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985 2nd Avenue

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Built
1920
Units
16
Owner of record
251 E 52 ASSOCIATES L P
Open HPD violations
16
HPD records on file
50

Violations at 985 2nd Avenue

50 on record
2026-09-05Class AOpen

§27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WITHIN THE COMMON AREA AT THE BUILDINGS ENTRANCE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.NYC.GOV/SITE/HPD/SERVICES-AND-INFORMATION/REQUIRED-SIGNAGE.PAGE

HPD · 1520 · Record 19192604
2026-09-05Class BOpen

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. PROPERLY SECURE THE THIRD RUN FROM BOTTOM UP AT THE 1ST DROPLADDER FROM WEST AT NORTH AT FIRE ESCAPE

HPD · 514 · Record 19192603
2026-09-05Class AOpen

§ 53, 187, 231 M/D LAW AND DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE A STOP AT TOP OF GUIDE RODS SO AS TO PREVENT REMOVAL OF DROPLADDER AT THE FIRST DROPLADDER FROM WEST AT NORTH AT FIRE ESCAPE

HPD · 109 · Record 19192602
2026-09-05Class AOpen

§ 53, 187, 231 M/D LAW AND DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE A SHOE PROPERLY SECURED TO BOTTOM OF STRING OF DROPLADDER AT THE FIRST DROPLADDER FROM WEST AT NORTH AT FIRE ESCAPE

HPD · 106 · Record 19192601
2026-09-05Class BOpen

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HEAVY DUTY LOCK AND LATCHSET AT THE BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY, SECTION ''253e52ndst''

HPD · 501 · Record 19192600

Who owns 985 2nd Avenue?

Owner of record: 251 E 52 ASSOCIATES L P. An owner name can come from an earlier filing. Compare the latest HPD registration with the recorded deed before relying on it.

Apartments at 985 2nd Avenue

Recorded residential units: 16. Recorded year built: 1920. These building facts do not show current vacancies or when a particular apartment was renovated.

This tax lot appears in the RGB list based on 2024 building registrations, published as of November 2025. That is a building-level historical signal; it does not identify which apartments are stabilized today. Check the official rent-stabilized building lists.

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  1. 01Overall grade and scores by category
  2. 02Details for all 50 HPD violations
  3. 03Housing court filings and outcomes
  4. 04Ownership history and LLC connections