Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 12), discharged 2019-05-30.
The building
1929
Built
5
Floors
59
Residential units
Walk-up apartments
Type
Energy-efficiency grade
D
Grade D — least efficient
ENERGY STAR score 2 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.
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.
Evictions
15
Executed, all time
2
Last 3 years
2025-09-18Apt 1-Bresidential
2025-01-07Apt 369WIresidential
2023-08-15Apt 5-Hresidential
2019-02-07Apt 4-Dresidential
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
Bedbug history
0
Infested, latest filing
10
Annual filings
2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated
2023–20241 infested · 1 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.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 59 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 59 apartments.
18
19
22
23
2018 — 59 units registered2023 — 59
No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.
Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.
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.
DOB building violations
0
Active
7
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
No active DOB violations.
311 complaints from tenants
537
All time
77
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water199
Paint/Plaster55
Unsanitary Condition48
Water Leak47
Plumbing45
Door/Window38
Flooring/Stairs31
Appliance28
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
SafetySmoke Detector2026-10-13 · open
ElectricOutlet/Switch2026-10-13 · open
Flooring/StairsFloor2026-10-13 · open
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
EAST 163 LLC
Head officer
MARTIN MEYER
Managing agent
MANNY STEIN
5 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
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 2026-09-08
§ 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 AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT BASEMENT, SECTION ''361''
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-08
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AND ASSEMBLY AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT BASEMENT, SECTION ''361''
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3BIssued 2026-07-30
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-07-24
§ 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 HINGES AT HOPPER CHUTE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, SECTION ''357''
Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix
Ownership & money
4
Recorded sales
5
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2006-03-27 · $7,850,000
Most recent mortgage2020-04-23 · $3,782,765.19
Mortgage2020-04-23$3,782,765.19
borrower EAST 163 LLC · lender FLUSHING BANK
Mortgage2013-04-10$1,109,939.21
borrower EAST 163 LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
Mortgage2013-04-10$500,000
borrower EAST 163 LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
Sale2006-03-27$7,850,000
MEL-COURT ASSOCIATES, LLC → EAST 163 LLC
Mortgage2006-03-27$3,460,181.03
borrower EAST 163 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.
Housing court
56
Cases on record
0
Open now
38
Tenant-brought
0
Harassment found
0
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 2026-06-24
Tenant action
CLOSEDOpened 2025-06-03
Heat / hot water
CLOSEDOpened 2024-03-01
Heat / hot water
CLOSEDOpened 2023-03-15
Heat / hot water
Concern level4 of 4
Severe
0166 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 59 apartments
0237 of those issued in the last 3 years
035 open rent-impairing violation(s)
042 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 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.
This building and the landlord's others
This building5 others linked to the same owner
Neighborhood crime
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
567
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
47
≈ per month
Felony179
Misdemeanor266
Violation122
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 noise
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
2650
Noise reports · last 12 mo
221
≈ per month
88
% from neighbors
Residential2333
Street/Sidewalk201
Unspecified44
Vehicle33
Commercial32
Park7
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.