137 Rivington Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00353-0060BIN 1004304

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

017 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
025 of those issued in the last 3 years
034 open rent-impairing violation(s)
042 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.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 9), discharged 2016-06-07.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 5 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 18 apartments.

2018 — 5 units registered2023 — 5

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1930

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building17 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

289

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 POSTED VACATE#260827 AT APARTMENT 5 ENTRANCE DOOR IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-20RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING KEY OPERATED LOCK AT BULKHEAD DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-20

§ 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 DOOR AND FRAME AT BULK HEAD AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 10Issued 2024-02-12

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANE AT UPPER SASH WINDOW AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 10, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water23

Unsanitary Condition18

Plumbing15

Flooring/Stairs11

Door/Window7

Electric6

Safety3

Paint/Plaster2

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

2212

Noise reports · last 12 mo

184

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Commercial803

Residential653

Street/Sidewalk505

Unspecified153

Vehicle96

Park2

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

907

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony299

Misdemeanor474

Violation134

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

2022–20231 infested · 1 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 · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2024-09-23

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2021-11-05

BOROUGH COMMISSIONER HAS ISSUED A STOP WORK ORDER UNDER APPLICATION #123717790, DUE TO APPLICANT WITHDRAWAL. UNABLE TO DETERMINE % OF WORK COMPLETED. STOP ALL WORK IMMEDIATELY AND MAKE THE SITE SAFE.

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2023-07-13Apt STORE #4commercial

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 2016-01-22

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

137 Rivington Owner LLC

Head officer

David Lloyd

Managing agent

Arya Management LLC

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

126 PEARL STREETMANHATTAN 1503 8 AVENUEBROOKLYN 1532 ST JOHNS PLACEBROOKLYN 155 MONTAGUE STREETBROOKLYN 159 NEWEL STREETBROOKLYN

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.

ConstructionClass 12022-07-15$2,500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2020-02-20 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2024-09-10 · $118,890.55

Mortgage2024-09-10$118,890.55

borrower RIVINGTON OWNER SCS LLC, 137 RIVINGTON OWNER LLC · lender DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED

Mortgage2020-02-24$2,229,000

borrower 137 RIVINGTON OWNER LLC, RIVINGTON OWNER SCS LLC · lender ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC

Sale2020-02-20no recorded price

137 RIVINGTON STREET LLC, RIVINGTON SCS PROPERTY GROUP LLC → 137 RIVINGTON OWNER LLC, RIVINGTON OWNER SCS, LLC

Mortgage2019-05-29$2,244,313.84

borrower RIVINGTON SCS PROPERTY GROUP LLC, 137 RIVINGTON STREET LLC · lender FIRST REPUBLIC BANK

Sale2019-05-29$9,250,000

137 RIVINGTON LLC → 137 RIVINGTON STREET LLC, RIVINGTON SCS PROPERTY GROUP LLC

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