166 Second Avenue
Top insights
- 2 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (17 vs ~3)
- Built before 1939 (1929) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
- Rent-stabilized: 45 units registered
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
166 Second Avenue
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- City records show 10 open HPD violations, 2 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2026 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists 45 rent-stabilized units here. Ask whether this specific unit is one of them, and ask the landlord for its legal regulated rent and lease history.
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at door….
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
166 Second Avenue sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10003. The closest subway is 3 Av (L) (4-minute walk), served by the 4, 5, 6, F, L, N, Q, R, and W lines.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: July 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2026-08-13 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE EAST WEST AND NORT…"
- 2026-08-13 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE EAST WEST AND SOUT…"
- 2026-08-13 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE SOUTH AND EAST WAL…"
- 2026-08-13 "§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND NORTH WALL IN CLOS…"
- 2026-08-13 "§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE…"
- Class C · 2 open · penalty 30 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 6 open · penalty 30 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 2 open · penalty 2 · (1/ea)
- 2026-04-30 · Apt 9G · EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2026-04-30 · Apt 9G · EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
- 2026-04-30 · Apt 9G · EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- Mar 30, 2022 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- Jul 12, 2021
- Jul 7, 2021 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.
Built 1929. Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960. The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 23
- GRAND LARCENY: 21
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 17
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 12
- HARRASSMENT 2: 12
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 186
- Noise - Residential: 180
- For Hire Vehicle Complaint: 166
- Illegal Parking: 138
- Encampment: 106
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Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Astound Broadband Cable Up to 1,500 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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