A nine-unit East Village walk-up that changed hands in early 2024 and currently carries zero open violations.
Bought in January 2024 for $21.99 million by a corporate LLC, the building has a thin operational paper trail. There are no open housing-code violations, though residents have flagged a few minor maintenance issues. Three things to know:
A new owner took over in 2024, but operations have remained stable. The building changed hands for $21,990,000 on January 30, 2024. Under the new management, there are zero open housing-code violations, indicating they are resolving issues quickly before they escalate.
Plumbing and leaks account for the few recent building complaints. While the overall record is thin, residents have filed two plumbing complaints and one water leak complaint. The most recent water-related issue was a slow leak reported on January 21, 2026, which was quickly resolved and closed.
The three blocks around the building are dense with East Village street life. You'll find a highly active neighborhood blockscape here. Within three blocks, there were 313 residential noise complaints in the last year, mostly for loud music and late-night parties, along with 455 illegal parking complaints, heavily concentrated around blocked bike lanes.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
174 East 2nd Street is a 9-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1003980052). This building is associated with Baron 1989 Associates. Brix tracks 0 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1900, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 8 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about plumbing.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed July 19, 2026.
The building last changed hands on January 30, 2024 for $21,990,000, according to recorded deeds.
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