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1557 2 Avenue

227Records
15City systems
17Open violations
10Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10028 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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227 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 90 HPD complaints, 41 311 service requests, 27 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10028
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)NYC PACIFIC INC.
BBL1015260027
BIN1048535

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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 62% 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 10. In ZIP 10028, 79% 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 violations17 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2007-08-17.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Sidewalk Condition (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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)NYC PACIFIC INC.
Head officerMUNLAI CHANG
Managing agent4 SEASONS INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-09-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,094,800 $1,392,660
2026$3,714,000 $1,671,300
2027$4,222,000 $1,899,900

The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
YukaJapaneseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick) · 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.

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

Subway86 St — Q · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-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 82 St — M15 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 80 St & 2 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 290 Manhattan New School
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

1557 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

3 311 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 4 SEASONS INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT INC — 38 buildings, 988 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23 · B7 · C3 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
140-35 Beech Avenue QN101 C
42-02 Layton Street QN89 A
50-17 Queens Boulevard QN75 A
136-17 Maple Avenue QN68 A
123-05 Lax Avenue QN61 A
42-37 Union Street QN53 B
123-10 Powells Cove Blvd QN52 A
46-06 88 Street QN46 A
121-39 5 Avenue QN39 A
141-05 Cherry Avenue QN36 A
949 60th Street BK32 A
37-17 111 Street QN30 A
136-46 41 Avenue QN28 B
85-19 Broadway QN26 A
43-18 Robinson Street QN24 B
32-36 Union Street QN23 A
134-40 Cherry Avenue QN21 A
140-37 Cherry Avenue QN21 A
42-11 Parsons Boulevard QN20 C
132-59 41 Road QN18 A
127 Mott Street MN18 B
35-17 146 Street QN16 D
132-18 41 Avenue QN16 A
231 Avenue Z BK9 A
83-15 Vietor Avenue QN8 A
40-59 College Point Blvd QN7 A
43-12 104 Street QN7 B
1447 Ocean Avenue BK6 B
153 Gelston Avenue BK6 B
1557 2 Avenue MN6 A
1634 Madison Street QN6 D
125 28 Avenue BK5 A
32-17 47 Street QN4 A
32-15 47 Street QN4 D
59-44 159 Street QN3 A
75-12 Metropolitan Avenue QN2 C
106 Rivington Street MN2 F
4012920055 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $774,761 on 2017-03-24 (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
2024-06-21Agreement $1,650,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to NYC PACIFIC INC. $1,650,000
2017-03-24Agreement $2,650,000 — from NYC PACIFIC INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,650,000
2017-03-24Mortgage $774,761 — from NYC PACIFIC INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $774,761
2012-08-23AL&R $2,100,000 — from NYC PACIFIC INC. to CHINATRUST BANK (U.S.A.) $2,100,000
2012-08-23Mortgage $2,100,000 — from NYC PACIFIC INC. to CHINATRUST BANK (U.S.A.) $2,100,000
2012-08-23Deed $3,000,000 — from 1557 REALTY CORP. to NYC PACIFIC INC. $3,000,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702417
201803014
201904026
202007007
20210120214
202204037
202305016
202402125
202501023
202622026
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 171Ownership & money 11Health & systems 20

Every one of the 227 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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