198 8 Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00770-0001BIN 1014011

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 8 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing violation(s)
044 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 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 3 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 8 apartments.

2018 — 3 units registered2023 — 3

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1944

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

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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4EIssued 2026-02-25RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Certified late

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2018-07-035+ YRS OLD

§ 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 MINIMUM OF 100 WATTS AS REQUIRED(LIGHT FIXTURE(S) PRESENT). AT FRONT AREAWAY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2016-06-145+ 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 MINIMUM REQUIRED 100 WATTS (LIGHT FIXTURE PRESENT) AT FRONT AREAWAY, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 5WIssued 2013-08-065+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... CEILING APPROX. 16 SQ. FT. IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5W, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water3

Appliance1

General1

Unsanitary Condition1

Unsanitary ConditionPests2026-07-15 · closed

GeneralCooking Gas2026-01-22 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-01-22 · 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

1018

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential522

Unspecified182

Commercial138

Street/Sidewalk124

Vehicle29

Helicopter21

Park1

House of Worship1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

486

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony151

Misdemeanor270

Violation65

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 6 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 OPTIONAL2017-04-08

THE BOROUGH COMMISSIONER HAS ORDERED AN ADMINISTRATIVE STOP WORK ORDER FOR APPLICATION #122455565 FOR FAILED AUDIT. STOP ALL WORK AND MAKE S ITE SAFE. PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION FORTHWITH

ACTIVE · ES-ELECTRIC SIGNS NONE1999-07-30

ACTIVE · ES-ELECTRIC SIGNS NONE1999-05-19

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 2026-02-27

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2026-02-13

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

FALCON HOLDING LLC

Head officer

MARTIN LEVINE

Managing agent

FALCON HOLDING LLC

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

100 POST AVENUEMANHATTAN 169 WEST 164 STREETBRONX 178 2 AVENUEMANHATTAN 200 8 AVENUEMANHATTAN 600 WEST 204 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$-800

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.

ConstructionClass 22025-10-06$1,250 penalty

UnknownClass 12024-12-20$800 penalty

SignsNon-Hazardous2007-04-05$0 penalty

ConstructionNon-Hazardous2004-12-27$180 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1998-02-12 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2017-12-29 · $470,355

Mortgage2017-12-29$470,355

borrower LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 15 LLC · lender TEXAS CAPITAL BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2017-11-21$218,691.31

borrower FALCON HOLDING, LLC, FALCON HOLDINGS, LLC · lender APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS

Mortgage2017-11-21$218,691.31

borrower FALCON HOLDING, LLC, FALCON HOLDINGS, LLC · lender APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS

Mortgage2012-10-23$93,953.11

borrower FALCON HOLDING, LLC · lender APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS

Mortgage2003-06-04$1,400,000

borrower FALCON HOLDING, 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.

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