410 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 194 311 service requests, 42 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 34 DOB permits.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% 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 40. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% 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 2025-01-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (6) · Noise (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Water System (4) · Consumer Complaint (3) · Encampment (2).
$57,720 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (12) |
| 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) | 1873 SECOND AVENUE LLC |
| Head officer | KATJE HILKEN |
| Managing agent | BRADFORD N SWETT MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,179,000 | $980,550 |
| 2026 | $2,250,000 | $1,012,500 |
| 2027 | $2,147,000 | $966,150 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkin | Donuts | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Contains Foreign Object) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | 96 St — Q · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 96 St — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 96 St / 2 Av — M96 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | 2 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.
1873 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 |
31 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 BRADFORD N. SWETT MANAGEMENT LLC — 11 buildings, 178 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 536 West 111 Street | MN | 40 | A |
| 2669 Broadway | MN | 27 | A |
| 224 East 95 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 2541 Broadway | MN | 18 | A |
| 1821 2 Avenue | MN | 16 | A |
| 151 East 96 Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 1873 2 Avenue | MN | 12 | B |
| 129 Alexander Avenue | BX | 9 | A |
| 1754 2 Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 730 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 732 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $609,047 on 2018-06-26 (lender: Bankunited, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-26 | Mortgage $609,047 — from 1873 SECOND AVENUE, LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $609,047 | |
| 2018-06-26 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from 1873 SECOND AVENUE, LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $1,500,000 | |
| 2018-06-26 | AL&R $1,500,000 — from 1873 SECOND AVENUE, LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $1,500,000 | |
| 2013-07-16 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from 1873 SECOND AVENUE, LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $1,000,000 | |
| 2013-07-16 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from 1873 SECOND AVENUE, LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $1,000,000 | |
| 2013-07-16 | Mortgage $323,259 — from 1873 SECOND AVENUE, LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $323,259 | |
| 1999-02-09 | Mortgage $452,000 — from SECOND AVENUE L.L.C. to MARBELL INVESTMENT CO. | $452,000 | |
| 1998-11-20 | Mortgage $242,232 — from SECOND AVENUE L.L.C. to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK | $242,232 | |
| 1994-06-10 | Mortgage $397,499 — from SWETT, BRADFORD N. to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK | $397,499 | |
| 1988-08-23 | Mortgage $381,945 — from SWETT, BRADFORD to EMIGRANT SAVING BANK | $381,945 | |
| 1985-09-24 | Mortgage $487,500 — from SWETT, BRADFORD; SWETT, BRADFORD N. to FIRST FED SVGS & LNASSN | $487,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 24 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 34 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 27 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
Every one of the 410 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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