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2172 2 Avenue

2,195Records
17City systems
34Open violations
1054.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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2,195 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 798 311 service requests, 773 HPD complaints, 408 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)2172 SECOND LLC
BBL1016830051
BIN1052892

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1054.2. 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 violations34 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2021-10-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

55 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 42). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

8
’23–24
42
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

97 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (25) · Food Establishment (17) · Noise (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Air Quality (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (4).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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)2172 Second LLC
Head officerEran kaffash
Managing agentKnight Owl Management
Last registered2026-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$539,000 $242,550
2026$431,000 $193,950
2027$517,000 $232,650

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Juice MaxJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

17 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: No Permit or License, Food Preparation Location, 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).

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

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

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (1 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

Subway110 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 113 St — M15 · 250 ft
Citi Bike1 Ave & E 110 St · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 102 Jacques Cartier. 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

2172 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

97 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 25 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 KNIGHT OWL MANGEMENT — 14 buildings, 155 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B3 · C4 · D2 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2541 Amsterdam Avenue MN59 C
2359 Grand Concourse BX21 B
2006 Amsterdam Avenue MN18 C
235 Livonia Avenue BK18 C
627 West 142 Street MN8 D
286 Broome Street MN8 A
2172 2 Avenue MN6 F
1049 East 226 Street BX3 C
228 Pennsylvania Avenue BK3 D
16 Washington Terrace MN3 F
518 East 99 Street BK2 B
811 East 8 Street BK2 A
100-35 194 Street QN2 B
93-06 107 Avenue QN2 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $562,328 on 2014-11-19 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-26Agreement $1,600,000 — from 2172 SECOND LLC to SIG RCRS C MF 2023 VENTURE LLC $1,600,000
2020-12-24Agreement $1,550,583 — from 2172 SECOND LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,550,583
2018-02-26M&CON $1,600,000 — from 2172 SECOND LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,600,000
2018-02-26AL&R $1,600,000 — from 2172 SECOND LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,600,000
2014-11-19AL&R $1,252,500 — from 2172 SECOND LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,252,500
2014-11-19Agreement $1,252,500 — from 2172 SECOND LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,252,500
2014-11-19Mortgage $562,329 — from 2172 SECOND LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $562,329
2014-11-19Deed $1,707,500 — from 2172 SECOND AVENUE CORP. to 2172 SECOND LLC $1,707,500
2011-03-04AL&R $744,000 — from 2172 SECOND AVENUE CORP. to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $744,000
2011-03-04Agreement $744,000 — from 2172 SECOND AVENUE CORP. to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $744,000
2011-03-04Mortgage $4,220 — from 2172 SECOND AVENUE CORP. to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $4,220
2006-01-25AL&R $825,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to 2172 SECOND AVENUE CORP. $825,000
2006-01-25Mortgage $825,000 — from 2172 SECOND AVENUE CORP. to NORTH FORK BANK $825,000
2006-01-25Deed $1,300,000 — from SECOND AVENUE ACQUISITION CORP. to 2172 SECOND AVENUE CORP. $1,300,000
2002-11-12Mortgage $581,250 — from SECOND AVENUE ACQUISITION CORP to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $581,250

Ten-year activity

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2022
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017081817
20180462654
2019090514
20200391141
20210590362
20222730378
2023015506161
2024011538126
20251138118158
20261330539
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 2,018Ownership & money 43Health & systems 86

Every one of the 2,195 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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