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2126 2 Avenue

185Records
13City systems
7Open violations
50Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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185 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 93 311 service requests, 23 rodent inspections, 21 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
BBL1016810003
BIN1052827

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% 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 50. 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 46,798 6-24-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), 3 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1981-08-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 8).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (20) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Food Establishment (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Water System (1) · Non (1).

Filed construction activity

$183,234 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 (1900)
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)HOWARD J BOND JR
Managing agentHOWARD J BOND
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$523,000 $235,350
2026$418,000 $188,100
2027$502,000 $225,900

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cascalote Latin BistroLatin AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Protection) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

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 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 111 St — M15 · 350 ft
Citi Bike1 Ave & E 110 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 146 Ann M. Short. 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

2126 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

30 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017016029
201802140319
2019004026
202000210122
2021005016
20220090312
2023112048
202410110517
20250180514
202610211225
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 121Ownership & money 7Health & systems 35

Every one of the 185 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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