188 2nd Avenue

188 2nd Avenue in East Village, Manhattan, has 10 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and 3 of 20 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (82/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 20 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 82/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 3 of 20 units are rent-stabilized; 6 on the 2007 tax bill.

• Repairs: Medium (10 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (2 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

10 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 2 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 90 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2018-06-06. Newest violation issued 2024-08-02. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2024. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 1,303 days from issue to close for the 3 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Floor or stair defect (hallway). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE 6TH AND 7TH METAL PANS AND RISERS FROM BOTTOM UP AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 6th STORY, issued 2023-10-30. HPD violation 16347205
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 11, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 11), issued 2022-04-07. HPD violation 15095416
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2024-08-02. HPD violation 17155260
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, bathroom, 2nd floor. HMC: REFIT BATHROOM DOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2024-08-02. HPD violation 17155258
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, bathroom, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2024-08-02. HPD violation 17155259
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND ALL WALLS THROUGHOUT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2023-10-30. HPD violation 16347199
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 4th floor. HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AT CEILING AND EAST WALL (20 SQ FT ) IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 10, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 10), issued 2018-10-29. HPD violation 12719477
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (roof). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CORNICE AT PARPET WALL ROOF.BUILDING FRONT, issued 2018-06-06. HPD violation 12414708

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 12 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 4 infested, 4 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

2 open DOB violations. 2 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

3 of 20 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 3 in 2024, 6 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 188;SECOND EQUITIES;CORP. Head officer: MICHAEL LAVIAN. Managing agent: GEORGE LAVIAN. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 11, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1004530008, HPD building ID 1111. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 3 Av (L), 3 min walk
• 1 Av (L), 4 min walk
• Astor Pl (6), 6 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.