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
The owner registered 9 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 9 apartments.
18
19
20
23
2018 — 9 units registered2023 — 9
421-a tax benefit · expires ~2034
A 421-a building's rent stabilization is tied to this tax benefit and generally ends when it expires — here, around 2034 (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.
DOB building violations
0
Active
0
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
No active DOB violations.
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 level1 of 4
Low
011 open HPD 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.
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 7 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
Neighborhood crime
About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
189
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
16
≈ per month
Felony65
Misdemeanor83
Violation41
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.
The building
2004
Built
4
Floors
9
Residential units
Walk-up apartments
Type
HPD housing-maintenance violations
1
Open now
18
On record
0
Open Class C
0
Open Class B
1
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 A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2015-03-205+ YRS OLD
SECTION 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGENCY?S HOUSING INFORMATION GUIDE. A SAMPLE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NYC.GOV/HPD. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
Status: Certified late
311 complaints from tenants
3
All time
0
Last 12 months
Door/Window1
Heat/Hot Water1
Water Leak1
Water LeakSlow Leak2024-01-20 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2024-01-20 · closed
Door/WindowWindow Frame2024-01-20 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Ownership & money
5
Recorded sales
7
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2004-02-09 · $700,000
Most recent mortgage2020-01-10 · $3,135,466.2
Mortgage2020-01-10$3,135,466.2
borrower SPICE TOWERS LLC, SCHOOLES STREET PLAZA, LLC · lender INVESTORS BANK
Mortgage2017-06-08$10,359,170.56
borrower SPICE TOWERS LLC, SCHOOLES STREET PLAZA, LLC · lender INVESTORS BANK
Mortgage2011-10-12$532,473.25
borrower SCHOOLES STREET PLAZA, LLC, SPICE TOWERS LLC · lender INVESTORS BANK
Mortgage2004-10-14$3,500,000
borrower SCHOOLES STREET PLAZA, LLC · lender NORTH FORK BANK
Sale2004-02-09$700,000
PENAFIEL, ARTURO → SCHOOLES STREET PLAZA, 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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
SCHOLES ST PLAZA LLC
Head officer
CHAYEM MEISELS
Managing agent
CHAYEM MEISELS
4 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.