Ground-floor commercial friction and open safety citations mark the file for this Upper East Side walk-up.
A six-unit Upper East Side walk-up where ground-floor retail activity and entry-door safety citations dominate the municipal record. Open violations overlap with steady storefront complaints directly below the residential floors. Three things to know:
Repeated complaints target an unlicensed storefront in the ground-floor space. Seven complaints filed between January and June 2026 report an unlicensed smoke shop operating on site. Commercial storefronts running unpermitted activity create unpredictable foot traffic right beside the apartment entry.
Neighborhood food venting and air quality complaints raise ventilation questions. The surrounding three blocks logged 42 food establishment complaints alongside 6 indoor air quality reports in the last year. Commercial kitchen exhaust and street-level food venting regularly bleed upward through walk-up shaftways and risers.
Seven open citations highlight defective entrance doors and administrative gaps. The building carries seven open housing-code citations, including two immediately hazardous violations for defective self-closing entrance doors and missing key notices. An invalid registration filing currently prevents official certification of repairs.
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1308 2nd Avenue is a 6-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1014430050). This building is associated with 2nd Ave Holdings Estate LLC. Brix tracks 7 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.
Tenants have filed 2 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed July 11, 2023.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on December 1, 2025 for $2,453,093.37, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 38/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 3N at 1308 2nd Avenue has 1 open violation.
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