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657 2 Avenue

MANHATTAN, NY 10016 BBL 1009160037 41 units · 6 floors · 1960

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Murray Hill
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 657 2 Avenue rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1960
6 or more units
41 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

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AI summary · updated June 2026

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How we score buildings

How 657 2 Avenue's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
28th percentile

Out of 282 buildings in this neighborhood, 79 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
40.5%
No serious
violations
53.9%
Some violations
(1–9)
5.6%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

Number of apartments

The number of residential units affects how the model interprets complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Building size

Total residential square footage — a proxy for building scale and the number of systems (plumbing, HVAC, etc.) that can fail.

Building characteristics
Total units41
Floors6
Year built1960
Gross area19,900 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

657 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10016
238 East 36th St, New York, NY 10016
240 East 36th St, New York, NY 10016
Who's behind the building

657 2 Avenue's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Berdar Equities LLC
Address
150 East 58Th St 28th
New York, NY 10155
Landlord portfolio

Other properties owned.

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