Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
100
out of 100
Lightest record of any building in Murray Hill-Kips Bay
12 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
685 SECOND AVENUE · 47 apartments · built 1942 · records to 2026-09-13
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 4/5/6/7/S train about 7 minutes away
Against it
- 12 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
12 violations the city still lists as unresolved
12 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 years.
- Paint / plaster3
- Fire & life safety3
- Other2
- Disrepair2
- Heat / hot water1
- Water leak1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 58% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1990-07-24 and remains open on HPD’s records.