175 2 Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00467-0035BIN 1006837

Concern level3 of 4

High

0110 active DOB violation(s)
02$6,250 in unpaid DOB fines

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 18 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 56 apartments.

2018 — 18 units registered2023 — 18

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1935

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 7 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 building4 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

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.

No open HPD violations.

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water15

General9

Unsanitary Condition5

Safety4

Appliance3

Plumbing1

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-10-16 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-10-14 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionPests2025-06-17 · closed

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

1598

Noise reports · last 12 mo

133

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential632

Street/Sidewalk388

Commercial303

Unspecified221

Vehicle49

Park3

Helicopter2

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. 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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

451

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony179

Misdemeanor227

Violation45

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

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20251 infested · 1 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2021-12-01

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

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2021-07-05

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2021-03-27

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER. TAKE AND PROVIDE SAFETY MEASURES AT BELOW CANOPY WHERE SEVERE CRACKS EXIST AT SOFFIT OF CANOPY OVER MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR AT SOUTH ELEVATION( EAST 11 ST). REMEDY: PROVIDE/EXTEND SAFETY MEASURES TO SECURE THE SOFFIT OF CANOPY OVER MAIN ENTRANCE

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

14 L PIERRE ASSOCIATES, LLC

Head officer

RICHARD MASON

Managing agent

URBAN ASSOCIATES, LLC

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

124 WEST 60 STREETMANHATTAN 288 WEST 11 STREETMANHATTAN 307 EAST 44 STREETMANHATTAN 320 EAST 44 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$6,250

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.

ConstructionClass 12025-12-03$6,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2003-08-28 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2022-10-21 · $1,000,000

Mortgage2022-10-21$1,000,000

borrower 14 L. PIERRE ASSOCIATES, LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2013-08-27$750,000

borrower 14 L. PIERRE ASSOCIATES LLC · lender MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY

Mortgage2003-09-03$750,000

borrower JAKOBSON, PETER, BRODSKY, NATHAN C, SCHAPIRO, JOEL, HILMAN, CAREN, JAKOBSON, JOHN · lender M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST

Sale2003-08-28no recorded price

SCHAPIRO, JOEL → SCHAPIRO, JOEL

Mortgage1999-05-24$448,932.71

borrower HILMAN, CAREN AS TRUSTEE, BRODSKY, NATHAN C., SCHAPIRO, MILTON L/W/T, JAKOBSON, JOHN, JAKOBSON, PETER, SCHAPIRO, JOEL AS TRUSTEE · lender M & T REAL ESTATE, INC.

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