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.
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
Housing court
No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 1 stabilized unit with New York State for 2023 — of about 136 apartments.
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19
20
21
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2018 — 12 units registered2023 — 1
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.
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.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
33
Open now
61
On record
1
Open Class C
23
Open Class B
9
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 3EIssued 2019-08-205+ YRS OLD
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING, NORTH AND EAST WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2EFIssued 2025-05-16
566 (B) 27-2021.4 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PESTS. EVIDENCE OF ANTS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2EF, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2EFIssued 2025-05-16
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2EF, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2EFIssued 2025-05-16
§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2EF, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
Evictions
No executed evictions on record for this building.
311 complaints from tenants
8
All time
0
Last 12 months
Unsanitary Condition3
Water Leak2
Flooring/Stairs1
Paint/Plaster1
Plumbing1
Unsanitary ConditionMold2025-05-08 · closed
Flooring/StairsFloor2025-05-08 · closed
Water LeakSlow Leak2025-05-08 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Unpaid city fines
$0
Balance due (active)
1
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.
ConstructionClass 22023-08-03$1,250 penalty
Concern level2 of 4
Moderate
011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 136 apartments
022 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.
DOB building violations
0
Active
67
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
No active DOB violations.
Neighborhood crime
About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
207
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
17
≈ per month
Felony79
Misdemeanor91
Violation37
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
196 OWNERS CORP.
Head officer
MICHAEL BERKOWITZ
Managing agent
AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC.
8 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly commercial) — 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.
Ownership & money
5
Recorded sales
11
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale1981-06-11 · no recorded price
Most recent mortgage2022-08-01 · $5,000,000
Mortgage2022-08-01$5,000,000
borrower BARNAN ASSOCIATES, LLC · lender APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
Mortgage2022-03-17$1,165,948.63
borrower 196 OWNER'S CORP · lender INVESTORS BANK
Mortgage2013-10-23$1,270,274.44
borrower 196 OWNER'S CORP. · lender ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
Mortgage2003-11-21$6,800,000
borrower 196 OWNER'S CORP · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
Mortgage2003-11-21$1,000,000
borrower 196 OWNER'S CORP · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
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.