The owner registered 9 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 121 apartments.
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2018 — 13 units registered2023 — 9
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.
The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
Evictions
3
Executed, all time
2
Last 3 years
2025-07-09Apt 5Dresidential
2024-07-31Apt 7Tresidential
2017-10-12Apt 6Bresidential
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
DOB building violations
12
Active
70
On record
7
Active, last 3 yrs
ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-02-24
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED SEVERE SPALLING TO MASONRY BRICKWORK AT EXPOS#1 ALONG WITH STEP CRACKS AT PARAPET LEVEL. DETERIORATION TO STEEL WINDOW LINTELS.
ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2025-01-08
FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2024-12-11
FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
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.
Housing court
6
Cases on record
0
Open now
6
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 2025-07-30
Tenant action
CLOSEDOpened 2024-05-02
Harassment case
CLOSEDOpened 2020-01-29
Tenant action
CLOSEDOpened 2016-05-02
Harassment case
311 complaints from tenants
238
All time
31
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water95
Plumbing31
Paint/Plaster26
Unsanitary Condition24
Water Leak17
Door/Window17
General10
Electric8
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Door/WindowDoor2026-10-03 · open
GeneralVentilation System2026-06-26 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-04-21 · closed
HPD housing-maintenance violations
123
Open now
242
On record
17
Open Class C
84
Open Class B
22
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 6JIssued 2025-09-26
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6J, 6th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Certification rejected by HPD
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6JIssued 2025-09-26
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILONG IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 6J, 6th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6JIssued 2025-09-26RENT-IMPAIRING
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 6J, 6th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6JIssued 2025-09-26
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6J, 6th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Certification rejected by HPD
Unpaid city fines
$176,978
Balance due (active)
17
Active violations
13
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.
UnknownClass 12026-08-24$2,500 due
DEFAULTConstructionClass 12026-05-07$12,500 due
DEFAULTConstructionClass 12026-05-07$25,000 due
DEFAULTConstructionClass 12026-02-24$25,000 due
Concern level3 of 4
High
0117 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 7 apartments
0216 of those issued in the last 3 years
038 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0412 active DOB violation(s)
052 evictions executed in the last 3 years
0613 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.
Neighborhood crime
Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
133
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
11
≈ per month
Felony53
Misdemeanor54
Violation26
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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
DEDA GJONAJ
Managing agent
2121 PAULDING LLC
14 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
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.
borrower 2121 PAULDING AVENUE OWNERS CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
Mortgage2011-11-28$250,000
borrower 2121 PAULDING AVENUE OWNERS CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
Mortgage2004-02-10$343,220.1
borrower 2121 PAULDING AVENUE OWNERS CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
Mortgage2002-03-08$468,211.57
borrower 2121 PAULDING AVENUEOWNERS CORP. · lender NORTH FORK BANK
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.
Neighborhood noise
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
531
Noise reports · last 12 mo
44
≈ per month
79
% from neighbors
Residential421
Street/Sidewalk44
Unspecified42
Vehicle23
Helicopter1
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.