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
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 47 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 48 apartments.
18
19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 47 units registered2023 — 47
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.
No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
The building
1922
Built
6
Floors
48
Residential units
Elevator apartments
Type
Energy-efficiency grade
B
Grade B — above average
ENERGY STAR score 81 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.
Evictions
6
Executed, all time
2
Last 3 years
2026-07-24Apt 6-Aresidential
2025-11-13Apt 47residential
2020-02-27Apt 35residential
2018-07-17Apt 52residential
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
8
Open now
104
On record
3
Open Class C
5
Open Class B
0
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 31Issued 2024-01-29
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 31, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION AT WEST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 31Issued 2021-07-155+ YRS OLD
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 31, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 52Issued 2019-05-235+ YRS OLD
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 52, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT WEST
Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 61Issued 2026-05-26
§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 61, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''WEST'' ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18589774 ISSUED 23-JAN-26 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
Bedbug history
0
Infested, latest filing
7
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.
Unpaid city fines
$0
Balance due (active)
1
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.
ElevatorsClass 22021-11-15$625 penalty
Concern level2 of 4
Moderate
013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 16 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 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.
311 complaints from tenants
82
All time
20
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water46
Unsanitary Condition9
Water Leak8
Door/Window6
Paint/Plaster5
Plumbing5
General2
Appliance1
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-04-26 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-04-26 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-04-08 · closed
Neighborhood crime
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
603
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
50
≈ per month
Felony195
Misdemeanor341
Violation67
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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
WEST 171 ASSOCIATES LP
Head officer
MARK SCHARFMAN
Managing agent
MARK SCHARFMAN
7 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
borrower WEST 171 ASSOCIATES, L.P. · lender FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
Mortgage2006-12-13$1,038,129.83
borrower WEST 171 ASSOCIATES L.P. · lender SOVEREIGN BANK
Mortgage2005-04-22$330,000
borrower WEST 171 ASSOCIATES, L.P. · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
Mortgage2002-12-12$1,101,598.41
borrower WEST 171 ASSOCIATES,L.P. · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
Mortgage1998-10-02$343,740.14
borrower WEST 171 ASSOCIATES,L.P. · lender DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH
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.
This building and the landlord's others
This building7 others linked to the same owner
Neighborhood noise
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
1730
Noise reports · last 12 mo
144
≈ per month
33
% from neighbors
Street/Sidewalk775
Residential565
Unspecified143
Vehicle129
Commercial101
Park17
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.