163 Rivington Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00348-0021BIN 1004177

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 20 apartments
023 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 5 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 20 apartments.

2018 — 7 units registered2023 — 5

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building33 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

100

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 10Issued 2023-10-10

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGE IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 10, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition23

Heat/Hot Water7

Door/Window2

Electric2

Safety1

Water Leak1

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-02-16 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-03-18 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2025-01-23 · 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

1982

Noise reports · last 12 mo

165

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1087

Street/Sidewalk370

Commercial327

Unspecified145

Vehicle52

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

872

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony275

Misdemeanor459

Violation138

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 6 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 · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-06-30

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER: DOB VIOLATION #120224CFA0 302RM REQUIRED THE IMMEDIATE 100% HANDS ON INSPECTION OF ALL FACADES BY NYS PE/RA & SUBMIT A REPORT TO FACADE VIA EMAIL BY 12/12/24. AS OF 06/30/2026, NO HAND ON INSPECTION REPORT SUBMITTED TO FACADE UNIT REMEDY: COMPLY WITH DOB VIOLATION #120224CFA0302RM IMMEDIATELY

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-12-02

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER 12/2/24 DUE TO DEFECTIVE CORNICE. IMMINENT CONDIT OF DAMAGED/SAGGING CORNICE & IRON GATE @ PARAPET LEVEL OF EXP#1 EAST & DEFECTIVE IRON GATE PARAPET LEVEL OF EXP#4 NORTH. REMEDY:IMMEDIATEL TAKE/PROVIDE SAFETY MEASURES AND INSTALL SIDE WALK SHED AT EXP#1 EAST, CLINTON ST & EXP#4 NORTH, RIVINGTON STREET

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-12-02

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. ON 12/2/24 OBSERVED DAMAGED/DEFECTIVE CORNIC & IRON GATE SAGGING/UNSECURE CREATING IMMINEN CONDITION.REMEDY:OWNER TO IMMEDIATELY RETAIN SVCS OF NYS LICEN PROFESS TO INSPECT & EVALUATE 100% HANDS ON OF THE CORNICE @ PARAPET @ ALL EXP & FILE AND PERMIT WORK TO FACADES@BUILDINGS.NYC.GOV

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2023-01-12Apt GROUND FLOOR STORE Acommercial

2019-12-04Apt 8residential

2019-08-21—commercial

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

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 2023-09-20

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

79 CLINTON PARTNERS LLC

Head officer

RAMIEL BENYEHUDA

Managing agent

BRIGHTON MANAGEMNT

33 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

108 9 AVENUEMANHATTAN 109 ELDRIDGE STREETMANHATTAN 11-15 BROADWAYQUEENS 110 9 AVENUEMANHATTAN 116 EAST 31 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$3,750

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.

ConstructionClass 12025-07-24$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 12025-02-04$1,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2022-06-24 · $8,300,000

Most recent mortgage2022-06-24 · $4,232,018.27

Sale2022-06-24$8,300,000

79 CLINTON ST. REALTY CORP. → 79 CLINTON PARTNERS LLC

Mortgage2022-06-24$4,232,018.27

borrower 79 CLINTON PARTNERS LLC · lender CUSTOMERS BANK

Mortgage2016-04-06$784,722.76

borrower 79 CLINTON ST. REALTY CORP · lender ASTORIA BANK

Mortgage2012-06-05$29,287.98

borrower 79 CLINTON ST. REALTY CORP. · lender BRTR MANAGEMENT, LLC

Mortgage2005-08-16$300,000

borrower 79 CLINTON ST. REALTY CORP · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

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