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2153 2 Avenue

278Records
13City systems
7Open violations
16Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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278 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 102 311 service requests, 39 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 34 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)BAE CLEANERS
BBL1016600027
BIN1052471

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 16. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1978-11-21.

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$119,850 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)BCI EQUITIES INC
Head officerDamon Bae
Managing agentPYRUS MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$699,000 $314,550
2026$839,000 $377,550
2027$671,000 $301,950

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

Subway110 St — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 111 St — M15 · 100 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & E 112 St · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 083 Luis Munoz Rivera. 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

2153 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

6 311 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 PYRUS MANAGEMENT LLC — 16 buildings, 111 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B3 · C6 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
390 South 2 Street BK19 A
306 West 22 Street MN12 A
2707 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN12 A
110 West 87 Street MN9 A
2709 8 Avenue MN9 B
1464 St Nicholas Avenue MN8 C
2155 2 Avenue MN8 C
2027 1 Avenue MN7 A
1071 1 Avenue MN5 C
181 East 117 Street MN4 C
366 West 46 Street MN4 B
2153 2 Avenue MN3 C
209 East 117 Street MN3 D
364 West 46 Street MN3 C
207 East 117 Street MN3 B
308 West 48 Street MN2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $913,190 on 2019-03-19 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-03-19Agreement $3,400,000 — from BCI EQUITIES INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,400,000
2019-03-19Mortgage $913,190 — from BCI EQUITIES INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $913,190
2014-03-20Agreement $2,900,000 — from BAE CLEANERS, INC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $2,900,000
2014-03-20AL&R $2,900,000 — from BAE CLEANERS, INC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $2,900,000
2014-03-20Mortgage $681,107 — from BAE CLEANERS, INC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $681,107
2012-02-15AL&R $2,340,000 — from BAE CLEANERS INC. to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $2,340,000
2012-02-15Mortgage $740,218 — from BAE CLEANERS INC. to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $740,218
2012-02-15Agreement $2,340,000 — from BAE CLEANERS INC. to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $2,340,000
2007-11-15Mortgage $1,700,000 — from BAE CLEANERS, INC to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,700,000
2006-11-09RPTT&RET $476,469 — from BAE, SOJIN to KIM, DO YOUNG $476,469
2006-11-09Deed $1,800,000 — from BAE & KIM DEVELOPMENT LLC to BAE CLEANERS $1,800,000
2004-04-28AL&R $700,000 — from BAE & KIM DEVELOPMENT, LLC to NARA BANK, NA $700,000
2004-04-28Mortgage $700,000 — from BAE & KIM DEVELOPMENT, LLC to NARA BANK, NA $700,000
2004-04-28Deed $1,200,000 — from 2153 SECOND AVENUE, LLC AKA 2153 SECOND to BAE & KIM DEVELOPMENT LLC $1,200,000
2001-08-16Mortgage $240,000 — from 2153 SECOND AVE. LLC to MOLANO, RUDICENDO; MOLANO, NELLIE $240,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017015017
201800250227
201900154120
202002360038
2021315009
2022008019
202300100212
2024005027
2025016029
2026002024
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 166Ownership & money 39Health & systems 20

Every one of the 278 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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