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1543 2 Ave

Manhattan, NY 10028Company-ownedBBL 1015260021BIN 1048532
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Year Built1959
Floors12
Units117
Building Area123,524 sqft
ZoningC1-9
ClassD6
Market Value$30.4M

1543 2 AVE is a property located at 1543 2 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10028. It is classified as a elevator apartment - fireproof with stores. The building was constructed in 1959. It has 12 floors and 117 units. The building area is 123,524 square feet on a 12,954 sqft lot. The property is zoned C1-9. The assessed market value is $30.4M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 236 building permits on record (176 active). There are 143 violations on record (17 currently open). 23 docketed judgments carrying $5,100 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

1,232records on file
69Energy Star

Completed in 1959, 1543 2 Ave rises 12 stories over New York. Public records put it at 117 units and 123,524 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C1-9. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $30.4M, and assessed for tax at $13.7M. In the 39 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,232 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 599 of its 1,232 records, fully 49%, fall under that one heading. Permit (236) and violation (143) trail well behind. 17 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2015.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 69, with a site energy-use intensity of 58.9 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 552 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 49% complaint, 39 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$30.4M of New York, written across 1,232 government filings.

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Property Details

Address1543 2 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10028
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Fireproof With Stores
D6
Year Built1959
Floors12
Total Units117
Building Area123,524 sqft
Lot Size12,954 sqft
ZoningC1-9
ConditionAverage
1015260021
1048532
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$30.4M
$13.7M
$1M

Building Permits

236 on record · 176 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PLAN EXAMINER REVIEW
Filed Oct 26, 2026Est. cost $90KJob #M01446026-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
OBJECTIONS
Filed Oct 22, 2026Est. cost $24KJob #M01446026-S1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PLAN EXAMINER REVIEW
Filed Oct 13, 2026Est. cost $45KJob #M01446026-S2
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Sep 28, 2026Job #M01448459-I1
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PlumbingDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Sep 17, 2026Est. cost $20KJob #M01431924-S1

Initial Permit

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Violations

143 on record · 17 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$5,100
Judgments · 23 docketed
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2026Balance $1,500Ticket #014216897M
INSPECTION AND TESTING
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2026Balance $200Ticket #039165082L
ELECTRICAL WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2025Ticket #014172225H
INSPECTION AND TESTING
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2025Balance $2,500Ticket #037030824K
MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2025Balance $300Ticket #048668462Y
IMPROPER RECEPTACLE ALL BUSINESSES 1ST

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HPDClass C
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Oct 10, 2026#19287480

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK ABOVE CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 12A, 12th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Oct 10, 2026#19287481

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK ABOVE CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 12A, 12th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 2, 2026#VIO-FTF-VT-PER-202512-0000982

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Periodic Inspection Report

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 2, 2026#VIO-FTF-VT-CAT1-202512-0003803

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Cat1 Test Report

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SafetyParking Structures
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 23, 2026#VIO-FTF-PS-INITL-202512-0183465

Failure to file parking structures compliance report by 12/31/2025 as required per 1 RCNY 103-13

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1543 2 AVE, Manhattan built?

The building at 1543 2 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10028 was constructed in 1959. It is classified as a elevator apartment - fireproof with stores with 12 floors and 117 units. The building area is 123,524 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1543 2 AVE, Manhattan?

Yes. 1543 2 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10028 has 236 building permits on record, with 176 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (PLAN EXAMINER REVIEW) filed Oct 26, 2026.

Does 1543 2 AVE, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 1543 2 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10028 has 143 violations on record, with 17 currently open. Breakdown: 18 DOB Safety, 53 DOB, 29 ECB, 43 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1543 2 AVE, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1543 2 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10028 has 23 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $5,100. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 1543 2 AVE?

1543 2 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10028 has an assessed market value of $30.4M and a total assessed value of $13.7M (land: $1M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 1543 2 AVE?

1543 2 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10028 is zoned C1-9. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 1543 2 AVE?

1543 2 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10028 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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