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.
The building
1931
Built
15
Floors
166
Residential units
Elevator apartments
Type
Energy-efficiency grade
C
Grade C — below average
ENERGY STAR score 58 of 100
Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.
Evictions
No executed evictions on record for this building.
311 complaints from tenants
4
All time
0
Last 12 months
Paint/Plaster2
General1
Unsanitary Condition1
GeneralCooking Gas2024-10-12 · closed
Paint/PlasterWall2020-12-22 · closed
Unsanitary ConditionPests2020-12-22 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Housing court
No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
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.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
4
Open now
7
On record
2
Open Class C
0
Open Class B
1
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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS
§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6BIssued 2021-04-145+ YRS OLD
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6B, 6th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6BIssued 2021-04-145+ YRS OLD
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6B, 6th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-05-07
(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
Concern level2 of 4
Moderate
012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 83 apartments
022 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 1 stabilized unit with New York State for 2023 — of about 166 apartments.
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19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 1 units registered2023 — 1
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.
BOROUGH COMMISSIONER HAS ISSUED A STOP WORK ORDER UNDER APPLICATION #121543794 DUE TO APPLICANT WITHDRAWAL. 100% OF WORK COMPLETED. STOP ALL WORK IMMEDIATELY AND MAKE SITE SAFE.
ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2019-01-31
FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 8B TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2018
Neighborhood crime
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
988
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
82
≈ per month
Felony191
Misdemeanor743
Violation54
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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
Gramercy Towers Owners Corporation
Head officer
JAMES LETSEN
Managing agent
CENTURY MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC
5 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
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.
Ownership & money
9
Recorded sales
11
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale1988-05-24 · no recorded price
Most recent mortgage2022-07-15 · $1,505,000
Mortgage2022-07-15$1,505,000
borrower GRAMERCY TOWER OWNERS CORPORATION · lender VALLEY NATIONAL BANK
Mortgage2013-04-15$495,000
borrower GRAMERCY TOWERS OWNERS CORP. · lender ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
Mortgage2003-09-30$1,300,000
borrower GRAMERCY TOWERS OWNERS CORPORATION · lender AMI CAPITAL, INC.
Mortgage2001-08-02$1,000,000
borrower GRAMERCY TOWERS OWNERS CORPORATION · lender AMI CAPITAL, 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.