The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 90-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.
2
Years listed
2020
Most recent
90-day noticeincl. property tax2020-02-12
60-day noticeincl. property tax2019-05-20
90-day noticeincl. property tax2019-04-17
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.
Housing court: repair & harassment cases
No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.
The building
1920
Built
3
Floors
12
Residential units
Walk-up apartments
Type
DOB building violations
0
Active
0
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.
No active DOB violations.
311 complaints from tenants
10
All time
7
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water3
Plumbing2
Unsanitary Condition2
Water Leak2
Door/Window1
Unsanitary ConditionMold2026-10-04 · closed
Water LeakSlow Leak2026-10-04 · closed
Water LeakSlow Leak2026-09-29 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 12 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
OATH/ECB violations and fines
No OATH/ECB violations on record for this building.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 12 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 12 apartments.
18
23
2018 — 12 units registered2023 — 12
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.
No marshal-executed evictions on record for this building. Eviction cases filed in court but not carried out aren't included.
Neighborhood crime
About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
236
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
20
≈ per month
Felony93
Misdemeanor94
Violation49
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.
Concern level2 of 4
Moderate
011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 12 apartments
021 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 OATH/ECB 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.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
2
Open now
7
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. This tax lot has 2 buildings; these counts are for this building only.
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 A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-05-07
(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
Ownership & money
8
Recorded sales
8
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2014-01-27 · $1,650,000
Most recent mortgage2026-08-26 · $663,826.71
Mortgage2026-08-26$663,826.71
borrower 172 IRVING AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC, SCHOLES GARDENS LLC · lender WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Mortgage2020-11-02$4,177,000
borrower SCHOLES GARDENS LLC · lender CUSTOMERS BANK
borrower 209 CENTRAL LLC, SCHOLES GARDENS LLC · lender CUSTOMERS BANK
Mortgage2014-01-27$1,200,000
borrower SCHOLES GARDENS LLC · lender EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP 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 GARDENS LLC
Head officer
ARON FROMOWITZ
Managing agent
JOEL BERKOWITZ
9 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.