694 Courtlandt Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-02401-0001BIN 2001703Plain-text version

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0110 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 4 apartments
0210 open rent-impairing violation(s)
032 active DOB violation(s)
04Tax lien sold at the city's lien sale — a sign of financial distress

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

Not on the rent-stabilized list

Not found in the DOF tax-bill records nor the 2024 DHCR registered building list. Absence isn't proof a unit is unregulated — buildings can be missing or newly deregulated.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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The building

1927

Built

Floors

Residential units

Mixed residential / commercial

Type

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

160

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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS3 violations

§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED. · HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED. · HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

1 more from the same inspection

§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED. · Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2FIssued 2019-06-102 violations5+ YRS OLD

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

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

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2018-10-255+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED DOOR

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2016-04-275+ YRS OLD

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

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Plumbing1

Unsanitary Condition1

Unsanitary ConditionGarbage/Recycling Storage2026-04-05 · closed

PlumbingWater Supply2023-02-05 · closed

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

623

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential408

Street/Sidewalk138

Vehicle26

Unspecified25

Commercial24

Park2

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

539

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony140

Misdemeanor247

Violation152

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 2 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 · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2016-02-05

FM. THE BRICK FACADE ALONG EXP4 IS COMPROMISED W/SIGNIFICANTLY BULGING SECTIONS BENEATH WINDOWS.CRACKS ARE PROPAGATING FROM THE WINDOW AND DEVELOPING ACROSS THE FACADE. THE WALL IS NOT CODE COMPLIANT. REMEDY: IMMED RETAINA NYS PE TO PRODUCE REPAIR AND STABILIZATION DOCUMENTS FOR THE WALL. DWGS TO BE FILED BY 2/19/16 ALL WRK TO COMMENCE UNDER PERMIT

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2016-01-28

THE BRICK FACADE ALONG EXP4 IS COMPROMISED W/SIGNIFICANT BULGING SECTIONS BENEATH THE WINDOWS. CRACKS ARE PROPAGATING FROM THE WINDOWS & DEVELOPING ACROSS THE FACADE.REMEDY: IMMED ERECT SIDEWALK SHED FOR THE FULL LENGTH OF THE WALL ALON EAST 154TH ST. SIDEWALK SHED TO BE IN PLACE NO LATER THAN 1PM ON MONDAY 2/1/16 PERMIT TO B/FILED 48HRS

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.

Evictions

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

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 2016-02-22

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2016-01-12

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2014-01-15

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2008-10-15

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

PARS BRONX REALTY LLC

Head officer

PARI SHOJAE

Managing agent

PARS BRONX REALTY LLC

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

696 COURTLANDT AVENUEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Changed hands in 2025 — new owners sometimes move to raise rents or deregulate units

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2025-03-19 · $950,000

Most recent mortgage2017-12-01 · $487,000

Sale2025-03-19$950,000

BANKRUPTCY ESTATE OF PARS BRONX REALTY LLC, CHARLES N. PERSING, CPA, AS SUBCHAPTER V TRUSTEE → RULE TRANSFER, INC.

Mortgage2017-12-01$487,000

borrower PARS BRONX REALTY, LLC · lender EAGLE IV, LLC

Mortgage2015-02-04$600,000

borrower PARS BRONX REALTY LLC · lender VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC

Sale2014-07-31$1,000,000

694-696 COURTLANDT AVENUE REALTY CORP → PARS BRONX REALTY LLC

Sale2004-10-14$499,999

694 COURTLANDT AVENUE REALTY CORP. → 694-696 COURTLANDT AVENUE REALTY CORP.

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

The lien was sold in the 2021 tax-lien sale

The owner's unpaid property taxes (and possibly water charges) went unresolved through a series of notices, and the debt reached the city's Final Sale list — the lien was sold to a private collector who can add interest and fees.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

30-day noticeincl. property tax2025-04-01

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

Final saleincl. property tax2021-12-17

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale