135 East 39 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00895-0031BIN 1019480Plain-text version

Concern level3 of 4

High

017 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
023 open rent-impairing violation(s)
039 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

Not on the rent-stabilized list

Not found in the DOF tax-bill records nor the 2024 DHCR registered building list. Absence isn't proof a unit is unregulated — buildings can be missing or newly deregulated.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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The building

1930

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade C — below average

ENERGY STAR score 57 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.

This building and the landlord's others

This building6 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. 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.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4EIssued 2022-08-05

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2020-03-185+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM AT 1ST STORY PUBLIC HALL AND OUTSIDE DOOR OF BOILER ROOM

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1ABIssued 2007-08-163 violations5+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 1AB, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING SOUTH ROOM 1 STY WEST APT 1AB. , SECTION '' ''

1 more from the same inspection

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 1AB, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2007-08-165+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING 1 STY PUBLIC HALL AND BOILER ROOM DOOR.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Plumbing7

Heat/Hot Water1

PlumbingWater Supply2025-07-29 · closed

PlumbingWater Supply2023-11-08 · closed

PlumbingWater Supply2022-08-09 · 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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

453

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Unspecified160

Residential123

Commercial93

Street/Sidewalk46

Vehicle30

Helicopter1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly unspecified) — 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

533

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony164

Misdemeanor301

Violation68

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 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

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 · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2024-12-16

DAMAGE TO 6TH FLOOR HOISTWAY DOOR INTERLOCK AND CAR DOOR. OIL ON BRAKE SHOES. MUST REPLACE AND RE- INSPECTED BY A D.O.B. INSPECTOR. CEASE USE

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-12-13

STRUCTURAL RENDERED NON COMPLAINT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED ELEVATOR CABIN SLIDING DOOR PARTIALLY REMOVED AT 6 FLOOR TO EVACUATE INDIVIDUALS FROM ELEVATOR.

ACTIVE · FISPFCS-FAILURE TO CORRECT SWARMP CONDITIONS (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2021-12-23

CYCLE 9A FAILURE TO CORRECT SWARMP CONDITIONS

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

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.

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

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

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

13539 OWNERS CORP

Head officer

Alfred Nicasio

Managing agent

HALSTEAD MANAGEMENT CO.

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

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Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1985-10-01 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2020-08-18 · $646,416.64

Mortgage2020-08-18$646,416.64

borrower 13539 OWNERS CORP., · lender INVESTORS BANK

Mortgage2014-01-30$451,312.53

borrower 13539 OWNERS CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2013-05-14$250,000

borrower 13539 OWNERS CORP. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK, NCB

Mortgage2012-01-30$300,000

borrower 13539 OWNERS CORP · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK DBA NCB

Mortgage2001-12-27$1,150,000

borrower 13539 OWNERS CORP. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE 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.