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 2006-03-01
Heat / hot water
The building
1900
Built
5
Floors
6
Residential units
Mixed residential / commercial
Type
Unpaid city fines
$0
Balance due (active)
0
Active violations
0
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.
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 7 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
DOB building violations
0
Active
2
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
No active DOB violations.
Evictions
2
Executed, all time
0
Last 3 years
2019-08-22Apt *commercial
2018-07-12Apt *commercial
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
4
Open now
14
On record
2
Open Class C
2
Open Class B
0
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 2006-02-225+ YRS OLD
SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM .. LOCATED AT CELLAR
Status: Certified late
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2006-02-225+ YRS OLD
SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM .. AT 1ST STORY PUBLIC HALL AND ON DOOR OF BOILER ROOM LOCATED AT CELLAR
Status: Certified late
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3Issued 2017-03-175+ YRS OLD
§ 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2000-08-285+ YRS OLD
SECTION 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 100 WATTS AT FRONT AREAWAY
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
Rent regulation
Not on the rent-stabilized list
Not found in the DOF tax-bill records nor the 2024 DHCR registered building list. Absence isn't proof a unit is unregulated — buildings can be missing or newly deregulated.
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.
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
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 level3 of 4
High
012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
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.
Neighborhood crime
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
436
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
36
≈ per month
Felony155
Misdemeanor238
Violation43
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 noise
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
1888
Noise reports · last 12 mo
157
≈ per month
40
% from neighbors
Residential759
Commercial481
Street/Sidewalk360
Unspecified231
Vehicle53
Park3
Helicopter1
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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
WEST LAKE 157 SECOND AVENUE LLC
Head officer
Joshua Gabbay
Managing agent
RYCO NYC LLC
12 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
·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.
9
Recorded sales
13
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2024-06-27 · no recorded price
Most recent mortgage2026-07-23 · $6,045,000
Mortgage2026-07-23$6,045,000
borrower WEST LAKE 157 SECOND AVENUE LLC · lender WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Mortgage2026-07-23$5,506,982.4
borrower WEST LAKE 157 SECOND AVENUE LLC, WEST LAKE 147-149 SECOND AVENUE LLC, WEST LAKE 127-129 SECOND AVENUE LLC, WEST LAKE 151- 153 SECOND AVENUE LLC, WEST LAKE 156- 158 SECOND AVENUE LLC · lender WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Mortgage2025-10-29$3,800,000
borrower WEST LAKE 157 SECOND AVENUE LLC, WEST LAKE 156- 158 SECOND AVENUE LLC, WEST LAKE 147-149 SECOND AVENUE LLC, WEST LAKE 151- 153 SECOND AVENUE LLC, WEST LAKE 127-129 SECOND AVENUE LLC · lender CF DCOPE ATLS LLC
Sale2024-06-27no recorded price
EAST VILLAGE AT SECOND AVENUE PARTNERS, L.P. → MDN RE HOLDING COMPANY II, LLC, CLEARWATER JONIS LLC, MDN RE HOLDING COMPANY I, LLC, EAST VILLAGE AT SECOND AVENUE PARTNERS, L.P.
Sale2024-06-27no recorded price
CLEARWATER SECOND AVENUE INVESTORS LLC → HK CLEARWATER LLC, MDN RE CSAI, LLC, CLEARWATER SECOND AVENUE INVESTROS LLC, CSAI 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.
