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538 2 Avenue · Manhattan · BBL 1009350060 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class8
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 26.7. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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

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.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$2,560 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Poisoning (1) · Taxi Complaint (1) · Snow or Ice (1) · Unsanitary Pigeon Condition (1) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$50,020 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,354,400 $1,059,480
2026$2,825,000 $1,271,250
2027$3,146,000 $1,415,700

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Surreal CreameryFrozen DessertsBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · 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 6 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

Subway28 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 31 St — M15 · 250 ft
Citi Bike2 Ave & E 29 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The River School
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

538 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

5 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170145111
2018015039
20197110110
2020004015
2021002013
2022032016
2023001023
2024022015
2025010034
2026203016
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The last 12 months — 7 records

DateRecord
2026-10-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-09-11Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-08-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-19311: Unsanitary Pigeon Condition — Pigeon Waste
2026-06-25Job filed: File to address ECB violation #39058760H; 37028964J, remove the illegal walk-in refrigerator and wooden structure at rear yard as per plan. No change
2026-01-27311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-09-11Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-08-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-19311: Unsanitary Pigeon Condition — Pigeon Waste
2026-06-25Job filed: File to address ECB violation #39058760H; 37028964J, remove the illegal walk-in refrigerator and wooden structure at rear yard as per plan. No change $8,000
2026-01-27311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-05-08Restaurant inspection: SURREAL CREAMERY — grade B · mice evidence
2025-04-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-03-18Restaurant inspection: SURREAL CREAMERY · mice evidence
2024
2024-12-19311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2024-08-26ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS #39058759K ISSUED ON 3/24/2022, AND FAILURE TO FILE A CERTIFICATE$1,280
2024-08-26ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS #39058760H ISSUED ON 3/24/2022, AND FAILURE TO FILE A CERTIFICATE$1,280
2024-03-18Restaurant inspection: SURREAL CREAMERY — grade A
2024-01-31311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2023
2023-06-28Restaurant inspection: SURREAL CREAMERY · mice evidence
2023-06-01Boiler inspection
2023-04-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2022
2022-06-29Boiler inspection
2022-06-23311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2022-03-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. NOTED: IN REAR YARD OF BUILDING WALK-IN REFRIGEROTAR 10 FEET X 8 FEET IN SIZE AND A WOODEN STRUCTURE TO ENC$1,250
2022-03-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. NOTED: ELECTRICAL WIRING OF WALK-IN REFRIGERATOR IN REAR YARD USING NEW CONDUIT PIPES AND BX., OBTAIN ALL P$1,250
2022-01-05311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2022-01-05DOB complaint, category ?
2021
2021-06-29Boiler inspection
2021-05-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-04-11311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2020
2020-08-21311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-06-26311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-06-14311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-06-04Boiler inspection
2020-02-28311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2019
2019-12-09Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2019-12-02Job filed: INSTALL PLUMBING FIXTURES ON 1ST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$6,000
2019-11-21Boiler inspection
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-10-30Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2019-10-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-10-04Job filed: INSTALL PLUMBING FIXTURES ON 1ST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$6,000
2019-10-04Job filed: INSTALL AIR CONDISON SYSTEM FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE.$5,000
2019-09-30Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXIST. STORE WITH MILL WORK & PARTITION WORK ON 1ST FL. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$25,020
2019-03-08311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2018
2018-12-16311: Consumer Complaint — Mandatory Tip
2018-12-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-12-04FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018-11-08Boiler inspection
2018-10-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-08-10311: Hazardous Materials — Chemical Spill/Release (HA1)
2018-02-07311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2018-01-27311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2018-01-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-11-11311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2017-09-11311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2017-09-11DOB complaint, category ?
2017-08-30Deed — from CHEN, LINGO TSIEN-LING; CHUNG, YI SHAN; CHUNG, YI- SHAN; CHEN, YUN-FEN; CHEN, TSIEN-LING; to CHUNG, YI- SHAN; CHEN, LISA YUN-FEN; CHUNG, YI SHAN; CHEN, YUN-FEN
2017-08-30PAT — from CHEN, LINGO TSIEN-LING; CHEN, TSIEN-LING to TIEN, CAROL
2017-08-30PAT — from CHUNG, YI - SHAN; CHUNG, YI SHAN to TIEN, CAROL
2017-08-30PAT — from CHEN, LISA YUN-FEN; CHEN, YUN-FEN to TIEN, CAROL
2017-08-25311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2017-08-15Deed transfer (nominal price)
2017-01-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-01-12311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016
2016-08-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-06-30311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-01-15311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2014
2014-12-18311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2014-04-14311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2013
2013-09-13311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2013-08-20311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2013-06-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-10-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-08-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-02-10311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2011-01-22311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2010
2010-08-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-07-28311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2010-07-01311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2010-01-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-05-02PAT — from CHUNG, YI-WEN to TIEN, CAROL
2000-05-02PAT — from CHUNG, YI-SHAN to TIEN, CAROL
2000-05-02Deed — from CHUNG, YI-WEN to CHUNG, YI-SHAN
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-11-03Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-10-05Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-09-27Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-09-27Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-06-10Permit AL — ISSUED
1991-05-16Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-05-03Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-04-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-04-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1990
1990-04-09ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED PLAS FOR ALT 982/89 WOOD STUDS IN WALL INSTEAD OF METAL STUDS. SIDE OF EXTERIOR WALL HAS BEEN$500
1989
1989-08-28DOB violation C:
1989-05-16Deed — from AFFRONTI, JOSEPHINE; AFFRONTI, GINA; AFFRONTI, MARY to CHUNG, YI-SHAN; CHUNG, YI-WEN; CHEN, YUN-FEN; CHEN, TSIEN LING
1973
1973-01-23Deed — from AFFRONTI, MARY TR; AFFRONTI, VICTORIA TR; AFFRONTI, JOSEPHINETR; AFFRONTI, GINA TR to AFFRONTI, JOSEPHINE; AFFRONTI, GINA; AFFRONTI, VICTORIA; AFFRONTI, MARY

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