451 West End Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01244-0072BIN 1080438

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 87 apartments
029 open rent-impairing violation(s)
032 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 25 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 87 apartments.

2018 — 23 units registered2023 — 25

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1926

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade C — below average

ENERGY STAR score 56 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

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 HAZARDOUSApt 15AIssued 2015-04-305+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 15A, 14th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2018-09-135+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND GARBAGE CANS STORED IN NORTH FIRE STAIR ''A'' LANDING , 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2018-09-135+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS STORED AT PUBLIC HALL, 14th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2018-09-135+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS STORED IN SOUTH PUBLIC HALL STAIR ''B'' LANDING , 15th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Door/Window2

Flooring/Stairs1

Unsanitary Condition1

Door/WindowWindow Pane2021-08-16 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionMold2021-08-16 · closed

Flooring/StairsFloor2021-08-16 · 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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

361

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Unspecified120

Vehicle73

Residential70

Street/Sidewalk63

Commercial19

Helicopter14

House of Worship1

Park1

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

187

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony62

Misdemeanor95

Violation30

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

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-04-30

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTE AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED CONDITION AT BULKHEAD WHERE THE PREPARED WORK TO B E DONE/MISSING BRICKS.AT ROOF ON BULKHEAD MISSING CORNICE PIECE.NOTE A T EXP1 STREET LEVEL OBSERVED CRACKS & INADEQUATE REPAIRS ABOVE 1ST FL WINDOWS.EXP1 OBSERVED CRACKED DECORATIVE STONE 2ND FL.REPAIR OR REPLAC

ACTIVE · EVCAT1-ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED2011-12-13

VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2010 INSPECTION/TEST

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 2021-08-18

Harassment case

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

ARNAV IND INC

Head officer

LEONARD WASSNER

Managing agent

LYNDONVILLE PROPERTIES MGMT INC

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

540 EAST 6 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.

ConstructionClass 22011-06-15$1,200 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2001-12-29 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2016-11-18 · $2,995,000

Mortgage2016-11-18$2,995,000

borrower ARNAV INDUSTRIES INC. · lender FIRST REPUBLIC BANK

Mortgage2016-10-28$10,000,000

borrower ARNAV INDUSTRIES INC. · lender FIRST REPUBLIC BANK

Sale2001-12-29no recorded price

ARNAV INDUSTRIES INC. → ARNAV INDUSTRIES INC.

Sale1971-12-28no recorded price

CEFAB ASSOCIATES → INC., LYNDONVILLE PROPERTIES

Sale1971-07-30no recorded price

FRIEDMAN, JUDITH (PTRN), FRIEDMAN, ISAAC B (PTRN), CEFAB ASSOC. (D/B/A) → CEFAB ASSOCIATES

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