163 West 85 Street MN4 C
1001 Lorimer Street BK3 C
627 Carroll Street BK3 A
838 2 Avenue MN3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,200,000 on 2022-03-08 (lender: Maxim Credit Group, LLC), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-05-04Deed $4,200,000 — from 838 2ND AVE LLC to KANAMORI AMERICA INC. $4,200,000
2023-04-18Sold for $4,200,000 $4,200,000 $1,400,000
2022-03-08AL&R $5,200,000 — from 424 W BROADWAY LLC; 838 2ND AVE LLC to MAXIM CREDIT GROUP, LLC $5,200,000
2022-03-08Mortgage $5,200,000 — from 424 W BROADWAY LLC; 838 2ND AVE LLC to MAXIM CREDIT GROUP, LLC $5,200,000
2021-07-22Deed $2,788,425 — from PALM MANAGEMENT CORPORATION to 838 2ND AVE LLC $2,788,425
2021-07-14Sold for $2,788,425 $2,788,425 $929,475
2017-12-06Agreement $500,000 — from PALM MANAGEMENT CORPORATION; PALM MANAGEMENT CORP. to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $500,000
2017-12-06M&CON $4,300,000 — from PALM MANAGEMENT CORPORATION; PALM MANAGEMENT CORP. to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $4,300,000
2016-02-18M&CON $4,000,000 — from PALM MANAGEMENT CORPORATION; PALM MANAGEMENT CORP. to BANK OF AMERICA N.A. $4,000,000
2013-04-03M&CON $3,000,000 — from PALM MANAGEMENT CORP.; PALM MANAGEMENT CORPORATION to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $3,000,000
2008-09-03M&CON $500,000 — from PALM MANAGEMENT CORP.; PALM MANAGEMENT CORPORATION to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $500,000
2008-09-03M&CON $3,000,000 — from PALM MANAGEMENT CORP.; PALM MANAGEMENT CORPORATION to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $3,000,000
2004-02-11Mortgage $300,000 — from A/K/A PALM MANAGEMENT CORP.; PALM MANAGEMENT CORPORATION to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $300,000
2004-02-11Mortgage $700,000 — from A/K/A PALM MANAGEMENT CORP.; PALM MANAGEMENT CORPORATION to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $700,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002215
2018003025
2019081009
202021010013
20218476025
20228032013
20231044211
2024004015
2025001012
2026002024
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 33Ownership & money 27Health & systems 12

Every one of the 118 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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