1,047 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 405 311 service requests, 260 HPD complaints, 200 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1611. 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
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-03-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
364 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 240 · winter 2024–25: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$4,687 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
344 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (170) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (54) · GENERAL (20) · Dirty Condition (14) · Boilers (9) · Outdoor Dining (7).
$2,070,310 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (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) | 1739 2nd Ave Partners LLC |
| Head officer | Nurul Ahia |
| Managing agent | Tristar Management Associates LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,240,400 | $2,358,180 |
| 2026 | $4,192,000 | $1,886,400 |
| 2027 | $4,420,000 | $1,989,000 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malta Coffee | Not yet graded | — | |
| Nova Pizza & Grill | Pizza | Grade Pending | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: No Permit or License, Odor, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · 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 | 96 St — Q · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 89 St — M15 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 91 St & 2 Ave · 300 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. 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.
1739 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 |
344 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 170 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.
Managed by TRISTAR MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES LLC — 78 buildings, 1,020 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B21 · C27 · D17 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 78 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,132,500 on 2025-02-26 (lender: Frc Vtx Assets LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-26 | AL&R $5,100,000 — from 1739 2ND AVE PARTNERS LLC to FRC VTX ASSETS LLC | $5,100,000 | |
| 2025-02-26 | AL&R $2,132,500 — from 1739 2ND AVE PARTNERS LLC to FRC VTX ASSETS LLC | $2,132,500 | |
| 2025-02-26 | Mortgage $2,132,500 — from 1739 2ND AVE PARTNERS LLC to FRC VTX ASSETS LLC | $2,132,500 | |
| 2025-02-26 | Mortgage $5,100,000 — from 1739 2ND AVE PARTNERS LLC to FRC VTX ASSETS LLC | $5,100,000 | |
| 2025-02-14 | Deed $4,400,000 — from TREASURES & GEMS, LTD. to 1739 2ND AVE PARTNERS LLC | $4,400,000 | |
| 2025-02-10 | Sold for $4,400,000 | $4,400,000 | $550,000 |
| 2021-05-18 | AL&R $2,338,000 — from TREASURES & GEMS, LTD. to KENDELL LLC | $2,338,000 | |
| 2021-05-18 | Agreement $2,338,000 — from TREASURES & GEMS, LTD. to KENDELL LLC | $2,338,000 | |
| 2021-05-18 | Mortgage $1,899,571 — from TREASURES & GEMS, LTD. to KENDELL LLC | $1,899,571 | |
| 2012-09-25 | Mortgage $100,000 — from TREASURES & GEMS, LTD. to CROSS RIVER BANK | $100,000 | |
| 2012-09-25 | Agreement $500,000 — from TREASURES & GEMS, LTD. to CROSS RIVER BANK | $500,000 | |
| 2012-07-23 | Mortgage $400,000 — from TREASURES & GEMS, LTD. to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO. | $400,000 | |
| 1992-08-18 | Mortgage $100,000 — from TREASURES & GEMS, INC to DINOTO, SPERO | $100,000 | |
| 1983-04-28 | Mortgage $225,000 — from CRANE REALTY CORP. to OLSHIN, DONALD; PORTER, ELINOR | $225,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 24 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 | 198 | 0 | 2 | 207 |
| 2024 | 0 | 12 | 564 | 0 | 5 | 581 |
| 2025 | 23 | 3 | 51 | 8 | 4 | 89 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
Every one of the 1,047 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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