696 10 Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01058-0063BIN 1026631

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0112 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 14 apartments
0212 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 open rent-impairing violation(s)
044 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 13 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 14 apartments.

2018 — 13 units registered2023 — 13

421-a tax benefit

Rent stabilization here may be tied to a tax benefit and can end when the benefit expires.

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.

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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 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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt APT2CIssued 2026-08-14RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT APT2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt APT2CIssued 2026-08-14

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT APT2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt APT2CIssued 2026-08-14

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT APT2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2CIssued 2026-06-26

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING FIRE STOPPING PLASTER AT CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd 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

Unsanitary Condition11

Plumbing6

Heat/Hot Water5

Flooring/Stairs3

Paint/Plaster3

Water Leak2

Door/Window2

Electric1

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

1184

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential395

Street/Sidewalk292

Commercial221

Unspecified149

Vehicle110

Helicopter13

Park4

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

596

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony160

Misdemeanor326

Violation110

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 5 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 REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2022-10-05

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER: NO FIRE STOPPING PER BC 712.3; 27-345. OBSERVED IN 5 STORY MIXED USE BUILDING FIRESTOPPING MATERIALS REMOVED IN APT #'S 5B, 5C, 4B, 4C & 2C - BUILDING OWNER TO IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE FIREGUARD TO REMAIN AT BUILDING UNTIL FIREPROOFING RESTORED IN ALL UNITS.

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2022-10-05

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. APARTMENTS 5B, 5C, 4B & 4C HAVE BEEN RENDERED UNFIT TO OCCUPY DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT REMEDIATION WORK. NOTED ACCESS TO FIRE ESCAPE IN APT 4B IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE DUE TO WINDOW BOARD UP. FIREPROOFING MATERIALS REMOVED IN REFERENCED APARTMENTS.

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 2026-01-09

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2022-03-31

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

S. SONIA REALTY LLC

Head officer

SONIA RAMIREZ

Managing agent

SONIA RAMIREZ

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.

ConstructionClass 22022-10-05$1,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2010-06-09 · $2,700,000

Most recent mortgage2021-09-09 · $147,389.56

Mortgage2021-09-09$147,389.56

borrower S SONIA REALTY LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA

Sale2010-06-09$2,700,000

307 KNICKERBOCKER REALTY CORP. → S. SONIA REALTY, LLC

Mortgage2010-06-09$487,000.71

borrower S. SONIA REALTY, LLC · lender BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA

Mortgage2006-09-13$888,484.55

borrower 307 KNICKERBOCKER REALTY CORP. · lender WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK

Mortgage2003-04-30$445,420.64

borrower 307 KNIDKERBOCKER REALTY CORP. · lender EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION

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