686 2nd Avenue
A 6-story building with 83 apartments, built in 1941, in Manhattan, NY 10016.
Addresses on the lot: 686 to 694 2nd Avenue.
HPD records as of October 26, 2026
HPD lists no open violations at 686 2nd Avenue. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to 303 EAST 37TH STREET OWNERS CORP. 2 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 686 2nd Avenue have open violations?
No. HPD lists no open violations at 686 2nd Avenue as of October 26, 2026.
No class C violation is open. 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments have one. More on buildings by size
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 26, 2026.
Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 686 2nd Avenue?
686 2nd Avenue is registered with HPD to 303 EAST 37TH STREET OWNERS CORP. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a co-op’s: residents own shares in the building, and an apartment for rent here is usually a sublet from a shareholder, which the board has to approve.
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 July 2022. HPD’s record has 2 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 8% of residential buildings in 10016 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 686 2nd Avenue rent stabilized?
2 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 2 of the building’s 83 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
- 307 East 37th Street33 apartments, built 1910
- 302 East 38th Street50 apartments, built 1910
- 308 East 38th Street97 apartments, built 2001
- 685 2nd Avenue47 apartments, built 1942
- 699 2nd Avenue40 apartments, built 1955
- 310 East 38th Street154 apartments, built 1928
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 1-00943-0001.