HPD placed this building in its Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 10), active since 2017-01-31. AEP is the city's response to its most distressed buildings — it had 469 open B/C violations at selection.
Bedbug history
0
Infested, latest filing
8
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.
DOB building violations
7
Active
13
On record
2
Active, last 3 yrs
ACTIVE · IMEGNCY-IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ANYTHINGOPTIONAL2025-09-29
PROVIDE APPRX 40 LINEAR FEET OF SIDEWALK SHED ALONG EXPO #1 TO PROVIDE OVERHEAD PROTECTION. THE SHED INSTALLATION MUST INCLUDE A CUTOUT TO TO ACCOMMODATE THE DROP-DOWN LADDER OF THE FIRE SCAPE TO MAINTAIN EMERGENCUI
ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-09-26
REQUESTING AN ENGINEER REPORT DUE TO FACADE BEING IN A STATE OF DISREPAIR AT EXPOSURE 1. AN ENGINEERING REPORT IS REQUIRED TO ASSESS AND RECTIFY THE DAMAGES PROPERTY HAS SUSTAINED.
ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-20
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
The building
1905
Built
5
Floors
14
Residential units
Walk-up apartments
Type
Evictions
1
Executed, all time
0
Last 3 years
2017-08-01Apt 4Aresidential
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
311 complaints from tenants
114
All time
48
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water26
Unsanitary Condition18
Paint/Plaster12
Flooring/Stairs12
Appliance10
Door/Window10
Water Leak8
General6
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Unsanitary ConditionMold2026-08-08 · closed
Door/WindowDoor2026-08-08 · closed
ElectricOutlet/Switch2026-08-08 · closed
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 14 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 14 apartments.
18
19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 14 units registered2023 — 14
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.
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 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 2BIssued 2026-08-21
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2BIssued 2026-08-21
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANE LOWER WINDOW SASH AT NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2BIssued 2026-08-21
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
Neighborhood crime
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
540
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
45
≈ per month
Felony167
Misdemeanor259
Violation114
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.
Unpaid city fines
$0
Balance due (active)
6
Active violations
1
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.
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 2025-06-18
Tenant action
CLOSEDOpened 2025-05-20
Tenant action
CLOSEDOpened 2025-04-15
Heat / hot water
CLOSEDOpened 2025-04-11
Tenant action
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.
2
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.
Concern level4 of 4
Severe
01On HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program — the city's most-distressed-buildings list
0237 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 14 apartments
0330 of those issued in the last 3 years
046 open rent-impairing violation(s)
057 active DOB violation(s)
06Tax lien sold at the city's lien sale — a sign of financial distress
071 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.
Ownership & money
10
Recorded sales
8
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale1997-02-07 · no recorded price
Most recent mortgage2015-01-06 · $1,000,000
Mortgage2015-01-06$1,000,000
borrower 174 BOSTON ROAD LIMITED PARTNERSHIP · lender SIGNATURE BANK
Mortgage1997-04-08$303,000
borrower 1374 BOSTON ROAD LIMITED PARTNERSHIP · lender CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Mortgage1997-04-08$117,760
borrower 1374 BOSTON ROAD LIMITED PARTNERSHIP · lender CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Sale1997-02-07no recorded price
FOOD FIRST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY → FOOD FIRST INC
Sale1997-02-07no recorded price
FOOD FIRST INC → NEW START GROUP 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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
1374 BOSTON ROAD LP
Head officer
ALFRED THOMPSON
Managing agent
New Start Group, INC
3 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
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.