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: Water Maintenance (3) · Derelict Vehicles (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Sewer Maintenance (1).
Filed construction activity
$98,976 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 (2)
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)
1053 SECOND AVENUE LLC
Head officer
LORI BUCHBINDER
Managing agent
BUCHBINDER & WARREN LLC
Last registered
2025-07-18
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
$2,988,000
$1,344,600
2026
$3,195,000
$1,437,750
2027
$3,834,000
$1,725,300
The city's market estimate has risen
28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Flood exposure
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.
Getting around
Subway
51 St — 6 E F · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 56 St — M15 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
E 55 St & 2 Ave · 150 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: $620,000 on
1992-08-05 (lender: Arc Electric Co Incp.p. and Arc Electric Co. Incpsp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2003-07-23
DEEDO $2,200,000 — from 7 BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEE, ANGELA TESE-MILNER to 1053 SECOND AVENUE LLC
$2,200,000
1992-08-05
Mortgage $620,000 — from 1053 REALTY CORP to LEPORE, MARY; ROWEN, ALAN; MINERVINI, JUNE V.; D'ANNA, JOHN; JANCZEWSKI, THADDEUS; MOSIELL
$620,000
1988-11-14
Mortgage $100,000 — from KOJIP CORPORATION to R G CAPITAL CORP
$100,000
1988-07-26
Mortgage $100,000 — from KOJIP CORPORATION to R G CAPITAL CORP
$100,000
1987-01-29
Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 1053 SECOND AVE BLDGCO to UNION CHELSEA NTL BK
$1,000,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
22
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
0
2
2
2018
8
3
8
3
22
2019
0
0
4
1
5
2020
0
0
2
2
4
2021
0
0
2
1
3
2022
0
0
2
1
3
2023
0
0
2
1
3
2024
0
0
2
1
3
2025
0
0
4
2
6
2026
0
0
4
1
5
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2025-05-10311: Consumer Complaint — Used Goods Dealer
2025-05-08Boiler inspection
2025-01-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-07-17311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2024-05-09Boiler inspection
2023
2023-12-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-04-28311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-04-13Boiler inspection
2022
2022-12-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-06-30Boiler inspection
2022-03-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021
2021-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-08-27Boiler inspection
2021-08-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2020
2020-12-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-09-23Boiler inspection
2020-05-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2019
2019-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-06-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-06-04Boiler inspection
2019-02-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-01-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-12-04311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2018-10-25Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-10-16DOB violation P: THE DOB INTENDS TO REVOKE ALL APPROVALS AND PERMITS UNDER PLUMBING JOB #123255716 DUE TO SUSPENSION OF MASTER PLUMBERS LICENSE
2018-08-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-07-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-07-25Permit Sign — Permit Issued
2018-07-22311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018-07-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-07-16Job filed: ILLUMINATED BUSINESS ACCESSORY WALL SIGN. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$2,976
2018-04-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-04-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-03-30Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF STORE (NAIL SHOP) AT 1ST FLOOR. WORK INCLUDES REMOVAL/INSTALLATION OF NON-LOAD-BEARING PARTITIONS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES (PEDICU$96,000
2018-03-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-03-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-03-06Eviction executed (3-E)
2018-01-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018-01-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-10-09Boiler inspection
2017-02-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-07-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-04-22FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT)
2015
2015-11-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-10-20FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT)
2015-09-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-09-04Job filed: FILING STRUCTURAL PORTION OF BOILER ROOM EXTENSION AT ROOF AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$31,000
2015-08-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-08-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-08-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-07-17Job filed: REPLACE GAS BOILER (NYC BOILER # MD77848-01) AND INSTALL NEW METAL CHIMNEY PER PLANS.$10,000
2015-07-08Job filed: FILING STRUCTURAL PORTION OF BOILER ROOM EXTENSION AT ROOF AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION$25,000
2015-02-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-02-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014
2014-07-15311: Cranes and Derricks — Crane/Suspension Scaffold - No Permit/License/Cert./Unsafe/Illegal
2014-07-15DOB complaint, category ?
