225 Bennett Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02180-0522BIN 1064468Plain-text version

Concern level3 of 4

High

0127 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
0212 of those issued in the last 3 years
036 open rent-impairing violation(s)
049 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 OATH/ECB 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 6 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 106 apartments.

2018 — 8 units registered2023 — 6

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1940

Built

Floors

106

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade B — above average

ENERGY STAR score 80 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

260

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. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3RIssued 2026-08-312 violations

§ 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 3R, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3RIssued 2026-08-262 violations

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MARBLE SADDLE AT ENTRANCE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3RIssued 2026-08-243 violationsRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 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 3R, 3rd STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST · HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT RATS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST · HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

1 more from the same inspection

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT UPPER AND LOWER WINDOW SASHES IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST · Civ14 Mailed

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2MIssued 2025-10-172 violations

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2M, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''NORTH''
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2M, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''NORTH''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

130

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition29

Heat/Hot Water22

Water Leak16

Paint/Plaster15

Door/Window12

Plumbing11

Flooring/Stairs7

Electric7

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

2350

Noise reports · last 12 mo

196

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1356

Street/Sidewalk583

Commercial158

Park107

Unspecified76

Vehicle69

Helicopter1

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

257

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony86

Misdemeanor140

Violation31

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

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2023-10-04

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2023-02-22

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9B TECHNICAL REPORT BY 2/21/2023

ACTIVE · ACC1-(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION ELEVATORREQUIRED2016-11-14

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2014 CAT 1 INSP/TST

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "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.

ConstructionClass 12023-04-27$10,000 penalty

UnknownClass 12019-03-21$1,600 penalty

UnknownClass 12019-03-21$3,000 penalty

ConstructionClass 12019-03-21$2,500 penalty

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

No marshal-executed evictions on record for this building. Eviction cases filed in court but not carried out aren't included.

Evictions

Housing court: repair & harassment cases

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 2026-08-07

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-05-07

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-02-20

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2020-01-15

Tenant action

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

ROCKVIEW APT CORP

Head officer

ALIZA SCHMIDT

Managing agent

ISSAC KATZ

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

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1987-06-18 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2018-03-01 · $1,256,839.89

Mortgage2018-03-01$1,256,839.89

borrower ROCKVIEW APT CORP. · lender M & T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION

Mortgage2008-01-28$238,677.42

borrower ROCKVIEW APT CORP. · lender SOVEREIGN BANK

Mortgage2002-08-22$284,205.5

borrower ROCKVIEW APT. CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage1998-01-23$548,158.14

borrower ROCKVIEW APT. CORP. · lender EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK

Mortgage1987-07-28$372,756.31

borrower ROCKVIEW APT. CORP · lender DOLLAR DRY DOCK SVGSBK

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