157 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 43 311 service requests, 42 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 18 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 12.5. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2).
$38,300 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 5601 SECOND REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | JAMES GUARINO |
| Managing agent | ERG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $458,000 | $206,100 |
| 2026 | $550,000 | $247,500 |
| 2027 | $660,000 | $297,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamal Ghramah | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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 | 59 St — N R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / 56 St — B11 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | 56 St & 2 Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 939 (K-4), 503 (5) Middle: J.H.S. 220 John J. Pershing. 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.
5603 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 |
7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 ERG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 13 buildings, 104 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B3 · C3 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 139 Eldridge Street | MN | 22 | B |
| 386 East 139 Street | BX | 18 | C |
| 85-82 Eliot Avenue | QN | 15 | A |
| 185 Schaefer Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 75 West 118 Street | MN | 8 | C |
| 223 Avenue B | MN | 8 | B |
| 5603 2 Avenue | BK | 4 | B |
| 460 West 145 Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 470 West 145 Street | MN | 4 | D |
| 5601 2 Avenue | BK | 4 | D |
| 183 Lenox Avenue | MN | 3 | A |
| 963 East 165 Street | BX | 2 | A |
| 967 East 165 Street | BX | 2 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $323,786 on 2020-11-25 (lender: American Community Bank), 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-25 | Mortgage $323,786 — from 5601 SECOND REALTY LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK | $323,786 | |
| 2020-11-25 | AL&R $2,500,000 — from 5601 SECOND REALTY LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2020-11-25 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from 5601 SECOND REALTY LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2015-09-17 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from 5601 SECOND REALTY LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2015-09-17 | AL&R $2,500,000 — from 5601 SECOND REALTY LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2015-09-17 | Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 5601 SECOND REALTY LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK | $1,200,000 | |
| 2015-09-17 | Agreement $1,300,000 — from GUARINO, JAMES V; DUNN, ARTHUR; GUARINO, LINDA; 5601 SECOND REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2013-08-12 | Deed $2,266,550 — from ALAN FIRESTONE, ESQ., REFEREE to 5601 SECOND REALTY LLC | $2,266,550 | |
| 2013-08-12 | Mortgage $1,300,000 — from 5601 SECOND REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2013-08-12 | AL&R $1,300,000 — from 5601 SECOND REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2008-05-06 | Agreement $1,325,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to BROOKLYN MEDICAL HOLDINGS LLC | $1,325,000 | |
| 2008-05-06 | AL&R $1,325,000 — from BROOKLYN MEDICAL HOLDINGS LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,325,000 | |
| 2008-05-06 | Mortgage $765,403 — from BROOKLYN MEDICAL HOLDINGS LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $765,403 | |
| 2002-09-30 | Mortgage $446,557 — from BROOKLYN MEDICAL HOLDING LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $446,557 | |
| 2000-11-27 | Mortgage $26,729 — from BROOKLYN MEDICAL HOLDING LLC to LEONG, ENRIQUETTA C | $26,729 |
| Year | Construction | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 38 |
| 2023 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 30 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
Every one of the 157 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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