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.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 13 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 16 apartments.
18
19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 13 units registered2023 — 13
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 HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
311 complaints from tenants
17
All time
0
Last 12 months
Door/Window7
Plumbing4
Water Leak3
Heat/Hot Water2
Unsanitary Condition1
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2024-12-03 · closed
Door/WindowWindow Frame2023-10-30 · closed
Door/WindowWindow Pane2023-10-30 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Evictions
2
Executed, all time
2
Last 3 years
2025-10-08Apt 4Cresidential
2025-10-08Apt 4Cresidential
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
DOB building violations
0
Active
3
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
No active DOB violations.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
2
Open now
16
On record
0
Open Class C
2
Open Class B
0
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 B · HAZARDOUSApt BIssued 2023-11-03
§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX. 5 SQ FT AT SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 16068858 ISSUED 30-JUN-23 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt AIssued 2023-07-03RENT-IMPAIRING
§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET , IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT A, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Status: Certified late
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 level3 of 4
High
011 open rent-impairing violation(s)
022 open HPD violation(s)
032 evictions 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.
The building
1940
Built
5
Floors
16
Residential units
Walk-up apartments
Type
Neighborhood crime
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
469
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
39
≈ per month
Felony131
Misdemeanor274
Violation64
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.
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 7 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
borrower IMH LLC · lender ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK
Mortgage1989-08-04$10,450
borrower 520 EAST 5TH ST ASSOC · lender BURNS, BRUCE A, BURNS, RICHARD E
Mortgage1989-06-30$182,372.66
borrower 520 EAST 5TH ST ASSOC · lender FOURTH FEDERAL SAVGSBK
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.
Neighborhood noise
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
1382
Noise reports · last 12 mo
115
≈ per month
53
% from neighbors
Residential730
Street/Sidewalk249
Commercial226
Unspecified129
Vehicle39
Park6
Helicopter2
House of Worship1
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.