147 Rear Avenue A

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00437-0030BIN 1077653

Concern level3 of 4

High

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 7 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing 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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 2 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 13 apartments.

2018 — 2 units registered2023 — 2

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1900

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building100 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-07-31

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR AT BOILER ROOM

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1FIssued 2026-07-31RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1F, 2nd 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 Water14

Door/Window1

Electric1

Safety1

Unsanitary Condition1

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-08-06 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-08-05 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-08-03 · closed

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

1953

Noise reports · last 12 mo

163

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential750

Street/Sidewalk475

Commercial408

Unspecified229

Vehicle71

Park20

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

317

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony105

Misdemeanor172

Violation40

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

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 16 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

215 AVENUE A REALTY LLC

Head officer

STEVEN CROMAN

Managing agent

CENTENNIAL PROPERTIES, NY

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

102 EAST 7 STREETMANHATTAN 11 AVENUE BMANHATTAN 111 EAST 119 STREETMANHATTAN 113 EAST 119 STREETMANHATTAN 115 MULBERRY STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2007-02-07 · $3,400,000

Most recent mortgage2015-12-16 · $1,971,166.35

Mortgage2015-12-16$1,971,166.35

borrower 215 AVENUE B REALTY LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2007-02-14$1,915,000

borrower 215 AVENUE B REALTY LLC, M & E 23RD STREET REALTY, LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2007-02-07$91,722.88

borrower M&E 23RD STREET REALTY, LLC, 215 AVENUE B REALTY LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2007-02-07$3,400,000

SPARKLE PLENTY REALTY LLC → 215 AVENUE B REALTY LLC

Sale2006-02-03$2,200,000

LINDA BLOOM CHARITABLE REMAINDER ANNUITY TRUST → SPARKLE PLENTY REALTY 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