87 Baxter Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00199-0005BIN 1002369

Concern level3 of 4

High

013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 5 apartments
024 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 15 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 15 apartments.

2018 — 15 units registered2023 — 15

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1915

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

120

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5Issued 2019-11-255+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) BASEBOARD AT NORTH WALL, BASEBOARD AT WEST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5Issued 2019-11-255+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) BASEBOARD AT SOUTH WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 5, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5Issued 2019-11-255+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st CLOSET FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL DOOR, 1st CLOSET FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL DOOR FRAME, 1st CLOSET FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL DOOR, NORTH WALL IN THE 2nd PRIVATE HALLWAY FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2021-08-095+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES AIR CONDITIONING UNIT PROTRUDING OUT OF WINDOW SILL AT 5TH STORY BALCONY AT WEST FIRE ESCAPE

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Electric5

Flooring/Stairs2

General2

Door/Window1

Water Leak1

Water LeakHeavy Flow2021-09-12 · closed

GeneralSignage Missing2021-07-19 · closed

ElectricOutlet/Switch2021-05-05 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1008

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk315

Commercial288

Residential219

Unspecified150

Vehicle31

Park3

Helicopter2

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1018

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony556

Misdemeanor381

Violation81

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 10 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · ES-ELECTRIC SIGNS NONE1990-03-29

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2019-02-22

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

87 BAXTER STREET REALTY LLC

Head officer

DONALD TSANG

Managing agent

DONALD TSANG

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ElevatorsClass 22019-03-15$625 penalty

ConstructionClass 22019-03-15$500 penalty

Public AssemblyNon-Hazardous1999-10-15$100 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2003-05-08 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1980-08-14 · no recorded price

Sale2003-05-08no recorded price

WONG, WENDY YUEN YEE → 87 BAXTER STREET REALTY LLC

Sale2002-08-24no recorded price

WONG, SHIRLEY F.Y. YUK HAR L/W/T, WONG, WENDY YUEN YEEAS EXECUTRIX, WONG, SHIRLEY F.Y.L/W/T → WONG, WENDY YUEN YEE

Sale1993-03-05no recorded price

WONG, SHIRLEY F.Y., WONG, MOO WEI, WONG, WENDY Y.Y., WONG, HONG TOY → WONG, HONG TOY, WONG, SHIRLEY F.Y.

Sale1980-08-14no recorded price

87 BAXTER STREET CORP → WONG, WENDY Y Y, WONG, SHIRLEY F Y, WONG, HONG TOY, WONG, MOOS WEI

Mortgage1980-08-14no recorded price

borrower WONG, WENDY Y Y, WONG, MOO WEI, WONG, HONG TOY, WONG, SHIRLEY F Y · lender 87 BAXTER STREET CORP

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale