18 Gay Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00593-0044BIN 1076825Plain-text version

Concern level3 of 4

High

013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
023 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing violation(s)
043 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 OATH/ECB 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 1 stabilized unit with New York State for 2023 — of about 13 apartments.

2022 — 7 units registered2023 — 1

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building5 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

144

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. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date. This tax lot has 2 buildings; these counts are for this building only.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-12-26

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM BOILER ROOM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 27BIssued 2024-12-26RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 27B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Certified late

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-08-08

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BRICKS AND MORTAR AT EXTERIOR WALL AT BUILDING FRONT , 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 27BIssued 2023-12-18

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SLOPING WOOD FLOOR IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 27B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

109

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water32

Unsanitary Condition18

Plumbing15

Flooring/Stairs11

Electric10

General8

Door/Window7

Paint/Plaster4

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

1138

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential326

Commercial288

Street/Sidewalk228

Unspecified226

Vehicle66

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.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

832

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony236

Misdemeanor551

Violation45

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 12 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

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2023-10-04

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2023-10-04

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2023-01-17

AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED TEMPORARY SHORING INSTALLED AT 2ND FLOOR UNIT 28B AND WORK IS 100% COMPLETE. NO PERMIT ON FILE FOR EMERGENCY WORK ISSUED UNDER COMPLAINT # 1548146. WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

$2,500

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "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 22025-11-06$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 12025-04-18$2,500 penalty

ConstructionClass 22024-03-12$1,250 penalty

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

No marshal-executed evictions on record for this building. Eviction cases filed in court but not carried out aren't included.

Evictions

Housing court: repair & harassment cases

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 2024-03-26

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2023-12-01

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2022-11-18

Harassment case

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

18 GAY ST LLC

Head officer

LIONEL NAZARIAN

Managing agent

NPG LLC

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

14 GAY STREETMANHATTAN 18 CHRISTOPHER STREETMANHATTAN 192 1 AVENUEMANHATTAN 194 1 AVENUEMANHATTAN 20 CHRISTOPHER STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·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.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2022-04-27 · $2,300,000

Most recent mortgage2022-05-18 · $3,080,000

Mortgage2022-05-18$3,080,000

borrower 14 GAY STREET, LLC, 16 GAY STREET, LLC, 18 GAY STREET, LLC, 16 CHRISTOPHER STREET, LLC, 18 CHRISTOPHER STREET, LLC, 20 CHRISTOPHER STREET, LLC · lender PREFERRED BANK

Mortgage2022-05-18$1,520,000

borrower 18 GAY STREET, LLC, 16 CHRISTOPHER STREET, LLC, 18 CHRISTOPHER STREET, LLC, 20 CHRISTOPHER STREET, LLC, 14 GAY STREET, LLC, 16 GAY STREET, LLC · lender PREFERRED BANK

Sale2022-04-27$2,300,000

GOPHER GROUP LLC → 16 CHRISTOPHER STREET, LLC, 18 GAY STREET, LLC

Mortgage2022-04-27$2,230,897.1

borrower 14 GAY STREET LLC, 16 GAY STREET LLC, 18 GAY STREET LLC, 16 CHRISTOPHER STREET LLC, 18 CHRISTOPHER STREET LLC, 20 CHRISTOPHER STREET LLC · lender PREFERRED BANK

Sale2019-07-24$2,200,000

ESTATE OF CELESTE MARTIN, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF NEW YORK COUNTY → GOPHER GROUP 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.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 30-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

30-day noticewater/sewer only2025-04-01

60-day noticewater/sewer only2025-03-01

90-day noticewater/sewer only2025-02-01

10-day noticeincl. property tax2019-07-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale