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1490 2 Avenue · Manhattan · BBL 1014520052 · 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, AEP2
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 80% 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 4. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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

Open HPD violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1979-12-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Water System (3) · Outdoor Dining (3) · Street Condition (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

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)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)1490 LLC
Head officerMINA SUB
Managing agentSEYMOUR SUB
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,260,000 $1,467,000
2026$3,912,000 $1,760,400
2027$4,465,000 $2,009,250

The city's market estimate has risen 37% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Doc WatsonsAmericanAMice 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).

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

Subway77 St — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
72 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 78 St — M15 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 78 St & 2 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor
Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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

1490 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

12 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $113,773 on 1988-06-24 (lender: Independence Svgs Bk). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1988-06-24Mortgage $113,773 — from SUB, PAUL to INDEPENDENCE SVGS BK $113,773
1983-03-21Mortgage $60,000 — from PAUM SALES CORP. to INDEPENDENCE SV'S BANK $60,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201709211
20180628
20190336
2020317121
202108210
20220415
202307411
20240314
2025011314
20261225
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-05-15311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2026-05-15DOB complaint, category ?
2026-04-29HPD 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
2026-04-19Boiler inspection
2026-02-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-12311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-15311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2026-05-15DOB complaint, category ?
2026-04-29HPD 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
2026-04-19Boiler inspection
2026-02-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-12311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2025-08-28Restaurant inspection: DOC WATSONS · mice evidence
2025-08-19Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUEL
2025-07-24311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2025-07-24311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2025-07-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-07-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-25Boiler inspection
2025-06-20311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2025-06-18311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2025-06-04HPD 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
2025-05-08311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Noisy
2025-04-29311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2025-02-02311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2024
2024-07-12311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2024-06-14Boiler inspection
2024-04-02311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2024-01-30311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2023
2023-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-08-10Restaurant inspection: DOC WATSONS
2023-07-29311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2023-06-09Boiler inspection
2023-05-22311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2023-05-11Restaurant inspection: DOC WATSONS — grade A · mice evidence
2023-04-28311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-03-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-15HPD 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
2023-02-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-02-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022
2022-05-29Boiler inspection
2022-05-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-05-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-02-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-15HPD 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
2021-12-18311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-10-28311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2021-09-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-04-23Boiler inspection
2021-04-23Boiler inspection
2021-04-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2021-03-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-03-27311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2021-03-07311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020
2020-11-20311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-11-13311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2020-11-10ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ELECTRICAL WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. NO PERMIT ON FILE FOR THE ELECTRICALWORK DONE ON THE SIDEWALK/STREET BOOTH, NOR THE FEED. REMEDY$400
2020-11-09DOB complaint, category ?
2020-11-03311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-10-24311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2020-10-24DOB complaint, category ?
2020-09-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-07-18Boiler inspection
2020-07-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-07-15311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2020-07-13311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2020-06-27311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-06-26311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2020-05-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-29311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-05-24311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-05-22311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-05-21311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-04-19311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2019
2019-11-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-09-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019-05-31311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019-04-19Boiler inspection
2019-04-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019-01-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-09-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-08-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-07-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2018-07-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-07-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-07-12Boiler inspection
2018-05-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017
