1,272 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 363 311 service requests, 347 HPD housing violations, 297 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 263. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 153 total — 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 88 class B, 45 class A. Oldest open since 1996-11-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (6) · Illegal Parking (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Unsanitary Pigeon Condition (3) · Food Poisoning (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (2).
$534,400 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 1496 SECOND AVENUE REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | SALVATORE A GAUDIO |
| Managing agent | SALVATORE GAUDIO |
| Last registered | 2025-12-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,753,000 | $1,688,850 |
| 2026 | $4,003,000 | $1,801,350 |
| 2027 | $3,970,000 | $1,786,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nightly's | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (2 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | 77 St — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 72 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 78 St — M15 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 78 St & 2 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane 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.
1496 2 Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
33 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $341,213 on 2019-06-27 (lender: Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC), covering 3 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-27 | AL&R $15,900,000 — from 1496 SECOND AVENUE REALTY LLC; 304 E78 LLC; A&L 1494 LLC to ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC | $15,900,000 | |
| 2019-06-27 | Mortgage $341,213 — from 1496 SECOND AVENUE REALTY LLC; 304 E78 LLC; A&L 1494 LLC to ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC | $341,213 | |
| 2019-06-27 | Agreement $15,900,000 — from 304 E78 LLC; A&L 1494 LLC; 1496 SECOND AVENUE REALTY LLC to ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC | $15,900,000 | |
| 2015-10-06 | Mortgage $2,402,814 — from 1496 SECOND AVENUE REALTY LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $2,402,814 | |
| 2015-10-06 | Agreement $5,250,000 — from 1496 SECOND AVENUE REALTY LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $5,250,000 | |
| 2015-10-06 | AL&R $5,250,000 — from 1496 SECOND AVENUE REALTY LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $5,250,000 | |
| 2012-01-25 | AL&R $3,050,000 — from 1496 SECOND AVENUE REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,050,000 | |
| 2012-01-25 | Agreement $3,050,000 — from 1496 SECOND AVENUE REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,050,000 | |
| 2012-01-25 | Mortgage $1,290,045 — from 1496 SECOND AVENUE REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,290,045 | |
| 2009-06-29 | Mortgage $925,000 — from 1496 SECOND AVENUE REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $925,000 | |
| 2009-06-29 | Agreement $893,962 — from 1496 SECOND AVENUE REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $893,962 | |
| 2009-06-11 | Agreement $1,200,000 — from 1496 SECOND AVENUE REALTY CO. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,200,000 | |
| 2009-06-11 | Agreement $400,000 — from FRANK, HOWARD; BIANCANIELLO, FRANK to 1496 SECOND REALTY CO. | $400,000 | |
| 2009-06-11 | SPRD $250,000 — from GAUDIO, SALVATORE; GAUDIO, STELLA; 1496 SECOND AVENUE REALTY CO. to FRANK, HOWARD; BIANCANIELLO, FRANK | $250,000 | |
| 2009-06-11 | SPRD $150,000 — from GAUDIO, STELLA; GAUDIO, SALVATORE; 1496 SECOND AVENUE REALTY CO. to FRANK, HOWARD; BIANCANIELLO, FRANK | $150,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 31 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 59 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 8 | 5 | 99 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 111 | 4 | 5 | 125 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 3 | 76 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 0 | 4 | 208 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 5 | 54 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 83 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 43 |
Every one of the 1,272 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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