229 West 26 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00776-0020BIN 1014234

Concern level3 of 4

High

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 13 apartments
026 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0313 active DOB violation(s)
041 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 24 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 26 apartments.

2018 — 24 units registered2023 — 24

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1925

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building3 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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-06-05

§ 27-2044 ADM CODE PROVIDE APPROVED ONE-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE RATED SELF-CLOSING DOOR AT ALL OPENINGS TO PUBLIC HALL OTHER THAN APT MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR FROM VESTIBULE TO NORTH SECTION AT BASEMENT

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6CIssued 2018-03-305+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE KITCHEN WINDOW GLASS UPPER SASH LOCATED AT APT 6C, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1BIssued 2012-04-135+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1BIssued 2012-04-135+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

113

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water64

Door/Window16

Paint/Plaster8

Plumbing6

Water Leak5

Electric4

Unsanitary Condition3

Appliance3

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

676

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential223

Street/Sidewalk167

Unspecified148

Commercial100

Vehicle30

Helicopter6

House of Worship2

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

679

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony230

Misdemeanor336

Violation113

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 · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-04-25

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-04-25

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · FISPFCS-FAILURE TO CORRECT SWARMP CONDITIONS (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2022-02-25

CYCLE 9A FAILURE TO CORRECT SWARMP CONDITIONS

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 2020-12-23

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

229 REALTY ASSOC LLC

Head officer

FREIDA SCHWARTZ

Managing agent

LEONARD SCHWARTZ

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

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

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.

DEFAULTBoilersNon-Hazardous1996-11-12$400 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2000-06-19 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2021-04-20 · $300,000

Mortgage2021-04-20$300,000

borrower 229 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC · lender SANTANDER BANK, NA

Mortgage2016-03-29$218,000

borrower 229 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC · lender SANTANDER BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2011-09-13$195,349.31

borrower 229 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC · lender SOVEREIGN BANK

Mortgage2004-06-14$374,310.98

borrower 229 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2002-06-18$329,647.73

borrower 229 REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

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