640 West 139 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02087-0050BIN 1079500Plain-text version

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

01On HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program — the city's most-distressed-buildings list
02113 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 62 apartments
0368 of those issued in the last 3 years
0416 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0525 active DOB violation(s)
061 OATH/ECB fine lost by default (unpaid)

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 OATH/ECB 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 16), active since 2023-01-31. AEP is the city's response to its most distressed buildings — it had 1,594 open B/C violations at selection.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 19 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 62 apartments.

2018 — 20 units registered2023 — 19

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade A — most efficient

ENERGY STAR score 100 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

215

Open now

1013

On record

113

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 writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date.

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS6 violations

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 27, VACATE # 258452 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH · HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 7, VACATE # 258452 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH · HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

4 more from the same inspection

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 47, VACATE # 258452 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH · HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 37, VACATE # 258452 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH · HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 3RD STORY 3RD APT FROM EAST SOUTH, ROOMS EAST SOUTH 1, EAST SOUTH 2, EAST SOUTH 3 & EAST SOUTH 4 VACATE # 124119 · HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
§27-2153 ADM CODE THE PREMISES HAS BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ALTERNATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM WHICH MAY RESULT IN BUILDING-WIDE INSPECTIONS, FEES, AND EXTENSIVE REPAIR WORK TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS AND UNDERLYING CONDITIONS. CHARGES FOR REPAIR WORK DONE PURSUANT TO THIS ORDER, IF NOT PAID, WILL BECOME LIENS ON THE PROPERTY · Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 25Issued 2026-10-082 violations

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE UPPER WINDOW SASH BALANCE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 25, 2nd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT WEST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 25, 2nd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-04-20

§ 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED WIRES AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 9Issued 2026-02-20RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 9, 1st STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

685

All time

184

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water344

Unsanitary Condition80

Plumbing53

Paint/Plaster51

Door/Window33

Water Leak29

Flooring/Stairs25

General23

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

2152

Noise reports · last 12 mo

179

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1343

Street/Sidewalk565

Commercial113

Unspecified76

Vehicle51

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

423

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony122

Misdemeanor203

Violation98

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

2023–20241 infested · 1 eradicated

2021–20221 infested · 1 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

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

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 REQUIRED2024-09-23

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · COMPBLD-STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISED BUILDING NONE2024-08-15

FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN ACCEPTABLE INSPECTN RPT FOR STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISED BLDG.

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

$8,125

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "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.

ElevatorsClass 22026-09-15$625 due

UnknownClass 22026-09-03$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 12026-09-02$5,000 due

ConstructionClass 22026-05-19$1,250 due

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2023-06-15Apt 10residential

2019-11-14Apt 57residential

2018-06-07Apt 9residential

2017-03-09Apt 20residential

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: repair & harassment cases

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 2025-12-23

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2025-10-14

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2025-01-08

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2024-07-10

Tenant action

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

618 RIVERSIDE DRIVE OWNERS INC

Head officer

SOCRATES MOUTSAKIS

Managing agent

GUIDANCE MANAGEMENT CORP

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

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1989-11-16 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1989-11-24 · $1,021,492.4

Mortgage1989-11-24$1,021,492.4

borrower 618 RIVERSIDE DR ETAL · lender MOUTSAKIS, PANAGIOTIS, TSISKAKIS, KOSTAS

Sale1989-11-16no recorded price

TSISKATIS, KOSTAS, MOUTSAKIS, PANAGIOTIS → 618 RIVERSIDE DR ETAL

Mortgage1986-12-22$499,000

borrower TSISKAKIS, KOSTAS · lender MOUTSAKIS, PANAGIOTIS

Sale1981-08-17no recorded price

RIVERSIDE-139TH ST ASSCS → THOUTSKIS, PANAGIOTIS, TSISKAKIS, KOSTAS

Mortgage1981-08-17no recorded price

borrower TSISKAKIS, KOSTAS, MOUTSAKIS, PANAGISTIS · lender JENNIFER-ALISSA 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.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

10-day noticeincl. property tax2025-05-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2025-04-01

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale