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.
The building
1899
Built
6
Floors
35
Residential units
Elevator apartments
Type
HPD housing-maintenance violations
1
Open now
10
On record
0
Open Class C
1
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 B · HAZARDOUSApt BSMTIssued 2007-11-305+ YRS OLD
§ 300, 301, 302, M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION CLASS A APT CREATED AT CELLAR REAR WEST OCCUPIED CONTRARY TO C OF O # 79935 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT BSMT, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 7 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
Unpaid city fines
$3,125
Balance due (active)
2
Active violations
1
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.
DEFAULTElevatorsClass 22022-12-20$3,125 due
HPDHazardous2007-11-20$800 penalty
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 3 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 35 apartments.
18
19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 4 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.
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 2015-06-18
Access Warrant - Non-Lead
DOB building violations
2
Active
31
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2016-11-14
ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2012-08-15
311 complaints from tenants
8
All time
5
Last 12 months
Unsanitary Condition4
Plumbing2
Appliance1
Door/Window1
PlumbingBasin/Sink2025-11-07 · closed
Unsanitary ConditionPests2025-11-07 · closed
PlumbingBathtub/Shower2025-11-07 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Evictions
2
Executed, all time
1
Last 3 years
2024-10-11Apt UNIT/APT. 1Bresidential
2018-05-21Apt 3Bresidential
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
Concern level2 of 4
Moderate
012 active DOB violation(s)
021 open HPD violation(s)
031 eviction executed in the last 3 years
041 DOB fine 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.
Neighborhood crime
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
479
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
40
≈ per month
Felony129
Misdemeanor269
Violation81
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
BHL REALTY LLC
Head officer
SOLOMON BORG
Managing agent
ROGER KNIGHT
11 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
borrower BHL REALTY LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Sale2020-07-31no recorded price
BHL REALTY LLC, BHL REALTY CORP. → BHL REALTY LLC
Mortgage2018-01-30$30,426.17
borrower BHL REALTY CORP · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Mortgage2013-10-03$178,235.09
borrower BHL REALTY CORP · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Mortgage1997-09-24$86,259.65
borrower BHL REALTY CORP. · lender DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH
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
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
852
Noise reports · last 12 mo
71
≈ per month
36
% from neighbors
Residential310
Street/Sidewalk179
Unspecified177
Helicopter128
Vehicle31
Commercial20
Park5
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 residential) — 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.