688 10 Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01058-0002BIN 1026580

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0111 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 12 apartments
024 of those issued in the last 3 years
039 open rent-impairing violation(s)
045 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 9 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 12 apartments.

2018 — 9 units registered2023 — 9

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1901

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building2 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 2NIssued 2024-04-22RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2N, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5RIssued 2024-04-19

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5R, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-04-19

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5RIssued 2024-04-19RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5R, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water22

Water Leak9

Outside Building1

Unsanitary Condition1

Water LeakSlow Leak2026-06-22 · closed

Water LeakDamp Spot2026-06-15 · closed

Water LeakSlow Leak2026-06-12 · 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

1158

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential394

Street/Sidewalk266

Commercial222

Unspecified148

Vehicle109

Helicopter12

Park7

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

635

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony177

Misdemeanor378

Violation80

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

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2020-12-14

WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. TEMPORARY WOOD STRUCTURE ERECTED APPROXIMATELY 16' IN LENGTH X 8' IN WIDTH X 8' IN HEIGHT AND MECHANICALLY FASTENED BACK TO ALUMINUM STOREFRONT AT EXPOSURE #1. STRUCTURE ENCROACHES ONTO PUBLIC SIDEWALK APPROX 8'. STRUCTURE LOCATED IN FRONT OF BUSINESS "HK FUSION".

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2020-12-14

COMMISSIONERS ORDER FOR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. NOTED ; FOLLOWING CONDITIONS TO BE RESTORED IMMEDIATELY- RESTORE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. RETURN SIDEWALK AT EXPOSURE #1 (10TH AVE) TO PREVIOUS LEGAL CONDITION - REMOVE OBSTRUCTION (WOOD STRUCTURE).

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2015-03-03

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT

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 2024-06-10

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2008-11-21

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

E & W REALTY LLC

Head officer

ANDREW ELOVIC

Managing agent

METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC

2 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.

BoilersClass 22024-04-17$625 penalty

ConstructionClass 22020-12-14$625 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2001-02-22 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2019-10-17 · $695,838.23

Mortgage2019-10-17$695,838.23

borrower E & W REALTY LLC · lender FLUSHING BANK

Mortgage2013-09-24$763,690.04

borrower E&W REALTY, LLC · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage2003-09-02$650,000

borrower E & W REALTY LLC C/O ROSE WOLF · lender ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK

Sale2001-02-22no recorded price

E & W REALTY COMPANY → E & W REALTY LLC

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