25 Grove Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00588-0077BIN 1010054

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

012 active DOB violation(s)
023 open HPD violation(s)
032 DOB fines 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 24 apartments.

2022 — 7 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.

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Rent regulation

The building

1886

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

112

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 B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-08

§ 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE BUILDING FRONT YARD

Status: Nov Certified On Time

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-08

§ 27-2021 ADM CODE PROVIDE SUFFICIENT, PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER WASTE MATERIAL AND ARRANGE FOR COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SUCH MATERIAL.

Status: Nov Certified On Time

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-07-23

§27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WITHIN THE COMMON AREA AT THE BUILDINGS ENTRANCE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.NYC.GOV/SITE/HPD/SERVICES-AND-INFORMATION/REQUIRED-SIGNAGE.PAGE

Status: Nov Certified On Time

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water9

Unsanitary Condition4

Plumbing1

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2026-10-18 · open

Unsanitary ConditionGarbage/Recycling Storage2026-09-01 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionGarbage/Recycling Storage2026-08-11 · 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

1295

Noise reports · last 12 mo

108

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential418

Commercial298

Street/Sidewalk263

Unspecified227

Vehicle86

Park3

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

606

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony249

Misdemeanor316

Violation41

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 7 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 OPTIONAL2025-06-25

FTC COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER#342016,040925PI10201SB DATED 04/09/25 REQUIRING OWNER TO START BLDG REPAIRS UNDER PERMIT AS OF 06/25/25 THERE ARE NO JOBS FILED IN BIS OR DOBNOW TO REPAIR BLDG IMMED COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER#342016,040925PI10201SB TO REPAIR THE BLDG UNDER PERMIT

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-04-09

FTM BLDG IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. OBSRV AT EXP1 SOUTH ELEV SPALLING/CRACKED WINDOW SILLS AND SPALLING/CRACKED DECORATIVE STONES AT MULT LOCATIONS INCLUDING COLUMNS AT MAIN ENTRANCE. REMEDY: OWNER TO IMMED RETAIN NYSPE TO EVAL ENTIRE BLDG. DETERMINE STRUCT STAB AND PRPARE/FILE REPAIR DWGS. BLDG TO BE REPAIRED UNDER PERMIT

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

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 2017-05-05

Comp Supplemental Cases

CLOSEDOpened 2016-09-22

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2016-09-15

Comprehensive

CLOSEDOpened 2016-09-07

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

25 GROVE STREET LLC

Head officer

A SANIEOFF

Managing agent

A SANIEOFF

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

601 HUDSON STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$3,710

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.

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22026-04-28$1,280 due

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22026-04-28$2,430 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2015-06-11 · $15,200,000

Most recent mortgage2025-02-07 · $5,370,719.67

Mortgage2025-02-07$5,370,719.67

borrower 25 GROVE STREET LLC · lender CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC.

Mortgage2018-04-09$2,162,000

borrower 25 GROVE STREET LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2015-06-11$15,200,000

CHESTER TAPLITZ, WILLIAM, TAPLITZ, BERNICE → 25 GROVE STREET LLC

Mortgage2015-06-11$7,600,000

borrower 25 GROVE STREET LLC · lender FIRST REPUBLIC REPUBLIC BANK

Sale2001-06-25no recorded price

TAPLITZ, RICHARD ASTRUSTEE, TAPLITZ, PHYLLIS TRUST, TAPLITZ, PHYLLIS A.AS TRUSTEE, TAPLITZ, RICHARD TRUST → TAPLITZ, BERNICE

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