139 Payson Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02248-0024BIN 1065067

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0130 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 2 apartments
0226 of those issued in the last 3 years
0310 open rent-impairing violation(s)
043 active DOB violation(s)
054 evictions executed in the last 3 years
061 DOB fine 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 48 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 61 apartments.

2018 — 49 units registered2023 — 48

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1927

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade C — below average

ENERGY STAR score 65 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

470

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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-02

§ 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 LATCH SET ON BULKHEAD DOOR TO ROOF AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5DIssued 2026-09-25RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5D, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-25

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT AT BOILER ROOM

Status: Nov Certified On Time

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-21

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCK DOOR AT BASEMENT AT BOILER ROOM

Status: Nov Certified On Time

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

995

All time

364

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water848

Unsanitary Condition38

Paint/Plaster28

Plumbing20

Water Leak19

Door/Window13

General11

Flooring/Stairs8

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

1138

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk455

Residential339

Vehicle187

Commercial101

Unspecified54

Park1

Helicopter1

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

158

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony53

Misdemeanor83

Violation22

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 · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2023-07-11

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. RETAINING WALL APPROX 12'-0" IN HEIGHT AND 150LF IN LENGTH ON PROPERTY LINE BETWEEN 88 SEAMAN AVE AND 139 PAYSON AVE HAS SIGNIFICANT TOP OF WALL DEFECTS WITH CONCRETE CURB AND TOPPING SLAB BELONGING TO 139 PAYSON AVE HEAVILY DETERIORATED CREATING UNSAFE CONDITION.

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 · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2000-04-26

1P12953

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-06-03Apt 6Bresidential

2025-10-23Apt 2Jresidential

2025-05-27Apt 2Jresidential

2023-11-14Apt 3Fresidential

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 2026-07-02

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2026-01-16

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2022-10-31

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2018-12-07

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

139 PAYSON RESIDENCES, LLC

Head officer

SCOTT CASTELLANO

Managing agent

TRI-HILL MANAGEMENT LLC

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

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$7,500

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.

ElevatorsClass 12026-09-16$3,125 due

ElevatorsClass 12026-09-03$1,250 due

DEFAULTElevatorsClass 22025-06-03$3,125 due

ConstructionClass 22019-02-28$1,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2016-12-14 · $19,200,000

Most recent mortgage2020-08-13 · $1,239,196.53

Mortgage2020-08-13$1,239,196.53

borrower 139 PAYSON RESIDENCES, LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Mortgage2016-12-14$4,998,329.48

borrower 139 PAYSON RESIDENCES, LLC · lender FIRST REPUBLIC BANK

Sale2016-12-14$19,200,000

139 PAYSON PROPERTY LLC → 139 PAYSON RESIDENCES, LLC

Mortgage2010-11-24$1,005,228.59

borrower 139 PAYSON PROPERTY LLC · lender SOVEREIGN BANK

Mortgage2006-09-28$1,514,094.55

borrower 139 PAYSON PROPERTY LLC · lender WASHINGTON MUTUAL 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