949 Park Place

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01235-0067BIN 3031305

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

01On HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program — the city's most-distressed-buildings list
0220 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 8 apartments
032 of those issued in the last 3 years
041 open rent-impairing violation(s)
057 active DOB violation(s)
061 DOB fine 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.

HPD enforcement

On the Alternative Enforcement Program

HPD placed this building in its Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 15), active since 2022-01-31. AEP is the city's response to its most distressed buildings — it had 496 open B/C violations at selection.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 6 stabilized units with New York State for 2018 — of about 8 apartments.

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

1906

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building3 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

619

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.

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water50

Paint/Plaster11

Plumbing7

Appliance6

General5

Electric5

Water Leak5

Door/Window3

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

737

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential372

Street/Sidewalk162

Commercial98

Unspecified52

Vehicle31

Helicopter22

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

248

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony79

Misdemeanor116

Violation53

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 5 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

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 2022-12-16

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2022-11-28

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2022-09-30

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2018-02-27

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

865 LIBERTY AP LLC

Head officer

ANWAr PATWARy

Managing agent

ANWAr PATWARY

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

245 HULL STREETBROOKLYN 575 ST MARKS AVENUEBROOKLYN 986 HALSEY STREETBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

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.

DEFAULTBoilersClass 22024-09-27$3,125 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Changed hands in 2025 — new owners sometimes move to raise rents or deregulate units

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2025-02-20 · $975,000

Sale2025-02-20$975,000

MICHAEL MCPHERSON, AS CO-ADMINISTRATOR, ESTATE OF EMANUEL CAYENNE, GLORIA THOMAS, AS CO-ADMINISTRATOR → 865 LIBERTY AP 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.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 60-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

60-day noticewater/sewer only2025-03-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale