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.
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The owner registered 6 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 63 apartments.
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2018 — 6 units registered2023 — 6
No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.
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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.
This building and the landlord's others
This building
HPD housing-maintenance violations
311 complaints from tenants
Neighborhood noise
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.
DOB building violations
Evictions
No executed evictions on record for this building.
Housing court
No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
Landlord and related buildings
Unpaid city fines
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.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
2
Open now
5
On record
0
Open Class C
1
Open Class B
1
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 2013-12-125+ YRS OLD
SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 100 WATTS MINIMUM REQUIRED (LIGHT FIXTURES PRESENT)
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2022-12-01
§ 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADDRESS OF THE BUILDING. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
311 complaints from tenants
2
All time
0
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water2
Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2022-11-29 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2022-11-29 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Neighborhood noise
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
421
Noise reports · last 12 mo
35
≈ per month
67
% from neighbors
Residential280
Street/Sidewalk62
Unspecified55
Commercial11
Vehicle6
Helicopter6
Park1
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 crime
About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
163
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
14
≈ per month
Felony54
Misdemeanor85
Violation24
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.
DOB building violations
1
Active
39
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL1989-03-09
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
609 WEST OWNERS CORP.
Head officer
JAY HEWLIN
Managing agent
ARGO REAL ESTATE LLC
No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.
Unpaid city fines
$0
Balance due (active)
0
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.
Ownership & money
5
Recorded sales
5
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale1988-10-18 · no recorded price
Most recent mortgage2011-09-01 · $440,605.66
Mortgage2011-09-01$440,605.66
borrower 609 WEST OWNERS CORP · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
Mortgage2001-08-29$1,540,000
borrower 609 WEST OWNERS CORP. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
Mortgage1996-09-05$14,000.17
borrower 609 WEST OWNERS CORP. · lender M & T REAL ESTATE, INC.
Mortgage1988-12-12$700,000
borrower 609 WEST OWNERS CORP · lender COLUMBIA PROPERTIES
Sale1988-10-18no recorded price
COLUMBIA PROPERTIES → 609 WEST OWNERS CORP
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.