2014-07-08ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONST DOCS BLOCKING & CRIBBING WAS INADEQUATE ACCORDING TO CONST DOCS PROVIDED.REM:CONFORM TO AP
2014-07-08ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAIL TO SAFEGUARD PERSONS & PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONST OP.BARRICADES ARE REQUIRED BETWEEN CRANE OP AREA & TRAFFIC ON 57TH ST SIDE
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
2013-05-29311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2013-03-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2012
2012-10-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-02-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-02-23Permit SG — ISSUED
2012-01-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2011
2011-12-16Job filed: PROPOSE TO MODIFY SPRINKLER SYSTEM AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$20,700
2011-12-16Job filed: PROPOSE TO DEMO AND CONSTRUCT NEW PARTITION,CEILING AND DOORS AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$30,000
2011-12-16Job filed: PROPSOE TO INSTALL AC UNITS ALONG WITH DUCTWORK, PLUMBING FIXTURE AND RELATED PIPING AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, USE $35,000
2011-12-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-12-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-08-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-08-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-08-13Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-08-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-05-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-04-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-03-11Permit SG — ISSUED
2009-02-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-02-03Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-01-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-01-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-01-13Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-01-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-01-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-12-24Job filed: MECHANICAL AND BOILER INSTALLATIONS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN ZONING, USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY PROPOSED.$25,000
2008-12-24Job filed: MECHANICAL AND BOILER INSTALLATIONS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN ZONING, USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY PROPOSED.$25,000
2008-12-24Job filed: MECHANICAL AND BOILER INSTALLATIONS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN ZONING, USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY PROPOSED.$25,000
2008-12-23Job filed: MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE CELLAR, ROOF AND FIRST FLOOR. NO CHANGE OF USE, OCCUPA$70,000
2008-12-23Job filed: STRUCTURAL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE CELLAR, ROOF AND FIRST FLOOR. NO CHANGE OF USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS$5,000
2008-12-23Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE CELLAR, ROOF AND FIRST FLOOR. ARCHITECTURAL WORK. NO CHANGE OF USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$28,000
2008-12-23Job filed: STRUCTURAL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE CELLAR, ROOF AND FIRST FLOOR. NO CHANGE OF USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS$5,000
2008-12-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-09-03Permit AL — ISSUED
2008-01-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2007
2007-12-21Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-11-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-10-17Job filed: Installation of new sprinkler system throughout including new sprinkler main and new water main .Cap existing water main and remove existing sprinkler$28,000
2007-10-17Job filed: Installation of new sprinkler system throughout including new sprinkler main and new water main .Cap existing water main and remove existing sprinkler$28,000
2007-10-04Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-09-28Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF 20 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH LL 33/91 & TPPN 9/1999.
2007-09-07Job filed: REMOVAL OF EXISTING AND INSTALLATION OFNEW SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT INCLUDING NEW DOMESTIC MAIN AS SHOWN ONPLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPA$28,000
2007-08-31Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-08-06Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-05-31Permit AL — ISSUED
2006
2006-12-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-11-29Job filed: REAR WALL REBUILDING AND NEW ROOFING. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPA NCY.$55,000
2006-06-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-06-09Job filed: Facade repairs: Existing stone and stucco wall to be removed and replaced with new brick; replace existing stone lintels with new steel lintels; repla$60,000
2006-05-18DOB complaint, category ?
2006-03-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-03-01Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-02-28Job filed: INSTALL PIPE SCAFFOLD 20 FT LONG BY 30 FT HIGH AT 1053 2ND AVENUE. DURING REPAIRS. - WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH LL33/91. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR E
2006-02-28Job filed: INSTALL PIPE SCAFFOLD 20 FT LONG BY 30 FT HIGH AT 1053 2ND AVENUE. DURING REPAIRS. - WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH LL33/91. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR E
