HPD placed this building in its Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 12), active since 2019-01-31. AEP is the city's response to its most distressed buildings — it had 1,251 open B/C violations at selection.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
113
Open now
1269
On record
54
Open Class C
51
Open Class B
7
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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS
§27-2153 ADM CODE THE PREMISES HAS BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ALTERNATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM WHICH MAY RESULT IN BUILDING-WIDE INSPECTIONS, FEES, AND EXTENSIVE REPAIR WORK TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS AND UNDERLYING CONDITIONS. CHARGES FOR REPAIR WORK DONE PURSUANT TO THIS ORDER, IF NOT PAID, WILL BECOME LIENS ON THE PROPERTY
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3BIssued 2026-09-29
§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3BIssued 2026-09-29
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3BIssued 2026-09-29
§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 20 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 22 apartments.
18
19
22
23
2018 — 20 units registered2023 — 20
J-51 tax benefit
Rent stabilization here may be tied to a tax benefit and can end when the benefit expires.
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.
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
City debt & tax-lien sale
Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale
The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.
2
Years listed
2025
Most recent
10-day noticeincl. property tax2025-05-01
30-day noticeincl. property tax2025-04-01
60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01
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.
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.
The building
1931
Built
5
Floors
22
Residential units
Walk-up apartments
Type
Unpaid city fines
$6,280
Balance due (active)
4
Active violations
4
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.
FTC W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER VIO#121025PI30301TC,CONTROL#348017 DATED 12/10/25 REQUIRING OWNER TO PROVIDE A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN BY 01/10/2026 AS OF 01/13/26 THE REQ'D CAP WAS NOT REC'D. IMMED COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER VIO#121025PI30301TC CONTROL#348017
ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-12-10
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAND REQ'D-OBSVD CRACKS IN WATER TABLE & WINDOW SILLS @ EXP1. OBSVD CRACKED MASONRY @ CHIMNEY @ EXP2. OWNER TO IMMED RETAIN REG DESIGN PROF TO EVAL ENTIRE BLDG AND SUBMIT A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN TO PROACTIVEINSP@BUILDINGS.NYC.GOV BY 1/10/2026 ADDRESSING ALL CONDITIONS
ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1993-08-16
Neighborhood crime
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
364
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
30
≈ per month
Felony104
Misdemeanor203
Violation57
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
6
Recorded sales
3
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale1998-06-23 · no recorded price
Most recent mortgage1999-01-11 · $1,210,000
Mortgage1999-01-11$1,210,000
borrower RAYMOND BALLARD APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOP FD CORP · lender CITY OF NEW YORK HPD
Sale1998-06-23no recorded price
CITY OF NEW YORK HPD → RAYMOND BALLARD APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOP FD CORP
Sale1982-08-17no recorded price
COMMISSIONER FINANCENY → NEW YORK CITY
Sale1981-04-13no recorded price
GIACALONE JOSEPH REF, ORLANDO SERGE DEF → THE CITY OF NEW YORK
Sale1972-10-31no recorded price
CITY OF NY → ORLANDO SERGE
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
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
663
Noise reports · last 12 mo
55
≈ per month
51
% from neighbors
Residential336
Unspecified149
Street/Sidewalk121
Vehicle32
Commercial19
House of Worship4
Park2
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.
Housing court
26
Cases on record
0
Open now
19
Tenant-brought
0
Harassment found
1
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.
CLOSED
Heat Supplemental Cases
CLOSEDOpened 2025-05-06
Heat / hot water
CLOSEDOpened 2023-09-15
Tenant action
CLOSEDOpened 2023-09-06
Access Warrant - Non-Lead
Concern level4 of 4
Severe
01On HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program — the city's most-distressed-buildings list
0254 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 22 apartments
0343 of those issued in the last 3 years
0411 open rent-impairing violation(s)
053 active DOB violation(s)
062 evictions executed in the last 3 years
074 DOB fines 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.
311 complaints from tenants
480
All time
64
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water128
Unsanitary Condition74
Door/Window62
Paint/Plaster45
Plumbing42
Water Leak34
Electric25
Appliance22
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.