323 2 Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00899-0032BIN 1019591

Concern level3 of 4

High

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 53 apartments
0217 active DOB violation(s)
03$10,100 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 2 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 105 apartments.

2018 — 2 units registered2023 — 2

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1929

Built

Floors

105

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 28 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 building

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.

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§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 SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2021-10-145+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING SIGN AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 1997-06-175+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM 1 STY PUBLIC HALL AND ON BOILER ROOM DOOR.

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 15HIssued 2022-05-05

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING APPROX 4 SQ FT IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 15H, 15th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 14754690 ISSUED 04-JAN-22 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

Status: Defect letter issued

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Paint/Plaster6

Water Leak6

Unsanitary Condition5

Heat/Hot Water3

Outside Building1

General1

Door/Window1

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

663

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Unspecified322

Residential220

Street/Sidewalk63

Commercial37

Vehicle14

Park4

Helicopter2

House of Worship1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly unspecified) — 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

396

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony108

Misdemeanor252

Violation36

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 4 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 · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2024-06-12

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · FISPHAZ-HAZARDOUS CONDITION (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2022-02-18

CYCLE 9A UNSAFE REPORT FILED

ACTIVE · FISPFCS-FAILURE TO CORRECT SWARMP CONDITIONS (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2022-02-18

CYCLE 9A FAILURE TO CORRECT SWARMP CONDITIONS

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 2022-01-05

Harassment case

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

242 APARTMENT CORP

Head officer

Jeff Dryfoos

Managing agent

VINTAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$10,100

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 22022-01-14$1,250 penalty

Site SafetyClass 12021-08-11$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 12021-08-11$2,500 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1986-11-19 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2021-04-08 · $1,900,898.29

Mortgage2021-04-08$1,900,898.29

borrower 242 APARTMENT CORP · lender OCEANFIRST BANK N.A.

Mortgage2013-09-10$654,669.49

borrower 242 APARTMENT CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2011-05-27$1,150,962.63

borrower 242 APARTMENT CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage1986-11-25$3,000,000

borrower 242 PARTMENT CORP · lender 242 EAST 19TH ST CORP

Sale1986-11-19no recorded price

242 EAST 19 ST CORP → 242 APARTMENT CORP

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