638 recorded events, 1899–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 278 311 service requests, 57 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 54 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 88% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.4. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-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.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
44 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Encampment (4) · Missed Collection (3) · Food Poisoning (3) · Taxi Complaint (3).
$239,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1959) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (119) |
| 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) | KBL 51ST STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| Head officer | PETER LEVENSON |
| Managing agent | KIBEL COMPANIES LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $26,340,000 | $11,853,000 |
| 2026 | $31,645,000 | $14,240,250 |
| 2027 | $37,080,000 | $16,686,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 41% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 2/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Smith | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (0 in the last three years).
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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 50 St / 2 Av — M50 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 51 St & 2 Ave · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Shared bike route 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.
956 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 |
44 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.
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 KIBEL COMPANIES LLC — 9 buildings, 1,509 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 604 2 Avenue | MN | 355 | A |
| 354 West 34 Street | MN | 252 | A |
| 351 East 84 Street | MN | 180 | A |
| 85 John Street | MN | 160 | A |
| 42-45 Main Street | QN | 157 | B |
| 42-60 Main Street | QN | 142 | B |
| 956 2 Avenue | MN | 119 | A |
| 141-40 84 Drive | QN | 72 | A |
| 65-74 Wetherole Street | QN | 72 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2026-06-05 (lender: PNC Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | Agreement $18,500,000 — from KBL 51ST STRRET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $18,500,000 | |
| 2026-06-05 | Mortgage $500,000 — from KBL 51ST STRRET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $500,000 | |
| 2016-06-09 | Agreement $18,000,000 — from KBL 51ST STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $18,000,000 | |
| 2016-06-09 | Mortgage $12,066,013 — from KBL 51ST STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $12,066,013 | |
| 2006-08-09 | Agreement $7,000,000 — from KBL 51ST STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to ARCS COMMERICAL MORTGAGE CO., L.P. | $7,000,000 | |
| 2006-08-09 | Mortgage $1,807,444 — from KBL 51ST STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to ARCS COMMERICAL MORTGAGE CO., L.P. | $1,807,444 | |
| 1998-10-07 | Mortgage $3,362,991 — from KBL 51ST STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $3,362,991 | |
| 1991-01-16 | Mortgage $468,059 — from KIBEL, HENRY to JAMAICA SAVINGS BANK | $468,059 | |
| 1986-01-27 | Mortgage $911,912 — from KIBEL, HENRY to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK | $911,912 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 29 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 31 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 41 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 31 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 32 |
| 2024 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 40 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 33 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
Every one of the 638 recorded events, 1899–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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