The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% 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.
What 311 hears from this address
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Dumpster Complaint (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Street Light Condition (1).
Filed construction activity
$10,300 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (2 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1900)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
979 SECOND AVENUE LLC
Head officer
ELIAS TSINIAS
Managing agent
FARHAT REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC
Last registered
2025-10-03
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$3,606,000
$1,622,700
2026
$3,926,000
$1,766,700
2027
$4,711,000
$2,119,950
The city's market estimate has risen
31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
Subway
51 St — 6 E F · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 54 St — M15 · 500 ft
Citi Bike
E 51 St & 2 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
8 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $763,605 on
2018-06-21 (lender: Alma Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2018-06-21
Mortgage $763,605 — from 979 SECOND AVENUE LLC to ALMA BANK
$763,605
2018-06-21
Agreement $1,500,000 — from 979 SECOND AVENUE LLC to ALMA BANK
$1,500,000
2010-04-27
AL&R $1,000,000 — from 979 SECOND AVENUE LLC to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK
$1,000,000
2010-04-27
Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 979 SECOND AVENUE LLC to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK
$1,000,000
2010-04-27
Deed $3,000,000 — from GILBERT, HARRY; GILBERT & GILBERT, A NEW YORK PARTNERSHI; GILBERT, FREDERICK RICHARD to 979 SECOND AVENUE LLC
$3,000,000
1985-12-03
Mortgage $499,000 — from GILBERT, SUE; GILBERT, HARRY to FOURTH FDL SAVGS & ETC.
$499,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
34
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
7
0
2
10
2018
0
0
15
5
3
23
2019
0
2
25
0
1
28
2020
0
0
9
0
1
10
2021
0
1
30
0
3
34
2022
0
0
3
0
3
6
2023
4
2
4
0
1
11
2024
0
0
2
0
1
3
2025
0
0
3
0
3
6
2026
0
0
4
0
1
5
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2023-07-27311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2023-07-27DOB complaint, category ?
2023-07-20311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2023-07-20DOB complaint, category ?
2023-06-02Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-06-02Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2023-05-30Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PLYWOOD FENCE IN CONJUCTION WITH ALT M00881783 AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED.$1,800
2023-05-30Job filed: REPLACEMENT GLASS STORE FRONT IN AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED.. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$8,500
2023-05-22Boiler inspection — defects found
2022
2022-12-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-11-03Boiler inspection
2022-05-11Boiler inspection — defects found
2022-03-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-01-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-01-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021
2021-12-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-12-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2021-10-19311: Indoor Air Quality — Dust from Construction
2021-04-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-03-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-16HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM S
2021-03-16HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2021-02-25HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATHTUB IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2, 3rd STORY, 1st APART
2021-02-25HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER EXCEEDING MAXIMUM 130 DEGRESS AT BATHTUB AND WASHBASIN
2021-02-25HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS , IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT
2021-02-25HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2021-02-25HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM S
2021-02-25HPD class A: § 27-2011 ADM CODE CLEANSE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE FLOORS AT ALL STORIES AT PUBLIC HALL
2021-02-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-02-24311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2021-02-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-01-05311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2018-03-11311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2018-01-16311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2018-01-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-04311: Water Quality — Cloudy Or Milky, Other (Use Comments) (QBZ)
2017
2017-12-29Boiler inspection
2017-09-30HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2017-09-30HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2017-09-30HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2017-09-30HPD class A: § 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUPE
2017-09-30HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISS
2017-09-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-09-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-01-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-01-03ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. OBSERVED ON EXTERIOR OF BLDG, TWO NEW SIGNS ONE AP PROX 3' IN HEIGHT BY 15 AND A HALF FEET LONG BY 2 FT DEEP AT$800
2016
2016-11-03DOB complaint, category ?
2016-10-25311: Miscellaneous Categories — Inspection Work Order (DOB)
2014-03-23311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2014-03-17311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2013
2013-04-03311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2012
2012-09-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-11-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-11-01311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2011-09-21311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2011-06-24Job filed: INSTALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN AN EXISTING FOOD STORE, ERECT PARTITIONS, PLUMBING FIXTURES, VENTILATION SYSTEM AS REQUIRED. FIRE SUPPRESSION IS TO BE FI$47,000
2011-05-15311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-05-15311: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2011-05-15Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2011-05-15Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-04-27AL&R $1,000,000 — from 979 SECOND AVENUE LLC to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK$1,000,000
2010-04-27Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 979 SECOND AVENUE LLC to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK$1,000,000
2010-04-27Deed $3,000,000 — from GILBERT, HARRY; GILBERT & GILBERT, A NEW YORK PARTNERSHI; GILBERT, FREDERICK RICHARD to 979 SECOND AVENUE LLC$3,000,000
2009
2009-11-02DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-09-17Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 35 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH LL33/91 AND TPPN 9/1999. NO CHANGE IN
2008-09-17Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 35 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH LL33/91 AND TPPN 9/1999. NO CHANGE IN
2008-09-17Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003
2003-12-19Permit SG — ISSUED
1997
1997-02-18DOB violation Z:
1997-02-18DOB violation ES:
1997-02-18DOB violation Z:
1995
1995-02-03Deed — from GILBERT, HARRY; GILBERT, SUE to GILBERT & GILBERT
1995-01-27Mortgage satisfied — from GILBERT, SUE; GILBERT, HARRY to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS LN ASSOCIATION OF
1994
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1989
1989-11-22DOB violation ES:
1989-05-01ECB Non-Hazardous violation:
1985
1985-12-03Mortgage $499,000 — from GILBERT, SUE; GILBERT, HARRY to FOURTH FDL SAVGS & ETC.$499,000
1972
1972-12-06Deed — from GILBERT, HARRY; GILBERT, SOL; GILBERT & SONS DBA to GILBERT, HARRY; GILBERT, SOL
1970
1970-04-16LEAS — from GIEBERT SOL ETAL to GILBERT CLEANERS INC
1969
1969-04-08Deed — from GILBERT SOL ETAL to GILBERT SOL ETAL