Two open violations sit against apartment 5A, while ground-floor commercial kitchens nearby dominate the block's air-quality profile.
This 17-unit Upper East Side walk-up carries open unit-level citations, while the commercial strip nearby drives kitchen venting and street noise calls. Three things to know:
Apartment 5A carries two open code citations from May 2026. Inspectors cited apartment 5A twice in May 2026 for a defective entrance door self-closing hinge and a broken bathroom ventilation system along the west wall. Both citations remain unresolved on the building's file.
Ground-floor food operations drive active air-quality friction nearby. Within three blocks of the building, 46 food establishment calls were logged over the last year, running up to September 5, 2026. Commercial kitchen venting and food odors are a common source of riser and line bleed in older walk-up frames.
Residential noise clusters along the surrounding blockface. Within three blocks, 170 residential noise calls were logged over the past year, led by 73 loud music or party reports and 52 pounding complaints. The block activity runs heavy along Second Avenue.
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1709 2nd Avenue is a 17-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1015340026). This building is associated with Kluft, Jerome M. Brix tracks 2 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1920, 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 27 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 February 13, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on December 30, 2025 for $1,523,860.49, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 45/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 5A at 1709 2nd Avenue has 2 open violations.
Unit 3D at 1709 2nd Avenue has no open violations (4 past violations).
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