242 East 2 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00385-0049BIN 1087353

Concern level3 of 4

High

019 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
0311 open rent-impairing violation(s)
043 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 22 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 24 apartments.

2018 — 22 units registered2023 — 22

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

2005

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade C — below average

ENERGY STAR score 68 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building9 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

130

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6AIssued 2025-04-17RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6A, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6AIssued 2025-04-17

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 6A, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6AIssued 2023-06-08

§ 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 0; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 1; MISSING ONE WAY SCREWS AT 1 AIR CONDITIONING WINDOW IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6A, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6AIssued 2023-04-10RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT BATHROOM AND KITCHEN. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6A, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

129

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water80

Water Leak30

Plumbing7

Paint/Plaster6

Unsanitary Condition4

Door/Window1

General1

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1443

Noise reports · last 12 mo

120

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential861

Street/Sidewalk283

Commercial145

Unspecified109

Vehicle41

Park3

Helicopter1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

567

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony158

Misdemeanor284

Violation125

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 9 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2024-12-01

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2022-02-22

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9A TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2022

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2018-05-31

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 8A TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2017

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2023-01-03

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

DIVERSITY HOUSES LP

Head officer

RONA CLEMENTE

Managing agent

LESPMHA, INC

9 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

173 AVENUE BMANHATTAN 195 EAST 2 STREETMANHATTAN 218 EAST 7 STREETMANHATTAN 227 EAST 3 STREETMANHATTAN 334 EAST 8 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Local LawClass 22022-12-09$1,250 penalty

ElevatorsClass 22022-10-04$312 penalty

Local LawClass 22018-05-18$1,250 penalty

ConstructionClass 22018-04-11$1,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2004-10-01 · $5

Most recent mortgage2010-04-22 · $1,558,867

Mortgage2010-04-22$1,558,867

borrower DIVERSITY HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY,, DIVERSITY HOUSES, L.P. · lender HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION

Sale2004-10-01$5

THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING THROUGH DEPT OF HOUSING & PRESERVATION → DIVERSITY HOUSES HOUSING DEVEL. FUNDING CO., INC.

Mortgage2004-10-01$5,600,000

borrower DIVERSITY HOUSES, L.P., DIVERSITY HOUSES HOUSING DEVEL FUNDING CO., INC. · lender THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION

Sale1976-04-30no recorded price

FINANCE ADMINS CITYNY → CITY OF NEW YORK

Sale1968-06-20no recorded price

DANJEN CORP → SUGG, JOHN

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale