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1417 2 Avenue

563Records
13City systems
66Open violations
122.8Penalty rate

563 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 313 311 service requests, 94 HPD housing violations, 36 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1915
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)CHANG, GORDON
BBL1014280028
BIN1083895, 1083896

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 85% 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 122.8. In ZIP 10021, 81% 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 violations66 total — 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 22 class A. Oldest open since 1977-05-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

67 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (52) · Illegal Dumping (4) · Food Establishment (3) · Snow or Ice (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1915)
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)GORDON CHANG; YUNG FONG PEI
Head officerGORDON K CHANG
Managing agentLUCIA TUAN
Last registered2019-09-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,995,000 $897,750
2026$2,121,000 $954,450
2027$2,092,000 $941,400

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
A La TurkaTurkishA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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.

Getting around

Subway72 St — Q · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
77 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 75 St — M15 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 75 St & 3 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor
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

1417 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

67 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $60,000 on 1996-12-13 (lender: Asia Bank, NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1996-12-13Mortgage $60,000 — from PEI, YUNG-FONG; CHANG, GORDON to ASIA BANK, NA $60,000
1996-09-23Mortgage $108,682 — from TUAN, LUCIA; PEI, YUNG-FONG; CHANG, GORDON to ASIA BANK, NA $108,682
1996-09-23Mortgage $550,000 — from TUAN, LUCIA to CHANG, GORDON; ASIA BANK, NA; PEI, YUNG-FONG $550,000
1992-01-09Mortgage $353,246 — from CHANG, GORDON; YUNG-FONG, PEI to ASIA BANK N.A. $353,246
1988-01-26Mortgage $700,000 — from AMOR ASSOCIATES to CHINESE AMERICAN BK $700,000
1986-10-16Mortgage $500,000 — from AMOR ASSOCIATES to REE, MEI HUA CHEN; REE, MIN DH $500,000
1983-04-08Mortgage $300,000 — from 1417 SECOND AVE. CORP. to JAPAN LEASING (USA),INC. $300,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170214218
20180249253
20190415120
20200462470
20210123024
20220216018
20230739147
20241123126
20250270173
20260017017
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 62Housing & tenants 449Ownership & money 30Health & systems 17

Every one of the 563 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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