43 Catherine Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00276-0052BIN 1003322

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 active DOB violation(s)
024 open HPD violation(s)
031 eviction executed in the last 3 years

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 29 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 30 apartments.

2018 — 28 units registered2023 — 29

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1900

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

113

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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS # 4 2ND APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT 2ND STORY (VACATE # 232686)

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS # 5 1ST APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT 2ND STORY (VACATE # 232686)

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS # 11 1ST APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT 3RD STORY (VACATE # 232686)

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-09-02

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HOLES AT METAL CORNICE AT BUILDING FRONT ROOF

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Paint/Plaster2

Electric1

Heat/Hot Water1

Safety1

Unsanitary Condition1

Unsanitary ConditionPests2025-07-27 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2022-12-25 · closed

SafetyFire Escape2022-05-11 · 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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

712

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential328

Commercial166

Street/Sidewalk151

Unspecified40

Vehicle14

Park6

Helicopter6

House of Worship1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — 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

505

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony149

Misdemeanor242

Violation114

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

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2023-06-23

AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED BURNT DEFECTIVE AND DESTROYED WIRES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FIRST, SECOND FLOORS AND E-BIKE SHOP DUE TO ION-LITHIUM BATTERY FIRE.

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2024-12-04Apt 16residential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

98 RIVINGTON REALTY CORP.

Head officer

BAOTING CHEN

Managing agent

98 RIVINGTON REALTY CORP.

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1997-10-15 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1998-04-07 · $1,200,000

Mortgage1998-04-07$1,200,000

borrower 98 RIVINGTON REALTYCORP. · lender AGRI, MARIO

Sale1997-10-15no recorded price

AGRI, MARIO J. → 98 RIVINGTON REATLYCORP.

Mortgage1989-07-28$49,480

borrower AGRI, MARIO JR · lender CITY OF NEW YORK HPD

Mortgage1987-06-12$25,000

borrower LANGBERG, EORGE TR, AGRI, MARIO UWO, AGRI, MILLIE TR · lender TAMBERELLI, CLARA C

Mortgage1976-05-03no recorded price

borrower AGRI, MARIO DECD EX, AGRI, MILLIE TR, LANGBERG, GEORGE TR · lender TAMBERELLI, CLARA C

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