The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 84% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 1.9. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and
1% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-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
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (7) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Sewer (1) · Lead (1) · Damaged Tree (1).
Filed construction activity
$82,000 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1925)
Yes
Six or more residential units (16)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)
1729 SECOND AVENUE LLC
Head officer
RUSSELL B HARKAVY
Managing agent
BHL ASSOCIATES LLC
Last registered
2025-09-12
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
$2,800,000
$1,260,000
2026
$3,780,000
$1,701,000
2027
$3,862,000
$1,737,900
The city's market estimate has risen
38% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
7 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Contaminated, Food Preparation Location) · 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2024 (1 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps
(cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
Getting around
Subway
86 St — Q · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 89 St — M15 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
E 91 St & 2 Ave · 450 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.
11 311 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: $1,000,000 on
1987-08-17 (lender: Home Savings Bk). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1987-08-17
Mortgage $1,000,000 — from UNIQUE RESTORATIONSCO to HOME SAVINGS BK
$1,000,000
1985-07-16
Mortgage $75,428 — from UNIQUE RESTORATIONSCO to COLUMBIA FDRL SVGS BK
$75,428
1983-02-01
Mortgage $75,000 — from UNIQUE RESTORATIONSCO. to COLUMBIA SAVINGS F.A.
$75,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
18
2019
2020
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
0
1
0
1
2
2018
2
0
0
0
3
5
2019
0
3
12
1
2
18
2020
0
1
1
0
2
4
2021
0
0
5
0
1
6
2022
0
0
1
0
4
5
2023
7
0
6
0
2
15
2024
0
0
3
0
5
8
2025
0
0
8
0
3
11
2026
0
0
1
0
3
4
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2024-10-07Elevator permit: Filing this application to Convert existing single plunger brake to dual-plunger brake. All work to comply with ASME A17.3-2015, S$10,500
2023-11-30311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2023-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-10-31Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING RETAIL SPACE. WORK INCLUDES INSTALLATION OF NON BEARING PARTITION AND DOOR$30,000
2023-10-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-09-19311: Lost Property — Bag/Wallet
2023-09-13Job filed: install new plumbing fixtures$8,000
2023-08-11Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-08-11Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2023-08-08Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2023-08-03Job filed: install new plumbing fixtures$8,000
2023-08-03Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING RETAIL SPACE. WORK INCLUDES INSTALLATION OF NON BEARING PARTITION AND DOOR$30,000
2023-07-13311: Consumer Complaint — Used Goods Dealer
2023-07-13311: Consumer Complaint — Used Goods Dealer
2023-06-07Boiler inspection
2022
2022-12-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-10-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-09-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-04-15Boiler inspection
2022-01-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-11-01311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Other Residence
2021-09-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-06-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-06-17311: Borough Office — Construction Enforcement Work Order (DOB)
2019-06-17311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Falling Or In Danger Of Falling
2019-06-17DOB violation C: STRUCTURE RENDERED NON-COMPLIANT DUE T0 MASONRY DEBRIS FALLING FROM ADJACENT BUILDING (233 EAST 89 STREET MN) EXTERIOR WALL AT E
2019-06-17DOB complaint, category ?
2019-06-17DOB complaint, category ?
2019-05-06Deed — from UNIQUE RESTORATIONS CO. to 1729 SECOND AVENUE LLC
2018-09-14Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED DURING BUILDING ALTERATION, FILED SEPARATELY. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE NYC BUILDING$6,000
2018-07-09Elevator permit: DOOR LOCK MONITORING UPGRADE.$17,405
2018-06-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-24Boiler inspection
2017
2017-10-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-26311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)