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 2023-10-16
Tenant action
CLOSEDOpened 2012-06-05
Tenant action
CLOSEDOpened 2009-08-11
Tenant action
CLOSEDOpened 2007-05-04
Tenant action
Evictions
No executed evictions on record for this building.
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.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
On the NYC DHCR 2024 registered rent-stabilized building list. This official list records the building, not a per-year unit count.
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.
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 22026-09-02$1,250 due
Concern level3 of 4
High
012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
021 open rent-impairing violation(s)
031 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.
The building
1920
Built
4
Floors
8
Residential units
Condominium
Type
HPD housing-maintenance violations
36
Open now
52
On record
2
Open Class C
17
Open Class B
17
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 1LIssued 2023-02-10
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2019-08-125+ YRS OLD
§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1LIssued 2025-02-24
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1LIssued 2025-02-24
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOM FROM BUILDING ENTRANCE TO RETURN BUZZER AT WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
311 complaints from tenants
23
All time
0
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water5
Unsanitary Condition4
Door/Window4
Paint/Plaster2
General2
Electric2
Flooring/Stairs2
Plumbing1
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Paint/PlasterCeiling2025-02-18 · closed
Unsanitary ConditionSewage2025-02-18 · closed
GeneralBell/Buzzer/Intercom2025-02-18 · closed
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
THE 397 1ST STREET CONDOMINIUM
Head officer
Mikael Nabati
Managing agent
Alvic Property Management
No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.
This building and the landlord's others
This building
DOB building violations
1
Active
7
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
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 7 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
Ownership & money
No recorded sales or mortgages found in ACRIS for this lot.
Neighborhood crime
Much lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
63
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
5
≈ per month
Felony29
Misdemeanor24
Violation10
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 noise
Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
205
Noise reports · last 12 mo
17
≈ per month
40
% from neighbors
Residential81
Unspecified51
Street/Sidewalk33
Commercial20
Vehicle11
Helicopter5
House of Worship4
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.
