No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
The building
1920
Built
3
Floors
12
Residential units
Walk-up apartments
Type
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.
311 complaints from tenants
10
All time
7
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water3
Plumbing2
Unsanitary Condition2
Water Leak2
Door/Window1
Water LeakSlow Leak2026-10-04 · closed
Unsanitary ConditionMold2026-10-04 · 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.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
5
Open now
18
On record
1
Open Class C
0
Open Class B
3
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
§27-2107 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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-05
§ 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 LATCH SET AT ENTRANCE DOOR TO BUILDING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, SECTION ''SOUTH''
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
CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-03-11
§ 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM EDGE OF FRAME BETWEEN 48-62 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR SIGN MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
Status: Certification rejected by HPD
DOB building violations
1
Active
5
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1993-08-16
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.
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 executed evictions on record for this building.
Neighborhood crime
About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
240
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
20
≈ per month
Felony95
Misdemeanor95
Violation50
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.
City debt & tax-lien sale
Flagged for the 2020 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 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.
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
031 active DOB 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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
SCHOLES GARDENS LLC
Head officer
JOEL BERKOWITZ
Managing agent
ARON FROMOWITZ
10 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
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.
This building and the landlord's others
This building10 others linked to the same owner
Neighborhood noise
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
959
Noise reports · last 12 mo
80
≈ per month
39
% from neighbors
Residential378
Commercial271
Street/Sidewalk197
Unspecified71
Vehicle33
Park9
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.