488 East 139 Street

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-02283-0048BIN 2000270

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0115 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 20 apartments
0210 of those issued in the last 3 years
034 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 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 20 stabilized units with New York State for 2020 — essentially all of the building's 20 apartments.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1905

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building38 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

317

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 housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water37

Paint/Plaster10

Flooring/Stairs6

Plumbing5

Unsanitary Condition5

Door/Window5

Water Leak4

Electric4

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

675

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential339

Street/Sidewalk194

Commercial58

Vehicle52

Unspecified28

House of Worship2

Park1

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

767

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony281

Misdemeanor369

Violation117

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 · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2017-02-24

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT

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 2019-02-14

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2016-09-22

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2016-01-28

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

BROOK-SHARP REALTY LLC

Head officer

MARTIN KIRZNER

Managing agent

BEN SCHWADEL

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

1126 FULTON STREETBROOKLYN 1128 FULTON STREETBROOKLYN 15 EVELYN PLACEBRONX 16 SANDRA LANESTATEN ISLAND 17 SLAIGHT STREETSTATEN ISLAND

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$1,250

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.

ConstructionClass 22026-01-20$1,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1978-08-08 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2022-09-19 · $10,383,064.53

Mortgage2022-09-19$10,383,064.53

borrower BROOK- SHARP REALTY LLC, MK BROOK LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2017-10-02$8,673,810.71

borrower MK BROOK LLC, BROOK-SHARP REALTY LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2013-09-09$2,802,756.55

borrower BROOK-SHARP REALTY LLC, MK BROOK LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNIITY BANK

Mortgage2010-08-26$3,453,355.12

borrower BROOK-SHARP REALTY LLC, MK BROOK LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2005-10-06$5,197,281.79

borrower MK BROOK LLC, BROOK-SHARP REALTY LLC · 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