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1261 2nd Ave, Manhattan

BBL 1-01421-0021

Built
1979
Floors
45
Residential units
322
Building type
Elevator building
Zoning district
C2-8
Lot area
40,168 sq ft
Floor area
490,652 sq ft
Last sale
$402,625,000

En español: 9 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 32 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 22 meses abierta, desde el 6 de diciembre de 2024.

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  1. 9

    Class C, immediately hazardous

    Oldest open since

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  2. 17

    Class B, hazardous. Most often Fire Safety.

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  3. 6

    OATH/ECB summonses still active. Most often Elevators.

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Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 9 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 6 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

The original certify-by dates on the 26 open HPD violations run from January 9, 2025 to November 9, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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9 open Class C and 4 OATH hearings starting November 19, 2026. The oldest open HPD violation was filed December 6, 2024.

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OATH hearings
4 hearings scheduled on DOB summonses, the first on November 19, 2026.
OATH/ECB summonses
32 DOB and FDNY summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $32,669 in penalties imposed. 6 of them are still active, the same 6 listed under OATH/ECB. 12 judgments docketed, the latest on September 8, 2026. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • September 22, 2026, DOB: Failure to maintain elevator or conveying system. $1,250 penalty imposed.
  • September 1, 2026, FDNY: Inspection and testing.
  • April 20, 2026, DOB: Failure to maintain elevator or conveying system. In violation, $312 penalty imposed.

The newest 3 of 32 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 32, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds

DOB violations
28 active DOB violations. The newest was issued November 14, 2025.
Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened April 23, 2026.
DOB complaints
21 DOB complaints, 1 of them conversion complaint, in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed September 23, 2026.
DOB facade
Rated Safe in the latest facade report, filed February 6, 2025 (inspection cycle 9). Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it SWARMP in 2007, Safe in 2013, and SWARMP in 2018. SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program.
DOB permits
2 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for Plumbing work, was issued June 26, 2026.
  • Sign, issued October 8, 2026, signed off.
  • Plumbing, issued June 26, 2026, in effect until January 12, 2027.
  • General Construction, issued June 26, 2026, in effect until February 23, 2027.

The newest 3 of 10 permits DOB NOW lists here. The report lists all 10, with job numbers and each job's estimated cost. What the report adds

Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 14 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Local Law 97
On the covered list (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
3 boilers, all inspected in 2026, the latest on June 9. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C9 open
Notice sent19246273
Notice sent19246272
Notice sent19246271
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19136178265 EAST 66TH LLC
Fire SafetyNotice sent19052535265 EAST 66TH LLC
Fire SafetyNotice sent19001976265 EAST 66TH LLC
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18710348265 EAST 66TH LLC
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18526196265 EAST 66TH LLC
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant17529164
Class B17 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent19231539
Notice sent19031693265 EAST 66TH LLC
Notice sent19031685265 EAST 66TH LLC
Notice sent19021842265 EAST 66TH LLC
Notice sent19021841265 EAST 66TH LLC
Fire SafetyNotice sent19001978265 EAST 66TH LLC
Fire SafetyNotice sent19001977265 EAST 66TH LLC
MoldNotice sent19172812265 EAST 66TH LLC
Notice sent18684721265 EAST 66TH LLC
Notice sent18607747265 EAST 66TH LLC
The report lists all 17, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
OATH/ECB6 open most often Elevators
Elevators, Class 1Hearing pending39205025Z
Elevators, Class 1Found in violation39180199K265 EAST 66TH LLC
Boilers, Class 2Hearing pending39179962R265 EAST 66TH LLC
Elevators, Class 1Hearing pending39177538Z265 EAST 66TH LLC
Elevators, Class 1Hearing pending39175746Y265 EAST 66TH LLC
Elevators, Class 1Found in violation39170511R265 EAST 66TH LLC

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Questions about this building

Does 1261 2 Avenue, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 1261 2 Avenue, Manhattan had 32 open violations on October 10, 2026: 26 from HPD and 6 from OATH/ECB. 9 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 22 months, since December 6, 2024.

Is 1261 2 Avenue, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 9 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 6 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. That window ends October 10, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

Does 1261 2 Avenue, Manhattan have an OATH hearing coming up?

Yes. 4 hearings scheduled on DOB summonses, the first on November 19, 2026. DOB summonses are heard at OATH, the city's hearings office, and OATH can move a hearing to a later date. When nobody shows up, the summons is decided by default, the costliest way one ends.

Does 1261 2 Avenue, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 28 active DOB violations. The newest was issued November 14, 2025. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Is 1261 2 Avenue, Manhattan in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened April 23, 2026. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Has DOB received complaints about 1261 2 Avenue, Manhattan?

Yes. 21 DOB complaints, 1 of them conversion complaint, in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed September 23, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

What did the latest facade report find at 1261 2 Avenue, Manhattan?

Rated Safe in the latest facade report, filed February 6, 2025 (inspection cycle 9). Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it SWARMP in 2007, Safe in 2013, and SWARMP in 2018. SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program. Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.

Are any DOB work permits in effect at 1261 2 Avenue, Manhattan?

Yes. 2 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for Plumbing work, was issued June 26, 2026. A permit in effect allows the work it names. It does not mean the work has started or finished, or that it fixes any violation on this page.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 1261 2 Avenue, Manhattan?

ENERGY STAR score 14 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

When was the boiler at 1261 2 Avenue, Manhattan last inspected?

It has 3 boilers, all inspected in 2026, the latest on June 9. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

Is 1261 2 Avenue, Manhattan covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. On the covered list (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 1261 2 Avenue, Manhattan rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 1261 2 Avenue, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1979 as the year 1261 2 Avenue, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator building with 45 floors.

How many apartments does 1261 2 Avenue, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 322 residential units at 1261 2 Avenue, Manhattan. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on OATH hearing dates, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus OATH hearing dates, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 1261 2nd Ave, Manhattan: 322 units, 9 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/1261-2-avenue-manhattan

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