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.
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The owner registered 1 stabilized unit with New York State for 2023 — of about 10 apartments.
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2018 — 1 units registered2023 — 1
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.
The owner filed 5 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
DOB building violations
OATH/ECB violations and fines
No OATH/ECB violations on record for this building.
Evictions
No marshal-executed evictions on record for this building. Eviction cases filed in court but not carried out aren't included.
Housing court
Landlord and related buildings
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.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
3
Open now
37
On record
0
Open Class C
1
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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS
§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-12-04
§ 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING MINIMUM OF 100 WATTS AS REQUIRED (LIGHT FIXTURE PRESENT) AT FRONT AREAWAY
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-04-29
(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
311 complaints from tenants
15
All time
1
Last 12 months
Water Leak5
Electric3
Heat/Hot Water2
Paint/Plaster2
Flooring/Stairs1
Unsanitary Condition1
Door/Window1
Water LeakHeavy Flow2026-08-20 · closed
Door/WindowWindow Frame2024-06-10 · closed
Unsanitary ConditionMold2023-12-11 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Neighborhood noise
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
1417
Noise reports · last 12 mo
118
≈ per month
53
% from neighbors
Residential753
Commercial241
Street/Sidewalk232
Unspecified138
Vehicle44
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.
Neighborhood crime
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
459
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
38
≈ per month
Felony128
Misdemeanor268
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.
DOB building violations
0
Active
9
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
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.
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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
199-203 E4 PROPERTY OWNER LLC
Head officer
TARA DEXTER
Managing agent
Livingston Management Services
18 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
borrower 199-203 EAST FOURTH OWNER LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK
Sale2013-04-09$7,333,333.3
203 EAST 4TH STREET LLC → 199-203 EAST FOURTH OWNER LLC
Mortgage2013-04-09$269,917.25
borrower 199-203 EAST FOURTH OWNER LLC, · lender INVESTORS BANK
Mortgage2012-08-17$7,885,311.38
borrower 199 EAST 4TH STREET LLC,, 203 EAST 4TH STREET LLC,, 195 EAST 4TH STREET LLC,, 201 EAST 4TH STREET LLC, · lender NEW YORK 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.