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 4RNIssued 2026-08-26
§ 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 4RN, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3RNIssued 2026-08-18RENT-IMPAIRING
§ 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE CLEANSE AND DISINFECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AFTER REMOVING THE CEILING DEBRIS AT ALL FLOOR AND WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3RN, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3RNIssued 2026-08-17RENT-IMPAIRING
§ 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE CLEANSE AND DISINFECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AFTER REMOVING THE DEBRIS FROM COLLAPSED CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3RN, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3RNIssued 2026-08-14
§ 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 3RN, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
Housing court
2
Cases on record
0
Open now
1
Tenant-brought
0
Harassment found
0
With a judgment
Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.
CLOSEDOpened 2020-03-03
Heat / hot water
CLOSEDOpened 2014-07-18
False Certification Non-Lead
DOB building violations
0
Active
2
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
No active DOB violations.
Unpaid city fines
No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.
Evictions
2
Executed, all time
0
Last 3 years
2023-09-07Apt 5FSresidential
2023-03-02Apt 2RSresidential
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
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.
Concern level4 of 4
Severe
0132 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 36 apartments
0221 of those issued in the last 3 years
035 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 10 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 36 apartments.
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19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 10 units registered2023 — 10
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 10 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
Neighborhood crime
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
504
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
42
≈ per month
Felony117
Misdemeanor340
Violation47
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.
311 complaints from tenants
75
All time
41
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water19
Paint/Plaster17
Unsanitary Condition10
Plumbing9
General7
Water Leak3
Flooring/Stairs2
Electric2
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
GeneralSignage Missing2026-09-12 · closed
Paint/PlasterCeiling2026-08-20 · closed
Paint/PlasterCeiling2026-08-20 · closed
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
215-217 AVE A LLC
Head officer
TOM SHIMURA
Managing agent
I C S AMERICA CO LTD
1 other building share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
borrower 215-217 AVENUE A LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Mortgage2017-07-14$2,072,173.7
borrower 215-217 AVE A LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA
Mortgage2012-09-05$1,662,941.61
borrower 215-217 AVENUE A LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Mortgage2010-07-30$2,764,718.67
borrower 215-217 AVENUE A LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
Mortgage1999-06-28$746,134.12
borrower 215-217 AVENUE A LLC. · lender M & T REAL ESTATE, INC.
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
1298
Noise reports · last 12 mo
108
≈ per month
36
% from neighbors
Residential471
Street/Sidewalk355
Commercial222
Unspecified202
Vehicle46
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.