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1388 2 Avenue

282Records
18City systems
0Open violations
61.3Penalty rate

282 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 94 311 service requests, 56 HPD housing violations, 54 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1915
Floors4
Res. units9
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)RSL 1388 SECOND LLC
BBL1014460004
BIN1044857

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% 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 61.3. 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

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.

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
6
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Noise (2) · Street Condition (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · GENERAL (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

$40,520 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)RSL 1388 SECOND LLC
Head officerROBERT LEMLE
Managing agentCOPPERWOOD REAL ESTATE
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,555,000 $699,750
2026$1,709,000 $769,050
2027$1,789,000 $805,050

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Shanghai Chinese RestaurantChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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

Subway72 St — Q · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 72 St / 2 Av — M72 · 150 ft
Citi Bike2 Ave & E 72 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 183 Robert L. Stevenson
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

1388 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

12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 COPPERWOOD REAL ESTATE — 17 buildings, 349 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
402 East 78 Street MN39 A
315 East 84 Street MN35 A
444 East 81 Street MN34 A
243 East 78 Street MN22 A
234 East 83 Street MN21 A
121 East 82 Street MN21 A
428 East 89 Street MN20 A
415 East 87 Street MN20 A
405 East 87 Street MN20 A
430 East 89 Street MN20 A
232 East 83 Street MN19 A
53 East 95 Street MN18 A
310 East 85 Street MN16 A
172 East 82 Street MN15 A
1592 1 Avenue MN12 B
1388 2 Avenue MN9 B
1590 1 Avenue MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-09-30DEVR $3,761,250 — from RSL 1388 SECOND LLC to 301 EAST 71 INVESTORS LLC $3,761,250
2020-03-02Deed $5,975,000 — from DOMAX REALTY CORP. to RSL 1388 SECOND LLC $5,975,000
2020-02-26Sold for $5,975,000 $5,975,000 $663,889

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700170320
201800160723
201901510557
202000253230
2021007018
202201190121
202340150221
202401194226
2025004015
20260082212
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 211Ownership & money 13Health & systems 30

Every one of the 282 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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