470 Audubon Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02158-0047BIN 1063824

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0121 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 2 apartments
025 of those issued in the last 3 years
0311 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0426 active DOB violation(s)
05Tax lien sold at the city's lien sale — a sign of financial distress
064 DOB fines 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 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 47 stabilized units with New York State for 2020 — of about 49 apartments.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1930

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building2 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

137

Open now

227

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 E3Issued 2026-09-17

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT E3, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt E3Issued 2026-09-17

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT E3, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt E3Issued 2026-09-17

§ 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 E3, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-07-13RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF AN UNACCEPTABLE TWO MOTION ELECTROMAGNANIC LOCKING VEVICE INSTALLED AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water25

Unsanitary Condition11

Plumbing4

Appliance2

General2

Paint/Plaster2

Door/Window1

Water Leak1

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

2590

Noise reports · last 12 mo

216

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk1198

Residential695

Commercial480

Vehicle159

Unspecified54

House of Worship2

Park1

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

563

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony196

Misdemeanor315

Violation52

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 5 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 · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-04-25

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2018-04-06

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

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 2023-07-27

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2015-12-17

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2009-07-23

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2006-05-03

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

DAVE FRIEDMAN 2 LLC

Head officer

DAVE FRIEDMAN

Managing agent

DAVE FRIEDMAN

2 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

$-1,319

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.

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22014-08-20$4,000 penalty

DEFAULTConstructionClass 12014-02-27$12,000 penalty

ConstructionClass 12014-02-27$8,000 penalty

DEFAULTConstructionClass 12014-02-27$5,000 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2012-11-14 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1989-04-13 · $355,360

Sale2012-11-14no recorded price

FRIEDMAN, DAVE → DAVE FRIEDMAN 2, LLC

Mortgage1989-04-13$355,360

borrower FRIEDMAN, DAVE · lender 470 AUDUBON ASSOCIATES

Sale1989-04-07no recorded price

470 AUDUBON ASSOCIATES → FRIEDMAN, DAVE

Mortgage1987-01-12$354,798.95

borrower 470 AUDUBON ASSOCIATES · lender MORROW, DAVID, CHIARAMONTE, ROSEANNE, WHALEN, JAMES

Sale1986-12-22no recorded price

WHALEN, JAMES, CHIARAMONTE, ROSEANNE, MORROW, DAVID → 470 AUDUBON ASSOCIATES

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

The lien was sold in the 2019 tax-lien sale

The owner's unpaid property taxes (and possibly water charges) went unresolved through a series of notices, and the debt reached the city's Final Sale list — the lien was sold to a private collector who can add interest and fees.

Years listed

2021

Most recent

10-day noticeincl. property tax2021-12-03

30-day noticeincl. property tax2021-11-10

60-day noticeincl. property tax2021-10-18

90-day noticeincl. property tax2021-09-13

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