3840 Broadway

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02119-0001BIN 1062822

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0127 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 39 apartments
0218 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 active DOB violation(s)
05$12,500 in unpaid DOB fines

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 37 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 39 apartments.

2018 — 37 units registered2023 — 37

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1909

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade C — below average

ENERGY STAR score 61 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 building100 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

262

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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 47Issued 2026-05-20

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 47, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 51Issued 2026-05-20

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 51, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 65Issued 2026-05-20

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 47Issued 2026-05-20

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF A KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT DOOR TO THE ROOM WITH FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 47, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water21

Unsanitary Condition14

Water Leak11

Paint/Plaster10

Plumbing9

Appliance7

General6

Electric5

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

4027

Noise reports · last 12 mo

336

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk2597

Residential871

Vehicle367

Commercial124

Unspecified63

House of Worship4

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. 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

709

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony259

Misdemeanor349

Violation101

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

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20241 infested · 1 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 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

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-08-21

EWO DUE TO IMMINET HAZARDOUS CONDITIN OBSERVED ON EXP# 1,2,4 SUCH AS: NUMEROUS CRACK IN TERRA-COTTA MASONRY @ PARAPET & AROUND MANY WINDOWS CRACKS & STEP CRACK IN SEVERAL BRICK SPANDRELS ON MULTIPLE FL. REMEDY: IMMEDLY PROVIDE SAFE MEASURE TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC. OWNER MUST RETAIN A LICEN PROFESSIONAL TO SUPERV WORK & FILE A FISP REPORT WITH DOB

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2023-06-06Apt SPAC6commercial

2019-01-10Apt SPAC1commercial

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 2024-11-20

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2014-07-25

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2014-03-14

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2012-09-12

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

FIVES 160TH LLC

Head officer

MARK SCHARFMAN

Managing agent

FIVES 160TH LLC

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

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$12,500

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 12024-08-21$12,500 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1997-06-30 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2006-12-13 · $3,317,442.35

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