361 Audubon Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02155-0068BIN 1063705

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0129 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 42 apartments
0210 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0421 active DOB violation(s)
052 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 39 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 42 apartments.

2018 — 39 units registered2023 — 39

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1928

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 43 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

Open now

484

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 2025-11-13

§ 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 IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 6A, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6AIssued 2025-11-13

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANE AT UPPER WINDOW SASH 2ND WINDOW AT EAST IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 6A, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6AIssued 2025-11-13

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH 1ST WINDOW AT NORTH IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 6A, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2FIssued 2025-09-30

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE UPPER CABINETS AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

155

All time

Last 12 months

Appliance28

Unsanitary Condition26

Paint/Plaster21

Heat/Hot Water20

General16

Plumbing16

Door/Window16

Water Leak4

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

1923

Noise reports · last 12 mo

160

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk945

Residential513

Commercial220

Vehicle174

Unspecified67

Park3

Helicopter1

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

765

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony256

Misdemeanor436

Violation73

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

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 4 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · HBLVIO-HIGH PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · HBLVIO-HIGH PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 INTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · HBLVIO-HIGH PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2024-09-23

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-07-10Apt 6Gresidential

2019-10-31Apt 1Gresidential

2017-03-08Apt 3Gresidential

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 2020-02-28

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2015-05-01

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2012-12-27

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2010-12-23

False Certification Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

515 WEST REALTY

Head officer

Judith ZIERING

Managing agent

515 West Realty

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

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.

ElevatorsClass 12021-06-10$1,250 penalty

ElevatorsClass 12020-09-09$1,250 penalty

BoilersNon-Hazardous2007-08-27$2,500 penalty

BoilersHazardous2006-01-27$400 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1997-04-14 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2012-09-06 · $1,288,567.72

Mortgage2012-09-06$1,288,567.72

borrower 515 WEST REALTY LLC · lender CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2004-06-23$411,197.99

borrower 515 WEST REALTY LLC · lender NORTH FORK BANK

Mortgage2002-04-04$239,588.02

borrower 515 WEST REALTY LLC · lender NORTH FORK BANK

Mortgage2000-05-23$392,975.58

borrower 515 WEST REALTY LLC · lender NORTH FORK BANK

Mortgage1997-06-06$234,974.26

borrower 515 WEST REALTY LLC · lender HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK

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