4109 7 Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-00922-0006BIN 3018164

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0119 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 16 apartments
023 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
042 active DOB violation(s)

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 14 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 16 apartments.

2018 — 15 units registered2023 — 14

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1915

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building7 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

427

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 2AIssued 2025-04-28

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROXIMATELY 17 SQUARE FEET AT CAULKING GROUTS JOINTS OF THE NORTH, WEST, EAST WALLS AROUND BATHTUB, CEILING AND WINDOW STILE 1ST FROM NORTH, IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 17030522 ISSUED 07-JUN-24 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b).

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3DIssued 2024-10-15

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOOR WITH KEY OPERATED LOCK PREVENTING ENTRANCE TO FIRE ESCAPE ROOM IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3BIssued 2024-04-08

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOOR WITH LOCKABLE KNOB PREVENTING ENTRANCE TO FIRE ESCAPE ROOM IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4CIssued 2023-05-10

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water20

Plumbing14

Unsanitary Condition7

Electric6

Water Leak4

Paint/Plaster4

Appliance4

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

267

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential94

Street/Sidewalk78

Vehicle42

Unspecified33

Park17

Commercial2

Helicopter1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — 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

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

112

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony34

Misdemeanor67

Violation11

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 6 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 · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2013-03-01

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED2008-01-03

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

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 2024-05-21

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2019-12-05

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2018-12-04

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2017-03-02

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

4109 SEVENTH AVENUE RESIDENCES LLC

Head officer

SCOTT CASTELLANO

Managing agent

CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT

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

105 WEST 113 STREETMANHATTAN 254 SEAMAN AVENUEMANHATTAN 256 SEAMAN AVENUEMANHATTAN 257 WEST 116 STREETMANHATTAN 4103 7 AVENUEBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$312

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.

BoilersClass 22019-12-02$312 due

BoilersHazardous2007-05-11$800 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2016-02-12 · $3,400,000

Most recent mortgage2020-04-01 · $460,715.76

Mortgage2020-04-01$460,715.76

borrower 4109 7TH AVENUE RESIDENCES, LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Mortgage2019-01-31$311,070.11

borrower 4109 7TH AVENUE RESIDENCES, LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Mortgage2016-02-12$1,900,000

borrower 4109 7TH AVENUE RESIDENCES, LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2016-02-12$3,400,000

SANTIAGO, JOSEPHINE, SANTIAGO, MANUEL → 4109 7TH AVENUE RESIDENCES, LLC

Mortgage1988-02-10$48,000

borrower SANTIAGO, MANUEL, SANTIAGO, JOSEPHINE · lender OXFORD RESOURCES CORP

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