256 Wadsworth Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02167-0067BIN 1063990

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0120 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 31 apartments
0211 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 active DOB violation(s)
04Tax lien sold at the city's lien sale — a sign of financial distress

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 29 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 31 apartments.

2019 — 29 units registered2023 — 29

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.

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Rent regulation

The building

1914

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building13 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

444

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 4FIssued 2026-10-13

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st CLOSET FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL DOOR FRAME, NORTH WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 4F, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4FIssued 2026-10-13

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, 1st WALL CABINET FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, 2nd WALL CABINET FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4F, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4FIssued 2026-10-13

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4F, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4FIssued 2026-10-13

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, 2nd WINDOW FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 4F, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

482

All time

106

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water395

Plumbing27

Unsanitary Condition12

Door/Window10

Paint/Plaster10

Appliance8

Flooring/Stairs7

General6

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

2069

Noise reports · last 12 mo

172

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk730

Residential720

Commercial417

Vehicle106

Unspecified88

Helicopter5

House of Worship3

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

568

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony209

Misdemeanor298

Violation61

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 6 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 REQUIRED2023-06-20

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 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 REQUIRED2019-11-08

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2018-11-26Apt 5Bresidential

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.

CLOSEDJUDGMENTOpened 2024-09-26

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2021-07-29

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2019-08-05

Comp Supplemental Cases

CLOSEDOpened 2019-05-14

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

256 WADSWORTH LLC

Head officer

barry bruner

Managing agent

barry brunner

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

1185 WASHINGTON AVENUEBRONX 1988 MORRIS AVENUEBRONX 1990 MORRIS AVENUEBRONX 2304 BASSFORD AVENUEBRONX 234 EAST 176 STREETBRONX

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2015-01-13 · $5,150,000

Most recent mortgage2015-01-13 · $1,251,775.38

Sale2015-01-13$5,150,000

WADSWORTH STREET LLC → 256 WADSWORTH LLC

Mortgage2015-01-13$1,251,775.38

borrower 256 WADSWORTH LLC · lender INVESTORS BANK

Mortgage2013-06-12$570,495.33

borrower WADSWORTH STREET LLC · lender PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK

Sale2010-04-12$2,275,000

256 WADSWORTH LLC → WADSWORTH STREET LLC

Sale2005-01-11$2,370,450

WADSWORTH ASSOCIATES III, L.P. → 256 WADSWORTH LLC

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 water and sewer 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

2019

Most recent

Final salewater/sewer only2019-10-01

10-day noticewater/sewer only2019-07-01

30-day noticewater/sewer only2019-06-19

60-day noticewater/sewer only2019-05-20

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