622 West 136 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02002-0093BIN 1059977

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

01On HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program — the city's most-distressed-buildings list
0222 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 17 apartments
0317 of those issued in the last 3 years
047 open rent-impairing violation(s)
054 active DOB 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.

HPD enforcement

On the Alternative Enforcement Program

HPD placed this building in its Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 19), active since 2026-02-02. AEP is the city's response to its most distressed buildings — it had 851 open B/C violations at selection.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 10 stabilized units with New York State for 2020 — of about 17 apartments.

2018 — 10 units registered2020 — 10

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1905

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

636

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.

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

331

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition108

Heat/Hot Water101

Water Leak56

Plumbing21

Paint/Plaster14

Door/Window10

Flooring/Stairs9

General5

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

1310

Noise reports · last 12 mo

109

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential817

Street/Sidewalk342

Commercial66

Unspecified50

Vehicle31

Park4

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

512

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony155

Misdemeanor239

Violation118

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 3 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 · IMEGNCY-IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ANYTHINGOPTIONAL2026-10-19

REMEDY: INSTALL APPROXIMATELY 60 LINEAR FEET OF SIDEWALK SHED ALONG EXPOSURE 1 OF THE BUILDING INCLUDING 5' EXTENSION AT EACH SIDE TO SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-10-16

REQUESTING AN ENGINEER'S REPORT DUE TO OBSERVED CONDITIONS AT EXPOSURE #1 PARAPET LEVEL, WHERE A SECTION OF STUCCO IS LEANING OUTWARD AND MULTIPLE LOOSE BRICKS ARE PRESENT. THESE CONDITIONS POSE A POTENTIAL FALLING DEBRIS HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC AND SURROUNDING AREAS BELOW.

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2017-06-14

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

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.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 136 LLC

Head officer

EDWIN SHIRAZ

Managing agent

EDWIN SHIRAZIAN

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

618 WEST 136 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.

BoilersClass 22019-12-11$625 penalty

ConstructionClass 12017-03-08$1,600 penalty

PlumbingClass 12017-03-08$1,000 penalty

ElevatorsClass 22015-11-24$500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2017-10-10 · $4,560,000

Most recent mortgage2020-12-31 · $2,555,016.81

Mortgage2020-12-31$2,555,016.81

borrower COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 136 LLC · lender THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND

Sale2017-10-10$4,560,000

622 WEST 136TH STREET APARTMENT, L.L.C. → COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 136 LLC

Mortgage2017-10-10$1,758,980.77

borrower COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 136 LLC · lender CONNECTONE BANK

Mortgage2016-04-06$900,000

borrower 622 WEST 136TH STREET APARTMENT, L.L.C. · lender CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Sale2013-10-30no recorded price

622136 LLC → GOOD HOLDINGS LLC, 622 LLC, ARK ASSOCIATES LLC

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