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1491 2 Avenue

483Records
19City systems
2Open violations
5.2Penalty rate

483 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 137 311 service requests, 94 HPD housing violations, 66 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10075
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units25
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)270 EAST 78TH STREET,
BBL1014320025
BIN1044111

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 73% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5.2. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2022-10-05.

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

32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Illegal Parking (8) · Rodent (2) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Snow or Ice (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2).

Filed construction activity

$817,120 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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)
YesSix or more residential units (25)
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)270 E 78TH ST LLC
Head officerJOHN K RAPP
Managing agentJUNCTION MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,712,000 $3,920,400
2026$10,270,000 $4,621,500
2027$10,081,000 $4,536,450

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
CalexicoMexicanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading) · 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.

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

Subway77 St — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
72 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 78 St — M15 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 78 St & 2 Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
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

1491 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

32 311 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 JUNCTION MANAGEMENT — 4 buildings, 49 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1491 2 Avenue MN25 A
1059 2 Avenue MN12 A
1065 1 Avenue MN6 A
1420 2 Avenue MN6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $321,659 on 2019-12-05 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-10-26AL&R $21,203,208 — from NINETEEN MON LLC; GALLERY 77 ASSOCIATES LLC; JUNAR ASSOCIATES LLC; ALLIANCE 77 LLC; 2009-2 to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $21,203,208
2020-10-26Agreement $21,203,208 — from 2009-2019, LLC; GALLERY 77 ASSOCIATES LLC; NINETEEN MON LLC; JUNAR ASSOCIATES LLC; ALLIANC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $21,203,208
2019-12-05Mortgage $321,659 — from 270 EAST 78TH STREET LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $321,659
2019-12-05Agreement $7,000,000 — from 270 EAST 78TH STREET LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $7,000,000
2019-12-05AL&R $7,000,000 — from 270 EAST 78TH STREET LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $7,000,000
2013-09-30Agreement $7,650,000 — from 270 EAST 78TH STREET LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $7,650,000
2013-09-30Agreement $7,650,000 — from 270 EAST 78TH STREET LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $7,650,000
2013-09-30Mortgage $2,821,308 — from 270 EAST 78TH STREET LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $2,821,308
2013-09-30Mortgage $2,821,308 — from 270 EAST 78TH STREET LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $2,821,308
2011-07-08DEVR $2,560,000 — from 270 EAST 78TH STREET LLC to ALLIANCE 77 LLC $2,560,000
2011-05-11Mortgage $573,480 — from 270 EAST 78TH STREET LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $573,480
2011-05-11Agreement $5,000,000 — from 270 EAST 78TH STREET LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $5,000,000
2011-05-11AL&R $5,000,000 — from 270 EAST 78TH STREET LLC $5,000,000
2004-07-03AL&R $4,875,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 270 EAST 78TH. STREET LLC $4,875,000
2004-07-03Mortgage $1,923,815 — from 270 EAST 78TH. STREET LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,923,815

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20178170319
20180170412
20190564419
202000147223
202161720281
202210142219
202300325542
2024311501231
20250180413
202612140522
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The full timeline

Construction 42Enforcement 54Housing & tenants 273Ownership & money 66Health & systems 48

Every one of the 483 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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