The owner filed 4 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
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.
1
Years listed
2025
Most recent
60-day noticewater/sewer only2025-03-01
90-day noticewater/sewer only2025-02-01
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.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
16
Open now
22
On record
2
Open Class C
1
Open Class B
13
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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-09-22
§ 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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-09-21
§ 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 · HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-09-18RENT-IMPAIRING
§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT FIRE STAIRS, 5th STORY
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-09-22
§ 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADDRESS OF THE BUILDING. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
The building
2021
Built
7
Floors
10
Residential units
Elevator apartments
Type
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 10 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 10 apartments.
22
23
2022 — 10 units registered2023 — 10
421-a tax benefit · expires ~2037
A 421-a building's rent stabilization is tied to this tax benefit and generally ends when it expires — here, around 2037 (approximate, from DOF exemption records). Confirm your unit's status with NYS HCR.
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.
No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
Neighborhood crime
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
406
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
34
≈ per month
Felony131
Misdemeanor225
Violation50
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.
Evictions
No executed evictions on record for this building.
311 complaints from tenants
5
All time
1
Last 12 months
Water Leak3
Plumbing1
Unsanitary Condition1
Water LeakHeavy Flow2026-10-15 · closed
PlumbingBathtub/Shower2023-09-13 · closed
Water LeakSlow Leak2023-09-13 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Unpaid city fines
$0
Balance due (active)
1
Active violations
0
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.
ElevatorsClass 12021-10-15$1,250 penalty
Concern level3 of 4
High
012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 5 apartments
021 open rent-impairing violation(s)
032 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.
DOB building violations
2
Active
6
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2022-02-16
FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2021-09-15
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
831 S Equities LLC
Head officer
Hershel Spitz
Managing agent
831 S Equities LLC
1 other building share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal
A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.
24
Recorded sales
11
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2017-08-11 · $997,000
Most recent mortgage2021-04-30 · $1,200,000
Mortgage2021-04-30$1,200,000
borrower 831 S EQUITIES LLC · lender PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK
Mortgage2019-02-07$1,300,000
borrower 831 S EQUITIES LLC · lender S3 RE FUNDING III LLC
Mortgage2019-02-07$550,000
borrower 831 S EQUITIES LLC · lender S3 RE FUNDING III LLC
Mortgage2017-08-11$650,000
borrower 831 S EQUITIES LLC · lender CONGREGATION BNAI JACOB
Sale2017-08-11$997,000
831 MONROE LLC → 831 S 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.
This building and the landlord's others
This building1 others linked to the same owner
Neighborhood noise
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
659
Noise reports · last 12 mo
55
≈ per month
63
% from neighbors
Residential412
Street/Sidewalk93
Unspecified70
Vehicle39
Commercial32
Park13
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.