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1952 2 Avenue

1,626Records
19City systems
7Open violations
28.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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1,626 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 632 HPD complaints, 516 311 service requests, 153 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1985
Floors10
Res. units91
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)LP SOLUTIONS LLC
BBL1016720001
BIN1052651

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 53% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 28.6. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-07-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

99 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 26 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 62). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

26
’23–24
4
’24–25
62
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

145 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (48) · Noise (28) · PLUMBING (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (8) · Street Condition (6) · ELECTRIC (5).

Filed construction activity

$761,300 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (1985)
YesSix or more residential units (91)
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)METRO COURT REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES
Head officerCHARLES P GENDRON
Managing agentSHP MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$16,595,000 $7,467,750
2026$17,643,000 $7,939,350
2027$18,238,000 $8,207,100

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: REDEVELOPMENT

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 42/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

Subway96 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
103 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 101 St — M15 · 150 ft
Citi Bike2 Ave & E 99 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 38 Roberto Clemente. 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

1952 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

145 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 48 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 SHP MANAGEMENT CORP — 18 buildings, 1,428 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B7 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1250 5 Avenue MN446 B
332 East 28 Street MN224 A
10 Post Avenue MN95 B
1952 2 Avenue MN91 A
980 Columbus Avenue MN90 A
14 West 107 Street MN89 A
152 Manhattan Avenue MN81 A
1990 Adam C Powell Blvd MN45 B
154 East 119 Street MN44 B
149 East 118 Street MN42 A
1995 Adam C Powell Blvd MN39 B
2010 Lexington Avenue MN31 A
212 East 119 Street MN29 B
125 East 118 Street MN24 A
166 East 119 Street MN24 A
135 East 122 Street MN21 A
121 East 119 Street MN9 B
125 East 119 Street MN4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $26,336,800 on 2021-01-06 (lender: Orix Real Estate Capital LLC), 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
2021-01-06Mortgage $26,336,800 — from METRO COURT REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES LP to ORIX REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $26,336,800
2018-09-26Mortgage $26,336,800 — from METRO COURT REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES, L. to RED MORTGAGE CAPITAL, LLC $26,336,800
2009-01-06Mortgage $1,018,000 — from METRO COURT REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES, LP to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION $1,018,000
2006-09-29RPTT&RET $6,311,737 — from LOHR, KENNETH; OXMAN, LEON; DAMUS, PAUL; TALEBIAN, FARHAD; SALZER, PETER; PAUL RAIA TRUST; to LP SOLUTIONS, LLC $6,311,737
2006-08-16Agreement $6,500,000 — from METRO COURT REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES, LP to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC $6,500,000
2006-08-16Mortgage $1,384,990 — from METRO COURT REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES, LP to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC $1,384,991
2005-05-19Mortgage $5,372,997 — from METRO COURT REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES, LP to LP SOLUTIONS LLC $5,372,997
2005-05-19Mortgage $5,372,997 — from METRO COURT REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES LP to BANKNORTH, NA $5,372,997
1983-12-30Mortgage $6,063,300 — from METRO COURT REDEV.ASC. to NEW YORK CITY H.D.C. $6,063,300

Ten-year activity

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2017
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2018
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702880292
201804100711122
201944292544
202000501253
202102687178
202201340540
202360590873
202413551767
20250211405121
202602830893
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 166Housing & tenants 1,314Ownership & money 49Health & systems 70

Every one of the 1,626 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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