1260 2 Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01441-7501BIN 1044738Plain-text version

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

013 active DOB violation(s)
0231 open HPD violation(s)
031 eviction executed in the last 3 years

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 OATH/ECB 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 30 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 199 apartments.

2018 — 35 units registered2023 — 30

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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The building

1956

Built

Floors

199

Residential units

Condominium

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.

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

109

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. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date.

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 9CIssued 2019-07-115 violations5+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING WOOD SADDLE AT CLOSET DOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 9C, 9th STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 9C, 9th STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

3 more from the same inspection

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 9C, 9th STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 9C, 9th STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING WOOD SADDLE AT ENTRANCE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 9C, 9th STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 9CIssued 2019-01-295+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 9C, 9th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 16CIssued 2019-01-152 violations5+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 16C, 16th STORY, 6th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 16C, 16th STORY, 6th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 9CIssued 2018-01-055+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 9C, 9th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT SOUTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water40

Plumbing7

Unsanitary Condition7

Water Leak7

Flooring/Stairs4

Paint/Plaster2

Safety1

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-02-16 · open

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-02-10 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-02-09 · open

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

661

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential208

Unspecified158

Commercial128

Vehicle86

Street/Sidewalk73

Helicopter4

Park2

House of Worship2

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

269

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony104

Misdemeanor123

Violation42

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 10 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

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 ELEVATORREQUIRED2012-12-01

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL1994-08-09

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "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.

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2024-07-02Apt 16Kresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court: repair & harassment cases

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 2018-01-22

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2016-12-30

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2015-09-04

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2015-08-03

Tenant action

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

301 E 66 ST CONDO ASSOCIATION C/O OSSA

Head officer

ANTHONY BARRETT

Managing agent

Ossa Properties Inc

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

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

No recorded sales or mortgages found in ACRIS for this lot.

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.