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.
Housing court
No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
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.
421-a tax benefit · expires ~2035
A 421-a building's rent stabilization is tied to this tax benefit and generally ends when it expires — here, around 2035 (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 executed evictions on record for this building.
311 complaints from tenants
12
All time
5
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water8
Flooring/Stairs2
Unsanitary Condition2
Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2026-09-08 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2026-09-04 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2026-02-08 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
9
Open now
13
On record
2
Open Class C
0
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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-11
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE AT HINGES, AT BASEMENT ENTRANCE DOOR, AT WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-11
§ 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 AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
Status: Nov Certified On Time
CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-11
§27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-01 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAILBOX AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
Status: Nov Certified On Time
CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-11
§27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-06, 12-10 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON AREA OF A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING NEAR INSPECTION CERTIFICATE OR PROVIDE NOTICE TO TENANTS IN PRIVATE DWELLINGS
Status: Nov Certified On Time
Unpaid city fines
$0
Balance due (active)
0
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.
Concern level3 of 4
High
012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 3 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
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.
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.
DOB building violations
0
Active
1
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
No active DOB violations.
Neighborhood crime
About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
248
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
21
≈ per month
Felony69
Misdemeanor124
Violation55
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
Speculation watch
·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.
7
Recorded sales
6
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2016-08-25 · no recorded price
Most recent mortgage2026-08-25 · $181,391.49
Mortgage2026-08-25$181,391.49
borrower 291 CLIFTON PLACE, LLC · lender MERS
Mortgage2026-08-25$1,378,608.51
borrower 291 CLIFTON PLACE, LLC · lender POPULAR BANK
Mortgage2016-08-25$3,490,628.91
borrower 288 ELDERT LLC, BROADWAY MANNER REALTY LLC, 2372 PACIFIC LLC, 291 CLIFTON PLACE, LLC · lender BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA
Sale2016-08-25no recorded price
BLATTER, YAAKOV → 291 CLIFTON PLACE LLC
Mortgage2013-02-20$645,000
borrower BLATTER, YAAKOV · lender MERS, INC.
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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
291 CLIFTON LLC
Head officer
J BLATTER
Managing agent
JOSH PFEIFER
2 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
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.