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1849 2 Avenue

2,527Records
23City systems
31Open violations
2.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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2,527 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 23 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,245 311 service requests, 220 HPD complaints, 197 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1986
Floors35
Res. units1092
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)MF ASSOCIATES OF NEW YORK LLC
BBL1015410021
BIN1049246, 1083228, 1083229, 1083230

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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 55% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.8. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations31 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2007-10-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

41 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 3 · winter 2025–26: 22 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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10 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$7,625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

259 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (120) · HEAT/HOT WATER (20) · Panhandling (11) · Lead (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (8).

Filed construction activity

$16,889,025 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (65 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1986)
YesSix or more residential units (1092)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)M F ASSOCIATES OF NEW YORK LLC
Head officerJOHN MCDERMOTT
Managing agentOGDEN CAP PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered2025-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$210,756,000 $94,840,200
2026$247,737,000 $111,481,650
2027$237,105,000 $106,697,250

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 19/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

Subway96 St — Q · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
96 St — 6 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 96 St — M15 · 300 ft
Citi Bike2 Ave & E 96 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 198 Isidor E. Ida Straus
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

1849 2 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

259 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 20 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 OGDEN CAP PROPERTIES LLC — 5 buildings, 2,829 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1849 2 Avenue MN1092 A
2001 Broadway MN681 A
20 West 64 Street MN655 A
1695 3 Avenue MN383 A
204 East 96 Street MN18 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $25,000,000 on 2021-01-05 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-02-11RPTT&RET $365,000 — from JERMYN, RITA to MELTON, SUSAN; MELTON, CHRISTOPHER; MELTON, BROOKE $365,000
2026-02-03Sold for $365,000 $365,000 $334
2021-01-05AL&R $25,000,000 — from MF ASSOCIATES OF NEW YORK LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $25,000,000
2021-01-05Mortgage $25,000,000 — from MF ASSOCIATES OF NEW YORK LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $25,000,000
2021-01-05Agreement $100,000,000 — from MF ASSOCIATES OF NEW YORK LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $100,000,000
2021-01-05Mortgage $8,666,736 — from MF ASSOCIATES OF NEW YORK LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $8,666,736
2021-01-05AL&R $100,000,000 — from MF ASSOCIATES OF NEW YORK LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $100,000,000
2014-11-15RPTT $5,941,469 — from MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC to CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC; CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC $5,941,469
2014-11-15RPTT $5,941,469 — from MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC to CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC; CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC $5,941,469
2012-04-24Agreement $100,000,000 — from MF ASSOCIATES OF NEW YORK LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A $100,000,000
2012-04-24AL&R $100,000,000 — from MF ASSOCIATES OF NEW YORK LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A $100,000,000
2006-03-24RPTT $362,419,501 — from TMO PARENT LLC to MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 3 LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2 LLC $362,419,501
2005-10-26RPTT $185,022,000 — from MILSTEIN FAMILY HOLDINGS, LLC to MILSTEIN, PHILIP; MILSTEIN, VIVIAN L; BERNE, ROBERT; FLANZER, GLORIA; MILSTEIN, CONSTANCE; $185,022,000
1986-10-20Mortgage $52,000,000 — from YORKVILLE LAND ASSOC. to MANUFACTURERS HANR TR CO $52,000,000
1985-12-16Mortgage $2,050,600 — from MF ASSOCIATES to NYS HOUSING FINANCEETC $2,050,600

Ten-year activity

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2021
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201762400553
20180124402783
2019233453011121
202013911005137
2021181015186193
2022216339011377
202314614409173
2024181513906178
20253289808146
202615894212131
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The full timeline

Construction 326Enforcement 438Housing & tenants 1,559Ownership & money 86Health & systems 118

Every one of the 2,527 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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