No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
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.
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 level4 of 4
Severe
013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 2 apartments
023 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing 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.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 5 stabilized units with New York State for 2021 — of about 6 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.
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
§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS
§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2LIssued 2025-11-17
§ 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 HINGE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2LIssued 2025-11-17
§ 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 HINGE IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
311 complaints from tenants
6
All time
3
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water6
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-07-19 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-02-26 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-11-11 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
The building
1900
Built
4
Floors
6
Residential units
Walk-up apartments
Type
Bedbug history
No annual bedbug report on file. Owners of buildings with three or more apartments must file one each year — its absence can mean a smaller building, or an owner that has not filed.
DOB building violations
0
Active
2
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
No active DOB violations.
Neighborhood crime
About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
250
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
21
≈ per month
Felony90
Misdemeanor116
Violation44
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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
RAFAEL CASTRO
No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.
This building and the landlord's others
This building
Ownership & money
Speculation watch
·Changed hands in 2024 — new owners sometimes move to raise rents or deregulate units
A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.
5
Recorded sales
3
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2024-03-13 · $2,500,000
Most recent mortgage2024-03-13 · $1,625,000
Sale2024-03-13$2,500,000
CASTRO JR, RAFAEL M, CASTRO, RAFAEL M, MATOS, RAFAEL M → 128 B LLC
Mortgage2024-03-13$1,625,000
borrower 128 B LLC · lender HABIB AMERICAN BANK
Mortgage1987-03-09$10,100
borrower CASTRO, RAFAEL M, CASTRO, RAFAEL MATOSJR · lender JANUS FINANC/CONSULT/LTD
Mortgage1986-07-02$10,000
borrower CASTRO, RAFAEL M, CASTO, RAFAEL M JR · lender ESPEJO, LOUIS W
Sale1986-05-29no recorded price
HOCKO, JOHN JR → CASTRO, RAFAEL M, CASTRO, RAFAEL M JR
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
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
1286
Noise reports · last 12 mo
107
≈ per month
25
% from neighbors
Commercial435
Residential325
Vehicle217
Street/Sidewalk173
Unspecified136
311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly commercial) — 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.