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1556 2 Avenue

188Records
15City systems
0Open violations
5.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10028 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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188 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 52 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 41 311 service requests, 23 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10028
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)1556 SECOND REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC
BBL1015430051
BIN1049827

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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 71% 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 5.8. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (2) · Building/Use (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$179,220 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
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)1556 SECOND REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerTERRENCE LOWENBERG
Managing agentICON REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC
Last registered2026-07-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,228,800 $1,902,960
2026$5,030,000 $2,263,500
2027$4,024,000 $1,810,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
AdriaItalianA—
Bluestone LaneNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 2020 (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 an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 82 St — M15 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 80 St & 2 Ave · 200 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

1556 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

8 311 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 ICON REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC — 24 buildings, 324 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
244 East 78 Street MN24 A
513 East 82 Street MN20 B
407 East 81 Street MN20 A
340 East 61 Street MN20 A
443 East 78 Street MN20 B
502 East 73 Street MN20 A
419 East 82 Street MN20 A
340 East 55 Street MN20 A
344 East 55 Street MN20 A
332 East 71 Street MN20 A
322 East 74 Street MN20 A
409 East 81 Street MN20 B
323 East 78 Street MN16 A
228 East 84 Street MN16 A
340 East 81 Street MN16 A
342 East 76 Street MN16 B
338 East 55 Street MN10 A
1556 2 Avenue MN6 A
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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,440,000 on 2026-06-02 (lender: Webster Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-02Agreement $105,548,846 — from 323 EAST 78 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; 407 EAST 81 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; 419 EAST 82 REALTY A to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $105,548,846
2026-06-02Mortgage $6,888,846 — from 338 EAST 55 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; 419 EAST 82 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; 322 EAST 74 REALTY A to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $6,888,846
2026-06-02AL&R $6,440,000 — from 1556 SECOND REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $6,440,000
2026-06-02Mortgage $6,440,000 — from 1556 SECOND REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $6,440,000
2026-06-02Agreement $105,548,846 — from 340 EAST 61 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; 340 EAST 55 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; 1556 SECOND REALTY A to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $105,548,846
2019-06-04Agreement $115,700,000 — from 242 EAST 75 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; 322 EAST 74 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; 323 EAST 78 REALTY A to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO $115,700,000
2019-06-04Mortgage $27,364,357 — from 244 EAST 78 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; 344 EAST 55 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; 342 EAST 76 REALTY A to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO $27,364,357
2014-12-01SPRD $7,000,000 — from 328 EAST 85 REALTY LLC; 1564 SECOND REALTY LLC; 326 EAST 85 REALTY LLC; 1542 SECOND REALTY to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $7,000,000
2014-12-01Mortgage $5,500,000 — from 1556 SECOND REALTY LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $5,500,000
2014-12-01AL&R $5,500,000 — from 1556 SECOND REALTY LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $5,500,000
2014-02-19Deed $7,000,000 — from 1556 REALTY CORP. to 1556 SECOND REALTY LLC $7,000,000
2014-02-19Mortgage $7,000,000 — from 1556 SECOND REALTY LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $7,000,000
2014-02-19Mortgage $59,938,000 — from 1556 SECOND REALTY LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $59,938,000
2014-02-19AL&R $7,000,000 — from 1556 SECOND REALTY LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $7,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174035214
2018302117
20193016313
202021111217
202100150116
2022004004
2023025007
20240361111
20252140310
2026000617
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 69Ownership & money 53Health & systems 19

Every one of the 188 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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