261 Pleasant Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01708-0022BIN 1053018

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0112 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 23 apartments
029 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing violation(s)
044 active DOB violation(s)
051 eviction executed in the last 3 years

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 22 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 23 apartments.

2018 — 22 units registered2023 — 22

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1900

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building21 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

112

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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition18

Heat/Hot Water7

Water Leak4

Plumbing4

Flooring/Stairs3

General2

Paint/Plaster1

Appliance1

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

966

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk405

Residential234

Commercial192

Vehicle108

Unspecified25

Park2

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

368

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony122

Misdemeanor188

Violation58

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 5 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 · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2023-02-22

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9B TECHNICAL REPORT BY 2/21/2023

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2018-07-31

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 8B TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2018

ACTIVE · EVCAT1-ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED2016-12-01

VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2015 INSPECTION/TEST

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-04-11Apt 4Dresidential

2019-03-29Apt 3-Cresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

265 Pleasant LLC

Head officer

Nasir Sasouness

Managing agent

265 Pleasant LLC

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

1465 AMSTERDAM AVENUEMANHATTAN 1516 AMSTERDAM AVENUEMANHATTAN 1532 AMSTERDAM AVENUEMANHATTAN 175 EAST 105 STREETMANHATTAN 2076 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BOULEVARDMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$1,280

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.

Local LawClass 22024-04-11$1,280 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2021-12-20 · $6,687,500

Most recent mortgage2006-04-03 · $1,000,000

Sale2021-12-20$6,687,500

215 ENTERPRISES LLC → 265 PLEASANT LLC

Sale2016-02-11$10,000,000

RAO'S CITY VIEWS, LLC → 265 PLEASANT LLC, 215 ENTERPRISES LLC

Mortgage2006-04-03$1,000,000

borrower RAO'S CITY VIEWS, LLC · lender WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2003-02-28$222,000

borrower RAO'S CITY VIEWS, LLC · lender NORTH FORK BANK

Mortgage2003-02-28$4,278,000

borrower RAO'S CITY VIEWS, LLC · lender NORTH FORK 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.

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