2006-02-14Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-02-13Job filed: INSTALL HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED 20 FT LONG AT 1053 2ND AVENUE. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS. WORK TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91. LL33/91. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRE
2006-02-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-02-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-02-08Job filed: PERFORM STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT FLOORS 2,3,4 & ROOF AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY, ZONING, FIREPROTECTION OR EGRESS.$70,000
2006-02-08Job filed: PERFORM STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT FLOORS 2,3,4 & ROOF AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY, ZONING, FIREPROTECTION OR EGRESS.$70,000
2006-01-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2005
2005-08-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-08-09Permit AL — ISSUED
2005-08-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-03-31Job filed: 2ND FLOOR: PERFORM INTERIOR DEMO, ERECT PARTITIONS AND INSTALL SANITARY FACILITIES AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT 101981$40,000
2003-07-23Mortgage assigned — from D'ANNA, MICHAEL; ARC ELECTRIC CO., INC. PROFIT SHARING PL; ROWEN, ALICE; ROWEN, ALAN; ARC to BELIEZE PARTNERS
2003-07-23DEEDO $2,200,000 — from 7 BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEE, ANGELA TESE-MILNER to 1053 SECOND AVENUE LLC$2,200,000
2003-07-23TL&R — from LEPORE, ALFRED; MOSIELLO, GERALDINE; MINERVINI, JUNE V; D'ANNA, RITA T; ROWEN, ALICE; ARC
2002
2002-08-08TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to CITY OF NEW YORK
2001
2001-04-17ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY OF ALTERED FIRST FLOOR, RESTAURANT JOB # 101981713 WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING A NEW CERTFICATE OF OCCUPANCY REMEDY: OBTAIN$2,500
2000
2000-07-27TLS — from BANK OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2000-06-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-05-15ATL — from NYCTL 1998-1 TRUST to BANK OF NEW YORK
1999
1999-12-15Permit AL — ISSUED
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1999-01-20ATL — from NYCTL 1997-1 TRUST to BANK OF NEW YORK
1998
1998-08-10TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to NYCTL 1998-1 TRUST
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1998-03-12AMTL — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE; BANK OF NEW YORK
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-08-07TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1997-06-18TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-06-12TLS — from BANK OF NEW YORK; BANK OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK; BANK OF NEW YORK
1996-06-12TLS — from BANK OF NEW YORK; BANK OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK; BANK OF NEW YORK
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-04-22Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-04-13Permit EW — RE-ISSUED
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-12-22Permit PL — ISSUED
1992-11-17Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-11-17Permit EQ — ISSUED
1992-08-25DOB violation C:
1992-08-24DOB complaint, category ?
1992-08-05Mortgage assigned — from 1053 RLTY CORP to LEPORE, MARY; ROWEN, ALAN; JANCZEWSKI, THADDEUS; ARC ELECTRIC CO INCETL; MOSIELLO, GERALDI
1992-08-05Mortgage $620,000 — from 1053 REALTY CORP to LEPORE, MARY; ROWEN, ALAN; MINERVINI, JUNE V.; D'ANNA, JOHN; JANCZEWSKI, THADDEUS; MOSIELL$620,000
1992-08-05Deed — from LEWIS, ARTHUR REF; KOJIP CORPORATIONDEF; STATE OF NEW YORK DEF; LEE, KAI JOO DEF; CITY OF to 1053 REALTY CORPORATION
1991
1991-11-26DOB violation Z:
1991-11-26DOB violation Z:
1991-11-26DOB violation C:
1991-11-26DOB violation C:
1991-03-18ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: PERMANENT PLASTIC/WOOD ENCLOSURE ERECTED AROUND VEGETABLE STAND AT 1ST FLOOR GROCERY. DIMENSION$1,000
1991-02-08DOB complaint, category ?
1990
1990-08-27Mortgage assigned — from FLEET NATIONAL BANK to NORSTAR BANK
1990-04-03Mortgage assigned — from FLEET NATIONAL BANK to NORSTAR BANK
1990-04-03Mortgage assigned — from FLEET NATIONAL BANK to NORSTAR BANK
1989
1989-05-09DOB complaint, category ?
1989-04-11DOB violation C:
1989-04-05DOB violation C:
1989-03-16DOB violation C:
1989-03-13ECB Non-Hazardous violation: $125
1989-01-03ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAIKURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER REPORT WITH THISD DEPARTMENT FOR BOILER 86958-01 REMEDY FILE REPORT OR HAVE AN INSPECTION PERFORMED $500
1988
1988-11-14Mortgage $100,000 — from KOJIP CORPORATION to R G CAPITAL CORP$100,000
1988-11-14Mortgage assigned — from R G CAPITAL CORP to FLEET NATIONAL BANK
1988-11-14Mortgage assigned — from R G CAPITAL CORP to FLEET NTL BANK
1988-07-26Deed — from 1053 SECOND AVE RTYCO to KOJIP CORP
1988-07-26Mortgage $100,000 — from KOJIP CORPORATION to R G CAPITAL CORP$100,000
1988-07-26Agreement — from 1053 SECOND AVE BLDGCO to UNION CHELSEA NTL BK
1988-07-26Agreement — from R G CAPITAL CORP to UNION CHELSEA NTL BK
1987
1987-01-29Deed — from HELMARLES REALTY CORP to 1053 SECOND AVE BLDGCO
1987-01-29Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 1053 SECOND AVE BLDGCO to UNION CHELSEA NTL BK$1,000,000
1981
1981-10-28Deed — from KASLOW, HELEN; KAPLAN, MARTIN; KAPLAN, LESTER to HELMARLES REALTY CORP
1977
1977-07-12Deed — from KAPLAN, HANNA to KASLOW, HELEN; KAPLAN, MARTIN; KAPLAN, LESTER