1704 Van Buren Street

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-04019-0035BIN 2042599

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0126 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 19 apartments
0217 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 eviction executed in the last 3 years
051 DOB 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 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 7 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 19 apartments.

2018 — 7 units registered2023 — 7

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

1928

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building36 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

634

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 HAZARDOUSApt 2D

§ 27-2005, 2007 HMC: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE AT DOOR ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2D

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE DOOR AND FRAME AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2D

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

174

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water42

Paint/Plaster27

Door/Window27

Plumbing23

Unsanitary Condition13

Flooring/Stairs11

Water Leak10

General9

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

860

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk505

Residential254

Vehicle63

Unspecified27

Commercial11

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

396

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony108

Misdemeanor232

Violation56

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

Infested, latest filing

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.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2023-11-09Apt BEAUTY SALONcommercial

2019-08-21Apt 4Cresidential

2017-02-22Apt 4Aresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

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 2022-02-28

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2021-09-23

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2019-11-26

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2018-02-14

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

1704 VAN BUREN ST. LLC

Head officer

RICK HERMAN

Managing agent

JLP METRO MANAGEMENT INC.

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

1024 WALTON AVENUEBRONX 1126 EVERGREEN AVENUEBRONX 1225 SHERMAN AVENUEBRONX 1226 SHERMAN AVENUEBRONX 1236 GRAND CONCOURSEBRONX

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.

ConstructionClass 22016-09-21$250 penalty

DEFAULTConstructionClass 32014-12-29$500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

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.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2015-08-18 · $3,200,000

Most recent mortgage2015-08-18 · $852,448.51

Mortgage2015-08-18$852,448.51

borrower 1704 VAN BUREN ST. LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Sale2015-08-18$3,200,000

1704 VAN BUREN ASSOCIATES LLC → 1704 VAN BUREN ST. LLC

Sale2013-09-04$2,300,000

1704 VAN BUREN LLC → 1704 VAN BUREN ASSOCIATES LLC

Mortgage2012-11-27$313,384.47

borrower 1704 VAN BUREN, LLC · lender GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC.

Mortgage2010-09-21$1,087,826.79

borrower 1704 VAN BUREN LLC · lender FARKAS F/K/A MARINA, JUDITA

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 30-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

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.

City debt & tax-lien sale