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538 2 Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 00935 • Lot 0060 • Zip: 10016

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 538 2 Avenue, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10016
Block: 00935
Lot: 0060
BBL: 1009350060
Unified address ID: 1009350060

Land use and zoning

Land use: Mixed Residential & Commercial Buildings
Zoning: C1-8 (Commercial)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,515 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 20 ft x 75 ft
Built FAR: 2.01
Max residential FAR: 7.52
Max commercial FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 10
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Residence - Multiple Use - Primarily Three Family with One Store or Office (S3)
Year built: 1910
Last altered: 1989
Floors: 3
Total units: 4
Residential units: 3
Building area: 3,045 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 50 ft
Basement: Unknown
Owner: CHUNG, YI SHAN

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 4, 5, or 6 Units
Market value: $2,207,000
Total assessment: $407,421
Land assessment: $177,220
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: CHEN, LISA YUN-FEN

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Kips Bay
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station
28 St 4 6 6X

About 9 minutes on foot · 593 m

  • Grand Central 15 min 9 walking, 6 riding
  • Union Square 15 min 9 walking, 6 riding
  • Times Square 22 min 9 walking, 13 riding
  • Fulton Street 25 min 9 walking, 16 riding
  • Penn Station 29 min 9 walking, 20 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 32 min 9 walking, 23 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. DOB NOW filing Jun 25, 2026 $8,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2025

  1. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2024

  1. ECB violation Aug 26, 2024 $1,280

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS #39058759K ISSUED ON 3/24/2022, AND FAILURE TO FILE ...

  2. ECB violation Aug 26, 2024 $1,280

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS #39058760H ISSUED ON 3/24/2022, AND FAILURE TO FILE ...

2022

  1. ECB violation Mar 24, 2022 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. NOTED: ELECTRICAL WIRING OF WALK-IN REFRIGERATOR IN REAR YARD USING NEW CONDUIT PIPES AND BX.,...

  2. ECB violation Mar 24, 2022 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. NOTED: IN REAR YARD OF BUILDING WALK-IN REFRIGEROTAR 10 FEET X 8 FEET IN SIZE AND A WOODEN STR...

2019

  1. DOB NOW filing Dec 2, 2019 $6,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB violation Nov 8, 2019

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT

  3. Permit issued Oct 25, 2019

    EW / OT

    JD ARCH LLC

  4. DOB filing Oct 25, 2019 $25,020

    Alteration Type II

    INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXIST. STORE WITH MILL WORK & PARTITION WORK ON 1ST FL. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPA...

  5. DOB NOW filing Oct 4, 2019 $5,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  6. DOB NOW filing Oct 4, 2019 $6,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2017

  1. Sale Aug 15, 2017 $0

    Changed hands

    538 SECOND AVENUE

2009

  1. DOB violation Dec 31, 2009

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

2001

  1. DOB violation Feb 27, 2001

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

2000

  1. DOB violation Feb 7, 2000

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

1999

  1. Permit issued Nov 3, 1999

    PL / PL

    MAINLAND PLBG & HTG

  2. Permit issued Oct 5, 1999

    EW / FP

    MASTER FIRE PREVENTION

  3. Permit issued Sep 27, 1999

    EW / MH

    WKL CONSTRUCTION

  4. Permit issued Sep 27, 1999

    EW / OT

    WKL CONSTRUCTION

  5. DOB violation Mar 16, 1999

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

1991

  1. Permit issued Jun 10, 1991

    AL

    WIN SING INC

1990

  1. ECB violation Apr 9, 1990 $500

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED PLAS FOR ALT 982/89 WOOD STUDS IN WALL INSTEAD OF METAL STUDS. SIDE OF EXTERIOR WAL...

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
YU-FEN CHEN & YI-SAN CHENG
TONY TIEN
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
Not Applicable
CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ, 07010
Owner
PR
BRONX, NY, 10453
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTEE/BUYER
538 SECOND AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
GRANTEE/BUYER
538 SECOND AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
GRANTOR/SELLER
538 SECOND AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
GRANTEE/BUYER
538 SECOND AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
GRANTOR/SELLER
538 SECOND AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
GRANTOR/SELLER
538 SECOND AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
GRANTEE/BUYER
538 SECOND AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
GRANTOR/SELLER
538 SECOND AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
GRANTOR/SELLER
538 SECOND AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
GRANTOR/SELLER
538 SECOND AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10016

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner