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.
Rent regulation
Not on the rent-stabilized list
Not found in the DOF tax-bill records nor the 2024 DHCR registered building list. Absence isn't proof a unit is unregulated — buildings can be missing or newly deregulated.
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.
The owner filed 9 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
Neighborhood crime
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
590
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
49
≈ per month
Felony169
Misdemeanor315
Violation106
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.
Ownership & money
5
Recorded sales
11
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2017-02-17 · $2,000,000
Most recent mortgage2021-11-23 · $147,248.74
Mortgage2021-11-23$147,248.74
borrower 409 WEST 148TH STREET LLC · lender BPL MORTGAGE TRUST LLC
Mortgage2017-11-28$200,000
borrower 409 WEST 148TH STREET, LLC, 409 WEST 148TH STREET LLC · lender CHERRYWOOD COMMERCIAL LENDING, LLC
Sale2017-02-17$2,000,000
THE WILLIAM M. JAMES TRUST, ANTHONY SHIPLEY AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE → 409 WEST 148TH STREET LLC
Mortgage2017-02-17$1,300,000
borrower 409 WEST 148TH STREET LLC · lender JEMCAP FUNDING, LLC
Mortgage2009-11-24$476,000
borrower JAMES, WILLIAM M · lender MERS
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.
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.
Housing court
No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
The building
1896
Built
3
Floors
5
Residential units
Walk-up apartments
Type
311 complaints from tenants
4
All time
0
Last 12 months
Paint/Plaster3
Plumbing1
Paint/PlasterCeiling2025-01-29 · closed
Paint/PlasterCeiling2025-01-29 · closed
Paint/PlasterWall2025-01-29 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Evictions
No executed evictions on record for this building.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
17
Open now
22
On record
2
Open Class C
9
Open Class B
6
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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 1999-08-315+ YRS OLD
SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM 1 STY PUBLIC HALL AND ON BOILER ROOM DOOR.
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 1999-08-315+ YRS OLD
SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM CELLAR DOOR LOCKED.
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2014-11-135+ 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 A MINIMUM OF 100 WATTS INCANDESCENT LIGHT REQUIRED; LIGHT FIXTURE PRESENT. AT FRONT AREAWAY
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3Issued 2014-04-145+ YRS OLD
SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
Concern level3 of 4
High
012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
023 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.
DOB building violations
3
Active
21
On record
1
Active, last 3 yrs
ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2018-04-06
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2015-10-01
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
409 WEST 148TH STREET LLC
Head officer
STEPHANIE KIRNON
Managing agent
409 WEST 148TH STREET LLC
1 other building share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
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.