557 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

A four-unit 2nd Avenue walk-up under long-term family ownership, where building-level issues are minimal but street noise, flight paths, and neighborhood food-exhaust venting shape the block.

Held by the Todaro family since 1973, when Lucian and Mario Todaro purchased the property before deed transfers placed it under 5557 LLC. Peter Todaro acts as head officer today for the four-unit property. Three things to know:

Surrounding food spots and air quality calls bring odor and exhaust risks to the block. 14 food establishment complaints and 9 indoor air quality calls logged within three blocks over the last year. In a mixed-use 2nd Avenue corridor, cooking odors, exhaust fan hum, and kitchen venting can travel up interior risers or back air shafts into residential units.

Interior noise complaints cluster around late-night hours. 13 residential noise calls recorded for this four-unit building over the last two years, primarily for loud music and talking. In a four-apartment building, neighbor noise or street-facing sound can affect the entire floor plan.

East River flight corridors keep helicopter noise active overhead. 342 helicopter-noise calls logged within three blocks in the last 12 months, largely driven by low-altitude East River flight corridors. Rotary air traffic is an ongoing ambient factor for top-floor and front-facing units.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 106 illegal parking complaints logged within three blocks over the last year, mostly posted sign violations along 2nd Avenue
• 56 encampment reports within three blocks during the last 12 months
• 50 for-hire vehicle calls in the three-block radius, reflecting 2nd Avenue curb turn
• A long-held Kips Bay walk-up with a light maintenance file, though block-level street activity and air venting define the location.

557 2nd Avenue is a 4-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1009110036). This building is associated with 5557llc. Brix tracks 0 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1910, this mixed-use building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

The building last changed hands on August 9, 2006, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 64/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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