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 2022-08-16
Heat / hot water
Evictions
No executed evictions on record for this building.
Unpaid city fines
$13,800
Balance due (active)
3
Active violations
1
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.
ConstructionClass 32026-09-11$500 due
UnknownClass 22026-04-11$800 due
DEFAULTConstructionClass 12026-02-18$12,500 due
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 level2 of 4
Moderate
011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 10 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)
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 6 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 10 apartments.
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19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 5 units registered2023 — 6
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.
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 5Issued 2025-12-17
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSApt 7Issued 2021-10-135+ YRS OLD
§ 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION LOFT ERECTED CREATING SLEEPING SPACE LIMITING OVER HEAD CLEARANCE THROUGHOUT IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 7, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 9 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
DOB building violations
0
Active
6
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
No active DOB violations.
Neighborhood crime
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
460
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
38
≈ per month
Felony138
Misdemeanor275
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
149
All time
67
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water63
Paint/Plaster16
Electric16
Appliance13
Flooring/Stairs13
Door/Window8
Unsanitary Condition7
Plumbing6
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
1858
Noise reports · last 12 mo
155
≈ per month
40
% from neighbors
Residential742
Commercial559
Street/Sidewalk332
Unspecified185
Vehicle39
PlumbingBathtub/Shower2026-08-31 · open
ApplianceElectric/Gas Range2026-08-31 · open
ElectricOutlet/Switch2026-08-31 · open
Helicopter
1
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.
Ownership & money
8
Recorded sales
6
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2021-04-23 · $8,710,372
Most recent mortgage2016-06-24 · $1,100,000
Sale2021-04-23$8,710,372
235 EAST 5TH STREET LLC → EVP 235 EAST 5TH ST LLC
Mortgage2016-06-24$1,100,000
borrower 233 EAST 5TH STREET LLC, 327 EAST 12TH STREET LLC, 27 ST MARKS PLACE LLC, 231 EAST 5TH STREET LLC, 228 EAST 6TH STREET LLC, 329 EAST 12TH STREET LLC, 510 EAST 12TH STREET LLC, 514 EAST 12TH STREET LLC, 235 EAST 5TH STREET LLC, 253 EAST 10TH STREET LLC, 223 EAST 5TH STREET LLC, 325 EAST 12TH STREET LLC, 66 EAST 7TH STREET LLC, 334 EAST 9TH STREET LLC, 229 EAST 5TH STREET LLC · lender EVP 1 LLC
Mortgage2015-09-10$89,667,660
borrower 228 EAST 6TH STREET LLC, 233 EAST 5TH STREET LLC, 229 EAST 5TH STREET LLC, 27 ST MARKS PLACE LLC, 325 EAST 12TH STREET LLC, 510 EAST 12TH STREET LLC, 253 EAST 10TH STREET LLC, 334 EAST 9TH STREET LLC, 223 EAST 5TH STREET LLC, 327 EAST 12TH STREET LLC, 329 EAST 12TH STREET LLC, 66 EAST 7TH STREET LLC, 231 EAST 5TH STREET LLC, 235 EAST 5TH STREET LLC, 514 EAST 12TH STREET LLC · lender EVP 1 LLC
Mortgage2015-09-10$20,000,000
borrower 66 EAST 7TH STREET LLC, 514 EAST 12TH STREET LLC, 329 EAST 12TH STREET LLC, 223 EAST 5TH STREET LLC, 231 EAST 5TH STREET LLC, 229 EAST 5TH STREET LLC, 27 ST MARKS PLACE LLC, 334 EAST 9TH STREET LLC, 233 EAST 5TH STREET LLC, 325 EAST 12TH STREET LLC, 253 EAST 10TH STREET LLC, 327 EAST 12TH STREET LLC, 235 EAST 5TH STREET LLC, 228 EAST 6TH STREET LLC, 510 EAST 12TH STREET LLC · lender EVP 1 LLC
Mortgage2015-09-10$4,249,340
borrower 334 EAST 9TH STREET LLC, 327 EAST 12TH STREET LLC, 233 EAST 5TH STREET LLC, 66 EAST 7TH STREET LLC, 231 EAST 5TH STREET LLC, 27 ST MARKS PLACE LLC, 228 EAST 6TH STREET LLC, 514 EAST 12TH STREET LLC, 235 EAST 5TH STREET LLC, 229 EAST 5TH STREET LLC, 253 EAST 10TH STREET LLC, 325 EAST 12TH STREET LLC, 510 EAST 12TH STREET LLC, 329 EAST 12TH STREET LLC, 223 EAST 5TH STREET LLC · lender EVP 1 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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
EVP 235 EAST 5TH ST LLC
Head officer
Zachary Kadden
Managing agent
BRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC
16 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
