No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 23 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 88 apartments.
19
20
21
22
23
2019 — 55 units registered2023 — 23
No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.
Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.
No executed evictions on record for this building.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
1
Open now
1
On record
0
Open Class C
0
Open Class B
1
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 A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-19
§27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WITHIN THE COMMON AREA AT THE BUILDINGS ENTRANCE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.NYC.GOV/SITE/HPD/SERVICES-AND-INFORMATION/REQUIRED-SIGNAGE.PAGE
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
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.
Neighborhood crime
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
803
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
67
≈ per month
Felony234
Misdemeanor483
Violation86
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.
311 complaints from tenants
8
All time
4
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water3
Unsanitary Condition2
Door/Window1
General1
Safety1
Unsanitary ConditionMold2026-09-28 · closed
GeneralVentilation System2026-07-07 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2026-02-07 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
The building
2017
Built
14
Floors
88
Residential units
Elevator apartments
Type
Energy-efficiency grade
A
Grade A — most efficient
ENERGY STAR score 100 of 100
Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.
Bedbug history
0
Infested, latest filing
8
Annual filings
2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated
2023–20241 infested · 0 eradicated
2023–20241 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.
DOB building violations
1
Active
45
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL1992-08-28
Unpaid city fines
$0
Balance due (active)
0
Active violations
0
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.
Concern level2 of 4
Moderate
011 active DOB violation(s)
021 open HPD 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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
255 EAST HOUSTON OWNER LLC.
Head officer
SAMY MAHFAR
Managing agent
DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
2 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
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.
Ownership & money
22
Recorded sales
7
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2017-12-19 · no recorded price
Most recent mortgage2020-03-13 · $14,500,000
Mortgage2020-03-13$14,500,000
borrower 255 EAST HOUSTON OWNER LLC · lender SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK
Sale2017-12-19no recorded price
SM HILLEL, LLC, SMSIS RIVINGTON, LLC, SUFFOLK MS, LLC, SMBRO RIVINGTON, LLC → 255 EAST HOUSTON OWNER LLC
Mortgage2017-12-19$21,665,979
borrower 255 EAST HOUSTON OWNER LLC · lender BANK OF THE OZARKS
Mortgage2017-12-19$3,834,021
borrower 255 EAST HOUSTON OWNER LLC · lender BANK OF THE OZARKS
Sale2015-04-28no recorded price
MAHFAR, SINA → SM HILLEL, 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.