534 Morris Park Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-04019-0003BIN 2042576Plain-text version

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 18 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
036 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 enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 17), discharged 2025-08-14.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

On the NYC DHCR 2024 registered rent-stabilized building list. This official list records the building, not a per-year unit count.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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The building

1963

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

560

On record

Open Class C

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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-04-06

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AND ASSEMBLY ON DOOR FRAME AT ENTRANCE TO BUILDING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1CIssued 2025-05-12

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1C, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1CIssued 2025-02-07

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3FIssued 2025-02-04

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 2SQ AROUND WINDOW FRAME, 4SQ FEET AT WINDOW STILL AND 7SQ AT NORTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Defect letter issued

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

219

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water96

Unsanitary Condition69

Plumbing16

Electric9

Flooring/Stairs8

General8

Water Leak5

Appliance5

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

695

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk487

Residential140

Vehicle51

Unspecified13

Commercial4

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.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

398

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony113

Misdemeanor221

Violation64

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 4 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

DOB building violations

Active

On record

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.

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

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.

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22019-12-11$6,250 penalty

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22008-12-04$4,000 penalty

ConstructionHazardous2008-06-19$1,000 penalty

ConstructionNon-Hazardous2008-06-19$2,500 penalty

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

No marshal-executed evictions on record for this building. Eviction cases filed in court but not carried out aren't included.

Evictions

Housing court: repair & harassment cases

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 2023-12-04

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2011-06-30

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2005-02-14

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2005-01-20

Tenant action

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.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

STEFAN REALTY CORP

Head officer

STEVEN SALJANIN

Managing agent

ONE SOURCE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Changed hands in 2026 — new owners sometimes move to raise rents or deregulate units

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2026-07-15 · $730,000

Most recent mortgage2026-07-15 · $420,196.57

Sale2026-07-15$730,000

STEFAN REALTY CORP. OF NEW YORK → PALIL REALTY LLC

Mortgage2026-07-15$420,196.57

borrower PALIL REALTY LLC · lender AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO FLUSHING BANK, DIVISION OF OCEANFIRST BANK N.A., FLUSHING BANK

Mortgage2014-03-19$400,000

borrower STEFAN REALTY CORP OF NEW YORK · lender PREPACK-GLADSTONE BANK

Mortgage2012-09-25$600,000

borrower STEFAN REALTY CORP. OF NEW YORK · lender PRIME ASSET FUNDING LLC

Mortgage1989-10-20$300,000

borrower STEFAN REALTY CORP · lender PUGLISI, ANTHONY

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

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water 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.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

10-day noticeincl. property tax2025-05-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2025-04-01

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

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.