301 West 153 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02047-0007BIN 1060884

Concern level3 of 4

High

013 open rent-impairing violation(s)
026 active DOB violation(s)
0328 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 23 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 23 apartments.

2018 — 23 units registered2023 — 23

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.

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Rent regulation

The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade B — above average

ENERGY STAR score 73 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 building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

1334

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 · HAZARDOUSApt 3EIssued 2026-05-21

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK THE CEILING IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3EIssued 2026-05-21

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CABINET DOOR AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1CIssued 2025-01-28

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT NORTH WALL IN THE 2nd BATHROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 17305278 ISSUED 27-SEP-24 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1CIssued 2025-01-21

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT THE DOOR FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 2nd BATHROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 17288542 ISSUED 20-SEP-24 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water34

Unsanitary Condition10

Plumbing9

Paint/Plaster7

Appliance6

General5

Flooring/Stairs5

Electric3

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

1377

Noise reports · last 12 mo

115

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential881

Street/Sidewalk356

Unspecified73

Vehicle52

Commercial13

Park2

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

792

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony248

Misdemeanor365

Violation179

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 7 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 · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2024-09-23

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-30

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-30

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2019-04-15Apt 4Aresidential

2019-03-25Apt 1Bresidential

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

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.

CLOSEDOpened 2024-09-10

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2020-01-30

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

BETHANY II HDFC

Head officer

STEVEN ROBINSON

Managing agent

DEVELOPMENT OUTREACH INC.

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

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.

ConstructionClass 32023-09-07$500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2004-06-24 · $3

Most recent mortgage2018-08-16 · $3,980,000

Mortgage2018-08-16$3,980,000

borrower BETHANY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP · lender NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Mortgage2018-08-16$1,999,966

borrower BETHANY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP · lender NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Mortgage2018-08-16$464,000

borrower BETHANY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP · lender NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Mortgage2018-08-16$470,554

borrower BETHANY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP · lender NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Mortgage2012-05-24$4,190,303

borrower BETHANY II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP. · lender THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION

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