157 East 2nd Street
A 5-story building with 40 apartments, built in 1920, in Manhattan, NY 10009.
Addresses on the lot: 157 to 161 East 2nd Street.
HPD records as of October 26, 2026
157 East 2nd Street has 28 open HPD violations, 19 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 157 EAST 2ND STREET CORP.
Does 157 East 2nd Street have open violations?
Yes: 28 open violations as of October 26, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 19 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 2 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 7 |
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 1 complaint to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026, 1 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
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 157 East 2nd Street?
157 East 2nd Street is registered with HPD to 157 EAST 2ND STREET CORP. 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
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 1 older case, the latest from 2005.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 12% of residential buildings in 10009 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 157 East 2nd Street rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
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- 166 East 2nd Street25 apartments, built 1900
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 26, 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 1-00397-0012.