537 West 49 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01078-0012BIN 1027025

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 20 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
03Tax lien sold at the city's lien sale — a sign of financial distress

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 20 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 20 apartments.

2018 — 19 units registered2023 — 20

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 building1 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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-11-06

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

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 12Issued 2008-05-275+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CLG 3 STY REAR EAST APT 12 REAR ROOM. LOCATED AT APT 12

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 12Issued 2008-05-275+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL AND BUZZER SYSTEM BETWEEN 1ST STY PUBLIC HALL VESTIBULE AND 3RD STY REAR APT 12. LOCATED AT APT 12

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-05-275+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING CELLAR THROUGHOUT.

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water4

Electric2

Door/Window1

Paint/Plaster1

Unsanitary Condition1

ElectricWiring2026-09-09 · closed

ElectricWiring2026-07-24 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionPests2026-07-12 · 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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

656

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential210

Street/Sidewalk182

Commercial115

Unspecified97

Vehicle42

Park5

Helicopter5

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

339

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony108

Misdemeanor173

Violation58

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 6 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

No active DOB violations.

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

517 WEST 180TH STREET LLC

Head officer

RUSSELL FRIDMAN

Managing agent

SHALIMAR BROKERAGE LLC

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

415 EAST 90 STREETMANHATTAN

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 sale2022-12-08 · $2,965,000

Most recent mortgage2022-12-08 · $1,950,000

Sale2022-12-08$2,965,000

606 OPERATING CORP. → 517 WEST 180TH STREET LLC

Mortgage2022-12-08$1,950,000

borrower 517 WEST 180TH STREET LLC · lender PONCE BANK

Sale1977-05-19no recorded price

O CONNELL, TILLIE F → 606 OPERATING CORP

Sale1972-02-24no recorded price

KURZ, WILLIAM K EX → O CONNELL, TILLIE F

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

The lien was sold in the 2021 tax-lien sale

The owner's unpaid property taxes (and possibly water charges) went unresolved through a series of notices, and the debt reached the city's Final Sale list — the lien was sold to a private collector who can add interest and fees.

Years listed

2021

Most recent

Final saleincl. property tax2021-12-17

10-day noticeincl. property tax2021-12-03

30-day noticeincl. property tax2021-11-10

60-day noticeincl. property tax2021-10-18

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale