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1261 2 Avenue

1,827Records
21City systems
31Open violations
16.8Penalty rate

1,827 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 723 311 service requests, 371 HPD complaints, 154 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10065
Built1979
Floors45
Res. units322
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)265 EAST 66TH LLC
BBL1014210021
BIN1043873, 1085167, 1085168, 1085169, 1085170, 1085171, 1085172, 1085173, 1085174, 1085175, 1085176, 1085177

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 16.8. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations31 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2024-12-06.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

417 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 388 · winter 2026–27: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

10
’24–25
388
’25–26
6
’26–27

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

$7,499 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

508 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (207) · Illegal Parking (76) · Noise (45) · PLUMBING (40) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (21) · Elevator (18).

Filed construction activity

$8,634,820 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (36 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1979)
YesSix or more residential units (322)
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)265 EAST 66TH LLC
Head officerJOSHUA GOTLIB
Managing agentGO RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$138,824,000 $62,470,800
2026$147,591,000 $66,415,950
2027$168,001,000 $75,600,450

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 2/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (2 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

Subway72 St — Q · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Lexington Av/63 St — M Q · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 67 St / 2 Av — M66 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 65 St & 2 Ave · 400 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

1261 2 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

508 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 207 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by GO RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT LLC — 5 buildings, 1,940 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
626 1 Avenue MN761 A
530 East 73 Street MN414 A
1261 2 Avenue MN322 B
419 East 60th Street MN234 A
1113 York Avenue MN209 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $41,550,000 on 2015-09-15 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-05-01ASPM $148,800,000 — from 265 EAST 66TH STREET HAMILTON LLC; 65 EAST 66TH LLC; GOTLIB, JOSHUA; TOWNHOUSE COMPANY II, to WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITI $148,800,000
2023-05-01Deed $402,625,000 — from TOWNHOUSE COMPANY II, L.L.C. to 265 EAST 66TH HAMILTON LLC; 265 EAST 66TH LLC $402,625,000
2023-04-20Sold for $402,625,000 $402,625,000 $1,250,388
2021-01-15Agreement $148,800,000 — from TOWNHOUSE COMPANY II, L.L.C. to WALKER & DUNLOP LLC $148,800,000
2020-09-11Agreement $148,800,000 — from TOWNHOUSE COMPANY II, LLC to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC $148,800,000
2015-09-15Agreement $181,000,000 — from TOWNHOUSE COMPANY II, L.L.C. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $181,000,000
2015-09-15Mortgage $41,550,000 — from TOWNHOUSE COMPANY II, L.L.C. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $41,550,000
2006-09-25Agreement $139,450,000 — from TOWNHOUSE COMPANY, L.L.C., to WACHOVIA MULTIFAMILY CAPITAL, INC., $139,450,000
2006-09-25Mortgage $66,350,000 — from TOWNHOUSE COMPANY, L.L.C., to WACHOVIA MULTIFAMILY CAPITAL, INC., $66,350,000
2005-01-19Mortgage $22,600,000 — from TOWNHOUSE COMPANY, L.L.C. to AMERICAN PROPERTY FINANCING, INC. $22,600,000
2005-01-19Agreement $73,100,000 — from TOWNHOUSE COMPANY, L.L.C. to AMERICAN PROPERTY FINANCING, INC. $73,100,000
1996-11-19Mortgage $8,950,000 — from TOWNHOUSE COMPANY, L.L.C. to FLEET BANK $8,950,000
1996-11-19Mortgage $60,000,000 — from TOWNHOUSE COMPANY, L.L.C. to FLEET BANK $60,000,000
1990-03-27Mortgage $24,300,000 — from SOLOW, SHELDON H.; SECOND AVE PROPERTIES CP to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKNA $24,300,000
1982-04-02Mortgage $2,550,000 — from SECOND AVE.PROPERTIES CP; SOLOW, SHELDON H. to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKNA $2,550,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174292701676
2018213200742
2019321130744
202006185736
202102442553
202235231335
202373555474
202435420353
20250926104274
2026926572013620
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The full timeline

Construction 161Enforcement 299Housing & tenants 1,186Ownership & money 103Health & systems 78

Every one of the 1,827 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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