No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
311 complaints from tenants
30
All time
9
Last 12 months
Paint/Plaster8
Unsanitary Condition7
Heat/Hot Water5
Outside Building4
Water Leak4
Door/Window2
Unsanitary ConditionMold2026-08-05 · closed
Door/WindowDoor Frame2026-08-05 · closed
Door/WindowWindow Pane2026-08-05 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 9 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
73
Open now
89
On record
14
Open Class C
41
Open Class B
18
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 4AIssued 2026-06-22
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CRACKED GLASS PANE AT UPPER WINDOW SASH CREATING A CUT HAZARD IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4AIssued 2026-06-22
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH CREATING A GUILLOTINE EFFECT IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4AIssued 2026-04-01
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Status: Certification Postponment Denied
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4AIssued 2026-04-01
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER SASH AT 1ST WINDOW FROM NORTH AT EAST IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Status: Certification Postponment Denied
Neighborhood crime
About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
201
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
17
≈ per month
Felony50
Misdemeanor118
Violation33
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.
Ownership & money
5
Recorded sales
3
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2022-08-04 · $1,765,000
Most recent mortgage2022-08-04 · $302,498.41
Sale2022-08-04$1,765,000
SIMCHA EQUITIES LLC → 515W236 LLC
Mortgage2022-08-04$302,498.41
borrower 515W236 LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Mortgage2019-11-06$62,756.74
borrower SIMCHA EQUITIES LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Mortgage2015-07-30$750,000
borrower SIMCHA EQUITIES LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Sale2014-02-25$1,425,000
515 WEST 236TH ST. EQUITIES, INC. → SIMCHA EQUITIES LLC
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
About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
334
Noise reports · last 12 mo
28
≈ per month
62
% from neighbors
Residential208
Street/Sidewalk62
Commercial31
Unspecified21
Park7
Vehicle4
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.
DOB building violations
1
Active
3
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-20
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
Evictions
4
Executed, all time
4
Last 3 years
2025-06-02Apt 3Aresidential
2025-06-02Apt 3Aresidential
2024-09-25Apt 2Bresidential
2024-09-25Apt 2Bresidential
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
Unpaid city fines
No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 8 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 7 apartments.
18
19
20
21
23
2018 — 7 units registered2023 — 8
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.
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.
Concern level4 of 4
Severe
0114 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 7 apartments
0214 of those issued in the last 3 years
0314 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 active DOB violation(s)
054 evictions executed in the last 3 years
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.
The building
1927
Built
4
Floors
7
Residential units
Walk-up apartments
Type
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
515W236 LLC
Head officer
STEVE ZERVOUDIS
Managing agent
515W236 LLC
23 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.