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1694 2 Avenue

183Records
17City systems
12Open violations
28.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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183 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 48 311 service requests, 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 23 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1918
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1694 SECOND AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC
BBL1015500051
BIN1050061

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More 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 28.5. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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 violations12 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2006-01-02.

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

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (5) · Encampment (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Noise (2) · Urinating in Public (1).

Filed construction activity

$90,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1918)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)1694 SECOND AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerCAI QI ZHENG
Managing agentLE QUARTIER REALTY INC.
Last registered2025-10-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,150,000 $1,867,500
2026$3,537,000 $1,591,650
2027$3,470,000 $1,561,500

The city's market estimate has fallen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
New Suki IchiroJapaneseBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · 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.

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

Subway86 St — Q · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 89 St — M15 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 88 St & 1 Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Yorkville Community 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

1694 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

15 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,302,908 on 2018-03-15 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-03-15Deed $7,450,000 — from KING 1694 LLC; KATERIC SUNG, LLC; TAMADA HOLDINGS, LLC; KUNMEI, LLC; HANNA SAMUAL, LLC to 1694 SECOND AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC $7,450,000
2018-03-15Agreement $2,850,000 — from 1694 SECOND AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to CATHAY BANK $2,850,000
2018-03-15AL&R $2,850,000 — from 1694 SECOND AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to CATHAY BANK $2,850,000
2018-03-15Mortgage $2,302,908 — from 1694 SECOND AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to CATHAY BANK $2,302,908
2018-03-06Sold for $7,450,000 $7,450,000 $931,250
2013-04-16AL&R $750,000 — from 1694 SECOND AVENUE LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $750,000
2013-04-16Agreement $750,000 — from 1694 SECOND AVENUE LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $750,000
2013-04-16Mortgage $457,046 — from 1694 SECOND AVENUE LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $457,046
2005-03-22Agreement $500,000 — from 1694 SECOND AVENUE LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $500,000
2005-03-22Mortgage $187,331 — from 1694 SECOND AVENUE LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $187,331
2005-03-22AL&R $500,000 — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to 1694 SECOND AVENUE LLC $500,000
1999-07-02Mortgage $123,646 — from WONG, MEI LAN; WONG, KUM SIN; SUNG, MAY KUEN WONG; WONG, MEI LIN; WONG, DAVID; WONG, YI CH to CROSS COUNTY FEDERALSAVINGS BANK $123,646
1997-05-21Mortgage $300,000 — from WONG, YI CHENG; WONG, MEI LIN; WONG, MEI LAN; WONG, KUM SIN; WONG, DAVID; SUNG, MAY KUEN W to GREAT EASTERN BANK $300,000
1982-03-05Mortgage $325,000 — from WONG, YI CHENG; WONG, KUM SIN to CONTIGUGLIA, ANTHONY $325,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001023
20180039315
2019003036
202046160127
2021003003
20220160310
20230180817
2024003036
2025003025
202600150318
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 79Ownership & money 36Health & systems 34

Every one of the 183 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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