143 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 43 311 service requests, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 17 rodent inspections.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 84% 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 1.9. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (7) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Sewer (1) · Lead (1) · Damaged Tree (1).
$82,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| 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) | 1729 SECOND AVENUE LLC |
| Head officer | RUSSELL B HARKAVY |
| Managing agent | BHL ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,800,000 | $1,260,000 |
| 2026 | $3,780,000 | $1,701,000 |
| 2027 | $3,862,000 | $1,737,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 38% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crumbly Cafe & Bakery | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
7 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Contaminated, Food Preparation Location) · 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 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.
| Subway | 86 St — Q · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 89 St — M15 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 91 St & 2 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 527 - East Side School for Social Action 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.
1729 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 |
11 311 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.
Managed by BHL ASSOCIATES LLC — 24 buildings, 292 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B3 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 Willow Street | BK | 52 | A |
| 51 West 84 Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 414 West 22 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 1729 2 Avenue | MN | 16 | A |
| 42 West 83 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 353 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 13 | A |
| 56 West 84 Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 58 West 84 Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 311 East 14 Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 147 Columbia Heights | BK | 12 | A |
| 133 Henry Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 112 West 71 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 54 West 84 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 40 West 85 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 316 West 81 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 42 West 85 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 29 West 76 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 60 West 84 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 62 West 84 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 154 Montague Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 148 Montague Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 129 Sullivan Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 372 State Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 38 West 85 Street | MN | 3 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 1987-08-17 (lender: Home Savings Bk). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-08-17 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from UNIQUE RESTORATIONSCO to HOME SAVINGS BK | $1,000,000 | |
| 1985-07-16 | Mortgage $75,428 — from UNIQUE RESTORATIONSCO to COLUMBIA FDRL SVGS BK | $75,428 | |
| 1983-02-01 | Mortgage $75,000 — from UNIQUE RESTORATIONSCO. to COLUMBIA SAVINGS F.A. | $75,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Every one of the 143 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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