424 East 13 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00440-0021BIN 1005988

Concern level3 of 4

High

018 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
034 open rent-impairing violation(s)
042 active DOB 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 11 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 35 apartments.

2018 — 12 units registered2023 — 11

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 building

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 HAZARDOUSApt 30Issued 2024-10-25

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 30, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 30Issued 2024-01-02

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 30, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 30Issued 2020-06-185+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 30, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2020-02-205+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING SLIDE BOLT CAPABLE OF BEING LOCKED AT BULKHEAD DOOR TO ROOF , 6th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Door/Window9

Unsanitary Condition7

Heat/Hot Water7

Paint/Plaster4

Appliance2

Plumbing1

Safety1

General1

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

1550

Noise reports · last 12 mo

129

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential617

Street/Sidewalk387

Commercial277

Unspecified213

Vehicle54

Park2

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

562

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony146

Misdemeanor364

Violation52

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 8 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

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2022-02-10

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MATTER. NOTED: DEFECTIVE FRONT EXP-1 FIRE ESCAPE STEP AT 2TH FLOOR LEVEL. STEP IS DETACHED FROM ONE SIDE AND LOOSE.

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL1994-05-12

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2018-08-16Apt A + Bresidential

2018-03-08Apt 28residential

2017-07-06Apt 1residential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

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

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

424 EAST ASSETS INC

Head officer

JOSEPH KALATA

Managing agent

424 EAST ASSETS INC

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2022-06-09 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1996-05-20 · $670,000

Sale2022-06-09no recorded price

424 EAST ASSETS, INC. → 424 EAST ASSETS, INC.

Mortgage1996-05-20$670,000

borrower 424 EAST ASSETS INC. · lender GREENPOINT BANK

Mortgage1994-04-07$125,000

borrower 424 EAST ASSETS INC. · lender ROSS, GARY

Sale1994-03-28no recorded price

LIBERTY BUSINESS CREDIT CORP → 424 EAST ASSETS, INC.

Sale1993-06-01no recorded price

ZALK, JOSEPH REF, MESKLA PRPTY CP ETALDEF → LIBERTY BUSINESS CRDT CP

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