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 HAZARDOUSApt 2Issued 2026-10-132 violations
§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 13Issued 2026-09-222 violations
§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 13, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 13, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3Issued 2026-09-032 violations
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
Housing court: repair & harassment cases
6
Cases on record
0
Open now
4
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 2022-03-14
Heat / hot water
CLOSEDOpened 2019-02-07
Access Warrant - Non-Lead
CLOSEDOpened 2012-04-02
Tenant action
CLOSEDOpened 2009-02-18
Heat / hot water
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
1910
Built
5
Floors
20
Residential units
Walk-up apartments
Type
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.
Neighborhood crime
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
466
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
39
≈ per month
Felony154
Misdemeanor228
Violation84
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.
Evictions
3
Executed, all time
0
Last 3 years
2018-12-13Apt 3residential
2018-09-06Apt 1residential
2018-08-02Apt 14residential
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
HPD enforcement
On the Alternative Enforcement Program
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 792 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.
Neighborhood noise
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
1087
Noise reports · last 12 mo
91
≈ per month
42
% from neighbors
Residential456
Street/Sidewalk445
Commercial105
Vehicle57
Unspecified21
Park3
311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — 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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
689 EAST 189 STREET REALTY LLC
Head officer
Stephen Kaufman
Managing agent
JLP METRO MANAGEMENT INC.
2 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
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.
ConstructionClass 22026-08-10$1,250 due
ConstructionClass 12026-08-10$6,250 due
Quality of LifeClass 12026-08-10$60,000 due
Quality of LifeClass 12026-08-10$60,000 due
Concern level4 of 4
Severe
01On HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program — the city's most-distressed-buildings list
0273 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 20 apartments
0363 of those issued in the last 3 years
0413 open rent-impairing violation(s)
052 active DOB violation(s)
061 OATH/ECB 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 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.
This building and the landlord's others
This building2 others linked to the same owner
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 20 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 20 apartments.
18
22
23
2018 — 20 units registered2023 — 20
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.
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Water LeakHeavy Flow2026-10-02 · closed
PlumbingBathtub/Shower2026-09-16 · closed
PlumbingBathtub/Shower2026-09-16 · closed
DOB building violations
2
Active
4
On record
1
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 · 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
Ownership & money
Speculation watch
·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal
A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.
6
Recorded sales
14
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2017-04-06 · $3,340,000
Most recent mortgage2020-01-02 · $10,769,915.9
Mortgage2020-01-02$10,769,915.9
borrower 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, 1081-1083 SHERIDAN AVENUE REALTY LLC, 1081-1083 SHERIDAN AVENUE REALTY 2 LLC, 4464 PARK AVENUE REALTY LLC, 4464 PARK AVENUE REALTY 2 LLC · lender SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC
Mortgage2020-01-02$1,227,684.1
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
Sale2017-04-06$3,340,000
689 EAST 189 ST. BRONX LLC → 689 EAST 189 STREET REALTY 2 LLC, 689 EAST 189 STREET REALTY LLC
Mortgage2017-04-06$14,000,911.48
borrower 689 EAST 189 STREET REALTY LLC, 2332 WALTON AVENUE REALTY LLC, 2357 WASHINGTON AVENUE REALTY 2 LLC, 2357 WASHINGTON AVENUE REALTY LLC, 109 WEST 225 STREET REALTY 2 LLC, 1103-1105 SHERIDAN AVENUE REALTY 2 LLC, 1081-1083 SHERIDAN AVENUE REALTY 2 LLC, 1081-1083 SHERIDAN AVENUE REALTY LLC, 109 WEST 225 STREET REALTY LLC, 4464 PARK AVENUE REALTY LLC, 147 BRUCKNER BOULEVARD REALTY 2 LLC, 689 EAST 189 STREET 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 2 LLC, 2160 ANTHONY AVENUE REALTY LLC · lender CUSTOMERS BANK
Mortgage2014-12-29$273,364.61
borrower 689 EAST 189 ST. BRONX LLC · lender PEAPACK-GLADSTONE 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.