98 Vermilyea Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02235-0041BIN 1064921Plain-text version

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

01On HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program — the city's most-distressed-buildings list
02146 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 57 apartments
0359 of those issued in the last 3 years
0433 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0519 active DOB violation(s)
064 evictions 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 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.

HPD enforcement

On the Alternative Enforcement Program

HPD placed this building in its Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 17), active since 2024-01-31. AEP is the city's response to its most distressed buildings — it had 1,109 open B/C violations at selection.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 51 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 57 apartments.

2018 — 51 units registered2023 — 51

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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The building

1925

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade F — did not comply

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.

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

355

Open now

1151

On record

146

Open Class C

176

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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§27-2153 ADM CODE THE PREMISES HAS BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ALTERNATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM WHICH MAY RESULT IN BUILDING-WIDE INSPECTIONS, FEES, AND EXTENSIVE REPAIR WORK TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS AND UNDERLYING CONDITIONS. CHARGES FOR REPAIR WORK DONE PURSUANT TO THIS ORDER, IF NOT PAID, WILL BECOME LIENS ON THE PROPERTY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 24Issued 2026-09-182 violations

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 24, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 24, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 21Issued 2026-01-26

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING SPOUT AT BATHTUB FAUCET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 21, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 21Issued 2026-01-23

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 21, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

485

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water330

Unsanitary Condition37

Water Leak27

Plumbing27

Paint/Plaster23

Flooring/Stairs11

Door/Window10

Electric8

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

3666

Noise reports · last 12 mo

306

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk1768

Residential1217

Vehicle367

Commercial241

Unspecified70

House of Worship2

Park1

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

504

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony164

Misdemeanor285

Violation55

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 3 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

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 · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2024-12-01

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 NONE2023-12-01

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

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

$625

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 12021-02-23$625 due

BoilersClass 22018-03-23$3,125 penalty

ConstructionClass 22012-01-28$500 penalty

ConstructionNon-Hazardous2007-10-22$2,500 penalty

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-07-15Apt 34residential

2025-06-12Apt 41residential

2024-08-26Apt 22residential

2024-02-14Apt 12Aresidential

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: 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 2026-01-28

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2024-08-19

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2024-04-30

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-02-02

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

CAMAWAY REALTY INC

Head officer

AMADO MARIN

Managing agent

CAMAWAY REALTY

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

1583 ST NICHOLAS AVENUEMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1977-08-08 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2004-02-26 · $48,983.33

Mortgage2004-02-26$48,983.33

borrower CAMAWAY REALTY, INC. · lender EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION

Mortgage1989-01-04$650,000

borrower CAMAWAY REALTY INC · lender REILLY MTGE GROUP INC

Sale1977-08-08no recorded price

SORKIN, HARVEY → CAMAWAY REALTY INC

Mortgage1977-08-08no recorded price

borrower CAMAWAY REALTY INC · lender SORKIN, HARVEY

Sale1973-12-17no recorded price

REYES, VIRGINIA, TALKE, SUSAN, TALKE, ARTHUR → SEN-MONET INC

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.