2017-11-13311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2017-11-04311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2017-10-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-10-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-09-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-09-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-08-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-08-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-04-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-06311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2017-01-16311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2016
2016-12-06311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2016-12-06DOB complaint, category ?
2016-11-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-10-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-10-24HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2016-10-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-10-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-10-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2016-10-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2016-10-02311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-09-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-09-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2016-07-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-07-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-07-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-07-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-06-30311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2016-06-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-06-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-06-17311: Drinking — Underage - Licensed Est
2016-06-17311: Drinking — Underage - Licensed Est
2016-06-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-05-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2016-04-11311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2016-03-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-03-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-03-10311: Broken Muni Meter — Missing/Stump
2015
2015-12-22311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2015-12-22DOB complaint, category ?
2015-10-22311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2015-06-02311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2014
2014-08-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-08-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-04-17311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2014-04-17DOB complaint, category ?
2014-04-09311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2014-04-09DOB violation C: DUE TO FIRE
2014-04-09DOB complaint, category ?
2013
2013-11-02311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-08-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-08-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2013-05-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2013-05-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-05-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012
2012-10-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-09-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-09-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-06-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-06-14311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-06-11311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2012-04-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011
2011-12-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-11-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011-10-05DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2011-10-05DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2011-09-02311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011-07-11ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY THAT ALLOWED BY THE C/O. NOTED AT (01) LEVEL & CELLAR LEVEL THE BLDG IS CURRENTLY OCCUPIED AS AN EATING & DRINK$2,400
2011-07-01ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OPERATION OF A PA W/O A CURRENT C/O. NOTED AT THE CELLAR LEVEL, TABLES& CHAIRS ARRANGED FOR THE SEATING OF 30 PERSONS AT 1ST FLR L$1,600
2011-06-20311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2011-06-20DOB complaint, category ?
2011-06-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010
2010-11-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-05-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010-04-11311: Noise - Commercial — Car/Truck Music
2009
2009-07-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-06-18Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU PANCY.$3,000
2009-06-18Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU PANCY.$3,000
2009-06-18Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU PANCY.$3,000
2009-05-08Deed — from MINA SUB, TEE U/A DTD 1/16/97 to 1490 LLC
2008
2008-11-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007
2007-02-07ECB Non-Hazardous violation: PLUMBING FIXTURE NOT PROPERLY TRAPPED & OR VENTED.USE OR INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING MATERIALS ON EQUIPMENT WHICH DO NOT COMPLY W/ RS$400
2007-01-23DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-06-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-06-10Job filed: REPLACE AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN EXISTING KITCHEN RANGEHOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY. COOKING EQUIPMENTS WERE FILED IN 1005$3,000
1998
1998-03-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1997
1997-04-18Deed — from SUB, MINA to SUB, MINA
1997-01-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-01-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1994
1994-03-01Permit PL — ISSUED
1994-02-18Permit EW — ISSUED
1993
1993-10-14Permit PL — ISSUED
1993-05-12Permit AL — ISSUED
1993-04-13ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT NOTE NEW CEILINGS & WALLS ALL COVERED WITH NEW SHEETROCK THROUGHOUT 1ST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE NEW ELECTRIC $175
1993-04-12DOB complaint, category ?
1993-04-01CERT — from ROYAL ABSTRACT CORP
1993-03-19SAGE — from SUB, MINA
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-02-15Deed — from SUB, PAUL to SUB, MINA
1988
1988-06-24Mortgage $113,773 — from SUB, PAUL to INDEPENDENCE SVGS BK$113,773
1988-06-24Agreement — from INDEPENDENCE SVGS BK to SUB, PAUL
1987
1987-04-17HPD class B: D26-19.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
1983
1983-12-15Deed — from PAUM SALES CORP. to SUB, PAUL
1983-04-20Mortgage satisfied — from SUB, PAUL; PAMI REALTY CORP. to 1490 SECOND AVE RLTYCP.; AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK
1983-03-21Mortgage $60,000 — from PAUM SALES CORP. to INDEPENDENCE SV'S BANK$60,000
1981
1981-06-10Agreement — from PAUM SALES CORP to AMERICAN SVNGS BNK
1979
1979-12-19HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CLG CELLAR AT FRONT.
1976
1976-07-21Deed — from SUB, PAUL to PAUM SALES CORP
1966
1966-01-14Deed — from PAMI REALTY CORP to SUB, PAUL
1966-01-14Mortgage assigned — from GREENFIELD, LOUIS; KAHN, JULIUS; FALK, HELEN to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK
1966-01-14Mortgage — from SUB, PAUL to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK
1966-01-14Agreement — from SUB, PAUL to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK

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