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.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 3 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 8 apartments.
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19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 2 units registered2023 — 3
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.
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
8
Open now
25
On record
2
Open Class C
6
Open Class B
0
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 2026-06-11
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT BULKHEAD DOOR AT 1st PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD FROM EAST, 5th STORY
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5FIssued 2026-06-11
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 5F, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 5FIssued 2026-06-11
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL STOPPER AT WASH BASIN IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5F, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 5FIssued 2026-06-11
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AT CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5F, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
311 complaints from tenants
22
All time
16
Last 12 months
Plumbing8
Electric7
Heat/Hot Water6
General1
PlumbingBasin/Sink2026-06-07 · closed
ElectricNo Lighting2026-06-07 · closed
PlumbingBathtub/Shower2026-06-07 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Housing court
3
Cases on record
0
Open now
3
Tenant-brought
0
Harassment found
0
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 2010-08-16
Tenant action
CLOSEDOpened 2010-04-05
Tenant action
CLOSEDOpened 2005-05-27
Tenant action
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.
Unpaid city fines
$0
Balance due (active)
0
Active violations
0
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.
Concern level3 of 4
High
012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing 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.
Neighborhood crime
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
332
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
28
≈ per month
Felony124
Misdemeanor154
Violation54
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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
636 WEST END, LLC
Head officer
FRANCO FINSTAD
Managing agent
636 West End, LLC
No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.
This building and the landlord's others
This building
Ownership & money
Speculation watch
·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal
A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.
8
Recorded sales
15
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2022-04-25 · no recorded price
Most recent mortgage2015-04-24 · $1,878,037.72
Sale2022-04-25no recorded price
ARROJO, PAULA, FINSTAD, FRANCO → 636 WEST END, LLC
Sale2015-04-24$4,500,000
WEINSTEIN, JOSHUA → FINSTAD, FRANCO, ARROJO, PAULA
Mortgage2015-04-24$1,878,037.72
borrower FINSTAD, FRANCO, ARROJO, PAULA · lender BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Mortgage2012-09-19$18,139.75
borrower WEINSTEIN, JOSHUA · lender TD BANK N.A.
Sale2012-01-31$3,192,000
MORTIMORE, STEPHANIE C → WEINSTEIN, JOSHUA
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.
Neighborhood noise
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
1762
Noise reports · last 12 mo
147
≈ per month
19
% from neighbors
Helicopter996
Residential330
Street/Sidewalk203
Unspecified164
Vehicle50
Commercial15
Park2
House of Worship2
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.