212 East 105 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01654-0141BIN 1052403

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0129 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 24 apartments
0227 of those issued in the last 3 years
037 open rent-impairing violation(s)
042 active DOB violation(s)
0514 DOB fines lost by default (unpaid)

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.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 12), discharged 2019-04-12.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 17 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 24 apartments.

2018 — 17 units registered2023 — 17

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1925

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building100 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

170

Open now

677

On record

Open Class C

109

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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-28

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT AT BOILER ROOM

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 18Issued 2026-09-28RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 18, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 8Issued 2026-09-02

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 8, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 16Issued 2026-08-07

§ 27-2056.7, 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE PRESUMED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, PRESUMED LEAD PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT 16, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

208

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water96

Water Leak32

Unsanitary Condition27

Plumbing15

Paint/Plaster14

Door/Window9

Electric7

Appliance5

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

864

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential506

Street/Sidewalk235

Unspecified88

Commercial19

Vehicle14

Park2

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

809

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony217

Misdemeanor444

Violation148

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 8 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 · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-01-24

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALLS. OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE #1 AND 2 FACADE IN A STATE OF DISREPAIR.

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-04-25

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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 2025-08-22

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2023-01-10

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2018-03-02

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2015-02-05

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

212-214 EAST 105 LLC

Head officer

STEVEN CROMAN

Managing agent

CENTENNIAL PROPERTIES NY

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

102 EAST 7 STREETMANHATTAN 11 AVENUE BMANHATTAN 111 EAST 119 STREETMANHATTAN 113 EAST 119 STREETMANHATTAN 115 MULBERRY STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$71,970

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 22026-09-02$2,400 due

UnknownClass 22026-09-02$1,250 due

DEFAULTConstructionClass 12026-07-08$2,530 due

DEFAULTUnknownClass 12026-07-08$1,630 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2013-09-27 · $3,400,000

Most recent mortgage2015-06-25 · $2,287,859.48

Mortgage2015-06-25$2,287,859.48

borrower 212-214 EAST 105 LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2013-09-27$3,400,000

UPTOWN PROPERTIES INC. → 212-214 EAST 105 LLC

Mortgage2013-09-27$2,500,000

borrower 212-214 EAST 105 LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage1983-08-08$65,000

borrower UPTOWN PROPERTIES INC. · lender 212 E 105 DEVELOPMENT CP

Sale1983-07-28no recorded price

212 E 105 DEVELOPMTCP → UPTOWN PROPERTIES INC.

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