789 West End Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01888-0025BIN 1057083

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0210 active DOB violation(s)
039 open HPD 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 1 stabilized unit with New York State for 2022 — of about 65 apartments.

2018 — 3 units registered2022 — 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.

How to request your rent history →

Rent regulation

The building

1916

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade A — most efficient

ENERGY STAR score 88 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 building45 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 B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2009-09-245+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET BATHROOM 9 STY SOUTHWEST ATP 9B

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1DIssued 2009-09-245+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING 1 CONCRETE STEP AT STREET LEVEL TO NORTHEAST ENTRANCEWAY 1 STY EAST APT 1D. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSApt 9BIssued 2009-09-245+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS & CEILING CENTER ROOM 9 STY SOUTHWEST APT 9B LOCATED AT APT 9B

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSApt 9BIssued 2009-09-245+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALSL & CEILING NORTHEAST ROOM 9 STY SOUTHWEST APT 9B LOCATED AT APT 9B

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

No 311 housing complaints on record for this building.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

689

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential238

Helicopter166

Street/Sidewalk131

Unspecified118

Vehicle29

Commercial6

House of Worship1

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.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

376

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony111

Misdemeanor209

Violation56

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

2022–20230 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 · ACC1-(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION ELEVATORREQUIRED2016-11-14

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2014 CAT 1 INSP/TST

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2013-08-30

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 7B TECHNICAL REPORT BY 08/21/2012

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2013-03-01

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

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

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

789 OWNERS, INC.

Head officer

STEVEN HOFFMAN

Managing agent

HOFFMAN MANAGEMENT

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

11 WEST 81 STREETMANHATTAN 120 WEST 20 STREETMANHATTAN 121 WEST 20 STREETMANHATTAN 126 RIVERSIDE DRIVEMANHATTAN 129 WEST 20 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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1981-11-06 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2020-11-02 · $115,650.61

Mortgage2020-11-02$115,650.61

borrower 789 OWNERS, INC · lender INVESTORS BANK

Mortgage2018-10-01$450,704.62

borrower 789 OWNERS INC. · lender INVESTORS BANK

Mortgage2006-11-22$1,041,193.57

borrower 789 OWNERS, INC. · lender KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Mortgage1994-05-06$267,384.79

borrower 789 OWNERS INC. · lender J.P. MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

Mortgage1992-07-27$63,932.63

borrower 789 OWNERS INC · lender CITY & SUB FED SVGSBK

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