§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
Building report
985 2nd Avenue
Public records for this building, including violations, complaints, housing court cases and ownership details.
- 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§ 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
§ 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
§ 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
§ 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''
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT THE BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY, SECTION ''253e52ndst''
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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See the full record for 985 2nd Avenue
The full report includes the grade, all 50 violations with dates and outcomes, housing court filings and ownership details.
- 01Overall grade and scores by category
- 02Details for all 50 HPD violations
- 03Housing court filings and outcomes
- 04Ownership history and LLC connections
