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1171 2 Avenue

442Records
17City systems
11Open violations
180.8Penalty rate

442 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 176 311 service requests, 75 HPD complaints, 55 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10065
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1171 AND 1173 2ND AVENUE LLC
BBL1014160026
BIN1078355, 1078356

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 180.8. In ZIP 10065, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations11 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2017-09-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

51 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 23 · winter 2025–26: 24 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

88 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (24) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (8) · PLUMBING (7) · WATER LEAK (6) · Food Establishment (5).

Filed construction activity

$6,199 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)1171 AND 1173 2ND AVENUE LLC
Head officerROBERT JAFFE
Managing agent1171 AND 1173 2ND AVENUE LLC
Last registered2025-07-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,164,000 $1,873,800
2026$4,248,000 $1,911,600
2027$3,861,000 $1,737,450

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SubwaySandwichesAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Spoiled) · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 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.

Getting around

SubwayLexington Av/63 St — M Q · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 61 St — M15 · 350 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & E 62 St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: East Side Elementary School, PS 267
Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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

1171 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

88 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 24 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,000,000 on 2015-11-17 (lender: Signature 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-11AL&R $5,000,000 — from 1169 2ND AVE LLC; 1171 AND 1173 2ND AVENUE LLC to ESQUIRE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,000,000
2025-12-11Agreement $5,000,000 — from 1169 2ND AVE LLC; 1171 AND 1173 2ND AVENUE LLC to ESQUIRE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,000,000
2015-11-17AL&R $8,000,000 — from 1169 2ND AVE LLC; 1171 AND 1173 2ND AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $8,000,000
2015-11-17Mortgage $8,000,000 — from 1171 AND 1173 2ND AVENUE LLC; 1169 2ND AVE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $8,000,000
2015-05-29Deed $7,750,000 — from HALLE CAPITAL LLC to 1171 AND 1173 2ND AVENUE LLC $7,750,000
2011-06-07Agreement $2,500,000 — from HALLE CAPITAL LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $2,500,000
2008-03-31Agreement $2,500,000 — from HALLE CAPITAL LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $2,500,000
2003-04-22Mortgage $1,480,159 — from HALLE CAPITAL LLC to BANK OF NEW YORK $1,480,159
2003-04-22DEEDO $4,550,000 — from 1171 SECOND LLC to HALLE CAPITAL LLC $4,550,000
1997-09-19Mortgage $652,864 — from 1171 SECOND LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK OFNEW YORK $652,864
1982-02-25Mortgage $600,000 — from 1171 SECOND CO. to WINSTON, JAY; FRANK, RUTH $600,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702110215
2018006039
201900130316
202000140216
20210090211
20224060111
202301820386
202403412349
202504614170
202602450451
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 32Housing & tenants 320Ownership & money 34Health & systems 29

Every one of the 442 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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