240 Audubon Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02133-0080BIN 1063239

Concern level3 of 4

High

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 19 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
047 active DOB violation(s)
053 evictions executed in the last 3 years

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

2018 — 35 units registered2023 — 36

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade B — above average

ENERGY STAR score 74 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 building10 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

625

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 6AIssued 2024-09-26

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6A, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6AIssued 2024-09-26

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6A, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 23Issued 2026-08-31RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 23, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''NORTH''

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 23Issued 2026-08-20

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT DRAIN LINE AT SINK BASE CABINET IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 23, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''NORTH''

Status: Civ14 Mailed

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

438

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water375

Paint/Plaster17

Door/Window9

Unsanitary Condition8

Water Leak6

Flooring/Stairs6

General6

Plumbing4

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

3026

Noise reports · last 12 mo

252

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk1908

Residential545

Commercial406

Vehicle118

Unspecified41

House of Worship8

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

763

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony269

Misdemeanor402

Violation92

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

2023–20240 infested · 0 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 · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2022-12-01

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

ACTIVE · BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE2022-11-02

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

ACTIVE · BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE2022-08-02

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-02-05Apt 25residential

2025-10-09Apt 62residential

2018-10-24Apt 31residential

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 2024-11-21

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-08-22

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2021-12-03

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2021-06-15

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

MONROSE REALTY CORP

Head officer

BOYSIE SIEW

Managing agent

MONROSE REALTY CORP

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

115 VERMILYEA AVENUEMANHATTAN 1152 COLGATE AVENUEBRONX 1156 COLGATE AVENUEBRONX 15 SICKLES STREETMANHATTAN 214 AUDUBON AVENUEMANHATTAN

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 12021-06-29$2,500 penalty

ElevatorsClass 22013-11-26$500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1982-12-31 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2019-01-23 · $483,791.09

Mortgage2019-01-23$483,791.09

borrower MON-ROSE REALTY CORP. · lender FIRST REPUBLIC BANK

Mortgage2014-11-21$1,532,379.44

borrower MON-ROSE REALTY CORP. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2011-05-02$888,042.35

borrower MON-ROSE REALTY CORP., · lender HUDSON VALLEY BANK

Mortgage2004-06-30$533,386.85

borrower MON-ROSE REALTY CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2001-04-26$351,178.24

borrower MON-ROSE REALTY CORP. · lender RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK

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