985 2nd Avenue
Manhattan · East Midtown-Turtle Bay, NY 10022
985 2nd Avenue is a 16-apartment building in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, built in 1920, managed by 251 E 52nd Associates LP. The City has 22 open housing-code violations on file for it, 5 of them immediately hazardous, about 1.4 per apartment, roughly three times the neighborhood norm for a building this size (HPD, as of 5 October 2026). Tenants filed 16 complaints with 311 in the past year, which the City closed in a median of 14 days (311, as of 5 October 2026). No tenant has reviewed it here yet. Everything above comes from the City's own records.
Managed by 251 E 52nd Associates LP
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- Units
- 16
- Year built
- 1920
- Neighborhood
- East Midtown-Turtle Bay
- Borough
- Manhattan
This building’s record with the City
Complaints tenants filed with 311, and repairs a City inspector has asked for. Most repairs are routine maintenance. Both describe the building rather than the people in it, and often predate the current management.
16tenant complaints
Filed with 311 in the past year · 11 the year before
Typically closed in 14 days · neighborhood median is 4
22open repairs
Outstanding with HPD · about 1.4 per apartment
- Immediately hazardous
- 5
- Hazardous
- 10
- Non-hazardous
- 7
What the open repairs are about
- Doors, windows and locks7
- Other repairs4
- Leaks, damp or mould3
- Stairs, floors and ceilings2
- Paint and plaster2
- Heat or hot water1
Source: NYC 311 and Housing Preservation & Development. Look this building up · updated Oct 2026
What tenants say
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