Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.
No active DOB violations.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 11 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 32 apartments.
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19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 11 units registered2023 — 11
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.
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
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
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
454
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
38
≈ per month
Felony136
Misdemeanor255
Violation63
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.
Ownership & money
7
Recorded sales
1
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2022-03-25 · no recorded price
Most recent mortgage1973-11-19 · no recorded price
Sale2022-03-25no recorded price
179 EAST THIRD STREET REALTY LLC → CHARLIES EAST VILLAGE TIC LLC, JOYFUL WORLD LLC
Sale1996-09-11no recorded price
GAMBETTA, MICHELE, GAMBETTA, CHARLES → 179 EAST THIRD STREET REALTY, L.L.C.
GAMBETTA, MARIE → MARIE GAMBETTA ETC, GAMBETTA, CHARLES TR, GAMBETTA, MICHELE TR
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.
Evictions
No marshal-executed evictions on record for this building. Eviction cases filed in court but not carried out aren't included.
Housing court: repair & harassment cases
No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.
OATH/ECB violations and fines
$0
Balance due (active)
0
Active violations
0
Lost by default
These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "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
012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 16 apartments
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 OATH/ECB 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.
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
32
Open now
35
On record
2
Open Class C
22
Open Class B
8
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. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date.
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 1997-07-292 violations5+ YRS OLD
SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM CELLAR DOOR LOCKED.
SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM 1 STY PUBLIC HALL & DOOR TO HEATING PLANT.
Status: Certification rejected by HPD
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 27Issued 2008-07-072 violations5+ YRS OLD
D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE ILLEGAL GATE 5 STY FRT WEST APT 27 FRT WEST ROOM. , SECTION '' ''
D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE 5 STY NORTH WEST APT 27 NORTH WEST ROOM. , SECTION '' ''
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 6Issued 2002-08-203 violations5+ YRS OLD
SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF exposed wires ,ceilings IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE radiator IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 6, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
1 more from the same inspection
SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING electrical outlet covers and light switch covers, IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 6Issued 2002-08-192 violations5+ YRS OLD
SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING access panels.north wall 2,south wall 1. IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 6, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR missing,tenant nancy alfaro IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 6, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
JOYFUL WORLD LLC
Head officer
MICHELE GAMBETTA
Managing agent
179 EAST THIRD STREET REALTY LLC
No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.
This building and the landlord's others
This building
Neighborhood noise
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
1451
Noise reports · last 12 mo
121
≈ per month
54
% from neighbors
Residential778
Street/Sidewalk243
Commercial241
Unspecified136
Vehicle45
Park6
Helicopter2
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.