43 West 69 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01122-0012BIN 1028496

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 open rent-impairing violation(s)
021 active DOB violation(s)
0311 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 7 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 11 apartments.

2018 — 7 units registered2023 — 7

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1892

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 B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-185+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 194 M/D LAW PROVIDE SPRINKLER HEADS IN ALL CLASS B ROOMS AND FILE APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL BEFORE DOING THIS WORK 2ND STY 2ND ROOM FROM REAR.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-185+ YRS OLD

§ 300, 301, 302, M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION 3RD STY PUBLIC HALL BATHROOM AT REAR EAST ALTERED TO CLASS B ROOM.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 5Issued 2008-06-185+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED LEAK AT CLG BATHRM 3 STY FRNT WEST APT 5. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-185+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALL 3RD STY FRONT WEST APT FRONT ROOM EAST WALL.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition2

Heat/Hot Water1

Unsanitary ConditionPests2024-12-14 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2023-12-01 · 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

3749

Noise reports · last 12 mo

312

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Helicopter3157

Unspecified240

Residential170

Street/Sidewalk106

Vehicle46

Commercial30

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

247

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony100

Misdemeanor119

Violation28

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

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2018-04-06

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 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

43 WEST 69 STREET LLC

Head officer

RUDOLF ARMBRUSTER

Managing agent

E&C MANAGEMENT CORP

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

142 WEST 70 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2005-03-09 · no recorded price

Sale2005-03-09no recorded price

BRUECK, AS TRUSTEE, ROSANNA, REGAN, AS TRUSTEE, ELSA, ARMBRUSTER, AS TRUSTEE, MANFRED, 43 WEST 69TH STREET TRUST → 43 WEST 69TH STREET, LLC

Sale1990-10-31no recorded price

ARMBRUSTER, ROSA → 43 WEST 69TH ST TRUST, ARMBRUSTER, RUDOLF H.TR, REGAN, ELSA TR, ARMBRUSTER, MANFREDTR, BRUECK, ROSANNA TR

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