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.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 50 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 51 apartments.
18
19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 50 units registered2023 — 50
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.
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
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
DOB building violations
1
Active
16
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2021-04-29
FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3
Housing court
2
Cases on record
0
Open now
2
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 2026-03-17
Heat / hot water
CLOSEDOpened 2016-02-22
Heat / hot water
311 complaints from tenants
40
All time
7
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water17
Unsanitary Condition13
Plumbing4
Door/Window2
Paint/Plaster2
Electric1
Flooring/Stairs1
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
ElectricPower Outage2026-07-04 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-02-08 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-01-29 · closed
HPD housing-maintenance violations
9
Open now
62
On record
3
Open Class C
3
Open Class B
3
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.
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2FIssued 2026-02-02RENT-IMPAIRING
§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1DIssued 2019-08-155+ YRS OLD
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1D, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1DIssued 2019-08-155+ YRS OLD
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1D, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1DIssued 2019-08-155+ YRS OLD
§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1D, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
HAMPDEN REALTY, LLC
Head officer
IGNACIO CASTILLO
Managing agent
EXCLUSIVE REALTY CORP
8 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
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.
PlumbingNon-Hazardous1996-07-18$125 penalty
Concern level2 of 4
Moderate
013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 17 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 active DOB violation(s)
051 eviction 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.
Neighborhood noise
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
1243
Noise reports · last 12 mo
104
≈ per month
86
% from neighbors
Residential1069
Commercial84
Street/Sidewalk66
Unspecified9
Park9
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.
Neighborhood crime
About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
241
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
20
≈ per month
Felony100
Misdemeanor110
Violation31
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.
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.
8
Recorded sales
17
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2009-07-01 · $9,200,000
Most recent mortgage2025-06-25 · $283,188.59
Mortgage2025-06-25$283,188.59
borrower HAMPDEN REALTY LLC · lender CMFG LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Mortgage2020-05-22$1,307,375.23
borrower HAMPDEN REALTY LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
Mortgage2015-05-22$5,265,711.28
borrower HAMPDEN REALTY LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
Sale2009-07-01$9,200,000
2254 CEDAR LLC → HAMPDEN REALTY LLC
Sale2008-06-26$11,460,170
PINNACLE BRONX WEST LLC → 2254 CEDAR LLC
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.