1545 Rhinelander Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-04222-0093BIN 2047113

Concern level3 of 4

High

0126 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
023 of those issued in the last 3 years
036 open rent-impairing violation(s)
043 active DOB violation(s)
057 evictions executed in the last 3 years
064 DOB 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 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 106 stabilized units with New York State for 2020 — essentially all of the building's 106 apartments.

2018 — 106 units registered2020 — 106

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

1962

Built

Floors

106

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 39 of 100

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.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building7 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

116

Open now

582

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 5DIssued 2026-02-04RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5D, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2MIssued 2025-08-14

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2M, 2nd STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-09-25

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1CIssued 2023-05-01

§ 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 HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

119

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water44

Unsanitary Condition25

Paint/Plaster13

Water Leak12

Plumbing8

General5

Door/Window4

Flooring/Stairs3

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

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

171

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential124

Street/Sidewalk20

Commercial14

Vehicle9

Unspecified4

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 noise

Neighborhood crime

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

272

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony81

Misdemeanor176

Violation15

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.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2024-02-22

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9C TECHNICAL REPORT BY 2/21/2024

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2014-05-15

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REP ORT

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2013-12-31

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 7C TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2013

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-02-17Apt 5Gresidential

2025-01-09Apt 3-Lresidential

2024-11-21Apt 4Rresidential

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 2023-03-13

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2022-08-19

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2022-06-28

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2019-08-21

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

ARGUS REALTY 1545 LLC

Head officer

RONALD GOLDBERG

Managing agent

ARGUS REALTY 1545 LLC

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

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$5,120

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.

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22026-06-17$1,280 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1996-05-02 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2021-03-17 · $466,255.45

Mortgage2021-03-17$466,255.45

borrower ARGUS REALTY 1545 LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK, NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2016-02-12$5,756,734.69

borrower ARGUS REALTY 1545 LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK

Mortgage2012-04-03$1,411,707.15

borrower ARGUS REALTY 1545 LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK

Mortgage2008-04-01$3,878,002.05

borrower ARGUS REALTY 1545 LLC · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage2003-08-27$2,034,690.97

borrower ARGUS REALTY 1545 LLC · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

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

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.

City debt & tax-lien sale