15 East 205 Street

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03322-0047BIN 2092521

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0140 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 12 apartments
0224 of those issued in the last 3 years
0316 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0412 active DOB violation(s)
05Tax lien sold at the city's lien sale — a sign of financial distress

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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 12 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 12 apartments.

2018 — 9 units registered2023 — 12

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.

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Rent regulation

The building

1915

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building3 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

186

Open now

326

On record

Open Class C

111

Open Class B

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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2089 ADM CODE THE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACATED BY AN ORDER OF THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER, UNTIL (1) AN APPLICATION AND PLAN FOR THE WORK REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE HAVE BEEN FILED WITH AND APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS, WHERE REQUIRED, (2) SUCH WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY THE OWNER AND APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS WHERE REQUIRED, (3) WHERE REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS, A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN OBTAINED AND (4) THE DEPARTMENT HAS INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THAT SUCH DWELLING IS HABITABLE. FULL VACATE ENTIRE BUILDING UNDER ORDER # 2609920 ( POSTED DATE 8/3/2026 )

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS #1 UNDER VACATE ORDER #261012 POSTED ON 8/7/26 LOCATED AT APT, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE - THE PREMISES OR APTS. HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR ENTIRE BUILDING( VACATE (# 61593)

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition17

Paint/Plaster8

Plumbing6

Flooring/Stairs6

Heat/Hot Water6

Door/Window5

Water Leak2

General2

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1132

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential532

Street/Sidewalk419

Unspecified114

Vehicle57

Commercial6

House of Worship4

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.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

443

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony146

Misdemeanor189

Violation108

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 crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 2 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

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 2019-04-24

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2018-11-09

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2017-04-06

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2016-01-29

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

VILLA HOFFMAN REALTY GROUP

Head officer

MARK MEHLMAN

Managing agent

VILLA HOFFMAN REALTY GROUP

3 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

2324 HOFFMAN STREETBRONX 571 EAST 184 STREETBRONX 577 EAST 184 STREETBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

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.

ConstructionNon-Hazardous2003-08-19$350 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2018-10-10 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2003-05-19 · $313,014.81

Sale2018-10-10no recorded price

VILLA 3155-3157 LLC, 533 41 ST. REALTY LLC → 3165-3169 VILLA AVENUE LLC

Sale2015-02-02$1,100,000

3155-3157 VILLA INC. → 533 41 ST. REALTY LLC, VILLA 3155-3157 LLC

Mortgage2003-05-19$313,014.81

borrower 3155-3157 VILLA,INC · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage2000-03-22$292,500

borrower 3155-3157 VILLA, INC. · lender FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB

Sale1999-12-20no recorded price

BUFANO, INEZ → 3155-3157 VILLA, 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.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

The lien was sold in the 2025 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.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

Final saleincl. property tax2025-06-01

10-day noticeincl. property tax2025-05-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2025-04-01

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

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.

City debt & tax-lien sale