301 Wadsworth Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02168-0031BIN 1064007

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 47 apartments
028 active DOB violation(s)
031 eviction 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 47 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 47 apartments.

2018 — 47 units registered2023 — 47

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1924

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade B — above average

ENERGY STAR score 83 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

299

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 3DIssued 1990-11-205+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT 3 STY EAST SECTION NORTHEAST APT 3D PRIVATE HALL WOODWORK NORTH ROOM CEILING MRS RODRIGUEZ 923-6804 ER1. , SECTION '' ''

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

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2FIssued 2026-01-26

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 10 SQ.FT AT WEST WALL IN CLOSET IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 2F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 4JIssued 2025-10-06

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL-TILES FLOOR IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4J, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2GIssued 2015-10-145+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SINK BASE CABINET IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2G, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water28

Unsanitary Condition20

Paint/Plaster9

Flooring/Stairs9

Plumbing7

Appliance5

Water Leak4

Door/Window3

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

2462

Noise reports · last 12 mo

205

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk1056

Residential686

Commercial505

Vehicle132

Unspecified75

House of Worship3

Helicopter3

Park2

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

Felony185

Misdemeanor330

Violation53

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 NONE2023-12-01

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

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

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-02-02Apt 2Fresidential

2018-04-26Apt 1Fresidential

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 2017-09-06

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2010-02-19

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2010-01-22

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

VIOLET TOWERS INC

Head officer

BOYSIE SIEW

Managing agent

VIOLET TOWERS INC

10 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

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1980-03-27 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2014-11-21 · $1,705,478.46

Mortgage2014-11-21$1,705,478.46

borrower VIOLET TOWERS INC. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2011-05-03$1,058,188.89

borrower VIOLET TOWERS INC., · lender HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2004-06-29$686,483.67

borrower VIOLET TOWERS INC. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2001-04-26$398,001.67

borrower VIOLET TOWERS INC. · lender RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK

Mortgage1998-09-15$384,021.66

borrower VIOLET TOWERS INC. · 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