137 East 28 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00884-0027BIN 1018215

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

013 active DOB violation(s)
0213 open HPD 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 37 apartments.

2018 — 1 units registered2023 — 1

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1927

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade B — above average

ENERGY STAR score 83 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.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

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 B · HAZARDOUSApt 6AIssued 2009-08-045+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOISTURE CEILING WEST & NORTH WALLS KITCHEN 6 STY SOUTH APT 6A. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 6AIssued 2009-08-045+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING WEST & NORTH WALL KITCHEN 6 STY SOUTH APT 6A. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 6AIssued 2009-08-045+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING & WALLS THROUGHOUT 6 STY SOUTH APT 6A. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 6AIssued 2009-08-045+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILE WEST WALL BATHROOM 6 STY SOUTH APT 6A. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

No 311 housing complaints on record for this building.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

5052

Noise reports · last 12 mo

421

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential2887

Helicopter1414

Unspecified239

Street/Sidewalk198

Commercial176

Vehicle138

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

482

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony166

Misdemeanor219

Violation97

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

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2021-12-01

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2021-04-29

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2014-05-15

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

28TH STREET TENANTS CORP

Head officer

Don McKnight

Managing agent

B&D PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DBA DERMER MANAGEMENT

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1988-04-06 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2021-05-13 · $1,439,499.17

Mortgage2021-05-13$1,439,499.17

borrower 28TH STREET TENANTS CORP. · lender INVESTORS BANK

Mortgage2012-08-02$74,177.91

borrower 28TH STREET TENANTS CORP. · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage2003-11-12$243,810.57

borrower 28TH STREET TENANTS CORP. · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage2000-01-07$200,000

borrower 28TH STREET TENANTSCORP. · lender DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage2000-01-07$235,423.16

borrower 28TH STREET TENANTSCORP. · lender DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH

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