97 Sherman Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02220-0005BIN 1064745

Concern level3 of 4

High

0127 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
0224 of those issued in the last 3 years
034 open rent-impairing violation(s)
048 active DOB violation(s)
053 evictions executed in the last 3 years
062 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 101 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 100 apartments.

2018 — 101 units registered2023 — 101

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1930

Built

Floors

100

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 25 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 building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

477

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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 6R , VACATE # 259070 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 4R , VACATE # 259070 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 3G, VACATE ORDER #260101 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 3rd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 3R , VACATE # 259070 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

159

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water48

Paint/Plaster30

Unsanitary Condition21

Plumbing13

Water Leak9

Door/Window9

Safety8

General7

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

3672

Noise reports · last 12 mo

306

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk1737

Residential1234

Vehicle412

Commercial209

Unspecified78

Helicopter2

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

758

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony213

Misdemeanor450

Violation95

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 7 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 · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-11-01

STRUCTURE RENDERED NON COMPLIANT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED FIRE DAMAGED THROUGHOUT APT 4G. OBSERVED DAMAGED WALLS, CEILINGS, BROKEN WINDOWS AND CHARRED JOISTS

ACTIVE · ACC1-(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION ELEVATORREQUIRED2019-09-06

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST

ACTIVE · ACC1-(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION ELEVATORREQUIRED2019-09-06

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-04-28Apt 1Tresidential

2025-04-10Apt 2Fresidential

2024-01-25Apt 2Aresidential

2018-03-01Apt UNIT: %STORE 7commercial

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 2026-03-19

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2024-08-14

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2017-11-14

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2016-08-26

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

BLASHAN REALTY LLC

Head officer

MARIA BLASER

Managing agent

BLASHAN REALTY LLC

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

2151 GRAND CONCOURSEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$12,500

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 22025-11-13$6,250 due

ElevatorsClass 12020-09-10$1,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1997-05-13 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2021-12-15 · $793,419.9

Mortgage2021-12-15$793,419.9

borrower BLASHAN REALTY L.L.C. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2016-11-10$1,665,132.66

borrower BLASHAN REALTY L.L.C. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2012-09-11$574,217.92

borrower BLASHAN REALTY L.L.C. · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage2004-08-03$242,096.57

borrower BLASHAN REALTY L.L.C. · lender NORTH FORK BANK

Mortgage2002-10-23$113,064

borrower BLASHAN REALTY L.L.C. · lender NORTH FORK 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