169 West 73 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01145-0007BIN 1079325Plain-text version

Concern level3 of 4

High

014 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 5 apartments
024 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0310 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

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 2 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 20 apartments.

2018 — 2 units registered2023 — 2

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1882

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. This tax lot has 2 buildings; these counts are for this building only.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4Issued 2020-02-055+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT 2 MEANS OF EGRESS DOOR 1 STY NORTH APT 4. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2020-02-055+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF STORAGE OF CLOTHING AND CARTONS PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD AT SCUTTLE LADDER.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 4Issued 2020-02-055+ YRS OLD

D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS MISSING 1 STY NORTH APT 4. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water1

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2022-12-02 · 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

1528

Noise reports · last 12 mo

127

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Helicopter566

Residential294

Unspecified257

Street/Sidewalk196

Commercial108

Vehicle93

Park14

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

465

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony148

Misdemeanor218

Violation99

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 18 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

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

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT

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

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2014-05-15

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

No OATH/ECB violations on record for this building.

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

BROWNSTONE HOUSING CORP

Head officer

LANCE DASHEFSKY

Managing agent

CORNERSTONE MGMT SYSTEMS INC

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

171 WEST 73 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1986-12-19 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2022-07-27 · $7,500,000

Mortgage2022-07-27$7,500,000

borrower BROWNSTONE HOUSING CORP. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

Mortgage2019-08-29$1,000,000

borrower BROWNSTONE HOUSING CORP. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

Mortgage2019-08-29$250,000

borrower BROWNSTONE HOUSING CORP. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

Mortgage2004-08-12$247,743.76

borrower BROWNSTONE HOUSING CORP · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage1992-01-03$105,423.55

borrower BROWSTONE HOUSING CORP · lender INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBK

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