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 2018-10-04
Tenant action
CLOSEDOpened 2017-10-26
Tenant action
CLOSEDOpened 2015-01-26
Heat / hot water
CLOSEDOpened 2009-03-17
Comprehensive
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.
The building
1919
Built
6
Floors
20
Residential units
Walk-up apartments
Type
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 18 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 20 apartments.
22
23
2022 — 19 units registered2023 — 18
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.
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 OPTIONAL2026-05-12
BUILDING HAS BEEN OBSERVED HAVING SPECIAL INSPECTOR JAY KAVI (P.E) REMOVED FROM APPLICATION #X00955369-I1.DUE TO SURRENDERING OF FILING PRIVILEGES. NEW SPECIAL INSPECTOR MUST SUPERSEDE PREVIOUS INSPECTOR TO PREVENT REVOCATION OF THE PERMIT FOR THIS JOB.
ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-30
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
OATH/ECB violations and fines
$0
Balance due (active)
2
Active violations
2
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.
HPD placed this building in its Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 19), active since 2026-02-02. AEP is the city's response to its most distressed buildings — it had 1,370 open B/C violations at selection.
City debt & tax-lien sale
Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale
The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.
1
Years listed
2025
Most recent
10-day noticewater/sewer only2025-05-01
30-day noticewater/sewer only2025-04-01
60-day noticewater/sewer only2025-03-01
90-day noticewater/sewer only2025-02-01
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.
311 complaints from tenants
199
All time
29
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water42
Door/Window29
Unsanitary Condition26
Plumbing21
Paint/Plaster18
General14
Electric14
Water Leak13
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2026-10-20 · closed
Unsanitary ConditionPests2026-10-20 · open
Door/WindowDoor2026-07-26 · closed
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
Evictions
3
Executed, all time
0
Last 3 years
2019-02-28Apt 5-Aresidential
2018-08-28Apt 4-Dresidential
2018-01-09Apt 1-Cresidential
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
Stephen B. Kaufman, as Receiver
Head officer
STEPHEN KA
Managing agent
JLP METRO MANAGEMENT INC.
No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.
This building and the landlord's others
This building
Ownership & money
8
Recorded sales
10
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2017-04-06 · $4,461,000
Most recent mortgage2020-01-02 · $10,769,915.9
Mortgage2020-01-02$10,769,915.9
borrower 1081-1083 SHERIDAN AVENUE REALTY LLC, 1081-1083 SHERIDAN AVENUE REALTY 2 LLC, 4464 PARK AVENUE REALTY LLC, 4464 PARK AVENUE REALTY 2 LLC, 485 EAST 180 STREET REALTY LLC, 485 EAST 180 STREET REALTY 2 LLC, 689 EAST 189 STREET REALTY LLC, 689 EAST 189 STREET REALTY 2 LLC · lender SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC
Mortgage2020-01-02$1,227,684.1
borrower 485 EAST 180 STREET REALTY 2 LLC, 485 EAST 180 STREET REALTY LLC, 1081-1083 SHERIDAN AVENUE REALTY 2 LLC, 4464 PARK AVENUE REALTY 2 LLC, 4464 PARK AVENUE REALTY LLC, 689 EAST 189 STREET REALTY 2 LLC, 689 EAST 189 STREET REALTY LLC, 1081-1083 SHERIDAN AVENUE REALTY LLC · lender SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC
Mortgage2017-04-06$14,000,911.48
borrower 109 WEST 225 STREET REALTY 2 LLC, 1103-1105 SHERIDAN AVENUE REALTY 2 LLC, 1081-1083 SHERIDAN AVENUE REALTY 2 LLC, 109 WEST 225 STREET REALTY LLC, 1081-1083 SHERIDAN AVENUE REALTY LLC, 4464 PARK AVENUE REALTY LLC, 147 BRUCKNER BOULEVARD REALTY 2 LLC, 689 EAST 189 STREET REALTY 2 LLC, 2160 ANTHONY AVENUE REALTY 2 LLC, 485 EAST 180 STREET REALTY LLC, 147 BRUCKNER BOULEVARD REALTY LLC, 2028 VALENTINE AVENUE REALTY 2 LLC, 1103-1105 SHERIDAN AVENUE REALTY LLC, 4464 PARK AVENUE REALTY 2 LLC, 485 EAST 180 STREET REALTY 2 LLC, 2028 VALENTINE AVENUE REALTY LLC, 2332 WALTON AVENUE REALTY 2 LLC, 2160 ANTHONY AVENUE REALTY LLC, 689 EAST 189 STREET REALTY LLC, 2332 WALTON AVENUE REALTY LLC, 2357 WASHINGTON AVENUE REALTY 2 LLC, 2357 WASHINGTON AVENUE REALTY LLC · lender CUSTOMERS BANK
Sale2017-04-06$4,461,000
485 E. 180 ST. LLC → 485 EAST 180 STREET REALTY 2 LLC, 485 EAST 180 STREET REALTY LLC
Mortgage2011-11-28$385,869
borrower 485 E. 180 ST. LLC · lender SIGNATURE 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.
Concern level4 of 4
Severe
01On HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program — the city's most-distressed-buildings list
0232 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 20 apartments
0328 of those issued in the last 3 years
046 open rent-impairing violation(s)
053 active DOB violation(s)
062 OATH/ECB fines 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 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.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
69
Open now
654
On record
32
Open Class C
29
Open Class B
7
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-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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-07-273 violations
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ALL LINTELS AT WEST EXTERIOR WALL , 5th STORY
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ALL LINTELS AT WEST EXTERIOR WALL , 4th STORY
1 more from the same inspection
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ALL LINTELS AT WEST EXTERIOR WALL , 3rd STORY
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-05-203 violations
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BRICK AND MORTAR AT WEST EXTERIOR WALL , 4th STORY
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BRICK AND MORTAR AT WEST EXTERIOR WALL , 3rd STORY
1 more from the same inspection
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BRICK AND MORTAR AT WEST EXTERIOR WALL , 5th STORY
Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-03-20
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MARBLE TREADS AT 1ST STEP FROM TOP AT VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY
Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection
Neighborhood crime
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
317
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
26
≈ per month
Felony103
Misdemeanor170
Violation44
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
About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
286
Noise reports · last 12 mo
24
≈ per month
61
% from neighbors
Residential175
Street/Sidewalk63
Commercial18
Unspecified13
Park11
Vehicle6
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.
