24 Bennett Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02180-0070BIN 1064404

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 19 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 active DOB violation(s)

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 5 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 58 apartments.

2018 — 6 units registered2023 — 5

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade B — above average

ENERGY STAR score 79 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

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 3AIssued 2024-05-01

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HARDWOOD FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''center''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3AIssued 2024-05-01

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR APPROX. 6SQ. FT IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''center''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 55AIssued 1989-03-285+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING 5 STY SOUTH SECTION EAST APT 55A NORTHEAST ROOM SUSSMAN 568 2807 ER1. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1BIssued 2024-07-12

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition5

Door/Window1

Flooring/Stairs1

Paint/Plaster1

Water Leak1

Paint/PlasterWall2026-06-04 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionPests2025-04-24 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionPests2024-07-01 · closed

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

2109

Noise reports · last 12 mo

176

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1590

Street/Sidewalk271

Unspecified104

Commercial68

Vehicle48

Park18

Helicopter10

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

727

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony198

Misdemeanor469

Violation60

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 REQUIRED2023-04-25

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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 2017-01-09

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

24-42 Bennett Avenue Corp

Head officer

Rachel Reiss

Managing agent

R.E.M. RESIDENTIAL

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1988-08-12 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2021-09-27 · $300,000

Mortgage2021-09-27$300,000

borrower 24-42 BENNETT AVENUE CORP · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2016-12-22$575,640.96

borrower 24-42 BENNET AVENUE CORP. · lender ASTORIA BANK

Mortgage2010-12-22$750,000

borrower 24-42 BENNETT AVENUE CORP. · lender SOVEREIGN BANK FSB

Mortgage2008-06-26$38,354.33

borrower 24-42 BENNETT AVENUE CORP. · lender SOVEREIGN BANK

Mortgage2003-06-20$248,068.52

borrower 24-42 BENNETT AVENUE CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

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