617 2nd Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10016

The three-unit, three-story tenement building at 617 2nd Avenue in Kips Bay, owned by Peter Cuttita, has experienced several significant structural issues since 2021. Most notably, the building faced serious stability concerns in 2021, when it was declared unstable due to adjacent excavation at 609 2nd Avenue, resulting in multiple complaints about shaking and vibration, as well as emergency work orders. These issues prompted a full vacate order and the issuance of several violations requiring urgent facade stabilization, including repairs to address bulging bricks, step cracks, and inadequate support conditions.

An active ECB violation from April 2021 indicates a $2,500 penalty related to failure to maintain building walls, with specific concerns about bulging facade bricks between window bays. While many subsequent violations from 2021-2023 have been resolved or dismissed, there are still some active violations regarding the building's structural support systems. In more recent history, the building has maintained a clean record in terms of pest control, with annual bedbug reports from 2021 through 2024 showing zero infested dwelling units.

The most recent building inspection in March 2025 passed without incident, continuing a pattern of successful rodent inspections dating back to 2010, with all showing passed results. A couple of complaints were filed regarding work without permits in 2023 and 2024, though inspections found no violations in both cases. The building's documentation shows a mix of resolved and active violations primarily dating from 2021-2022, with relatively few issues reported in the past two years, suggesting some stabilization of the building's condition since the significant structural concerns of 2021.