1491 2nd Avenue
A 6-story building with 25 apartments, built in 1910, in Manhattan, NY 10075.
Addresses on the lot: 1491 to 1493 2nd Avenue.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
1491 2nd Avenue has 2 open HPD violations, 1 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to 270 E 78TH ST LLC. 1 apartment was registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 1491 2nd Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 2 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 1 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 0 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 1 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 1 has been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 1491 2nd Avenue?
1491 2nd Avenue is registered with HPD to 270 E 78TH ST LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in December 2021. HPD’s record has 1 case here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 6% of residential buildings in 10075 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 1491 2nd Avenue rent stabilized?
1 apartment was registered as rent stabilized in 2023. That’s 1 of the building’s 25 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 258 East 78th Street20 apartments, built 1940
- 265 East 78th Street27 apartments, built 1910
- 245 East 77th Street24 apartments, built 1910
- 303 East 77th Street30 apartments, built 2008
- 244 East 78th Street24 apartments, built 1910
- 1498 2nd Avenue124 apartments, built 1963
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01432-0025.