153 Boerum Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-03071-0001BIN 3338418Plain-text version

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

013 active DOB violation(s)
024 open HPD violation(s)
031 OATH/ECB fine lost by default (unpaid)

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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 3 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 8 apartments.

2018 — 3 units registered2023 — 3

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.

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The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

This building and the landlord's others

This building21 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

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. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date.

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2009-10-073 violations5+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSE HOLD ITEMS BICYCLES ETC.ETC.CEILING AND FLOOR AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 2nd STORY
SECTION 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... ON NORTHEAST WALL APPROX. 8 SQUARE FEET AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 2nd STORY

1 more from the same inspection

SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INCORRECT ADDRESS NUMBER POSTED ON MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR SHOULD BE 153 1/2 , 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2009-10-075+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CRACKED TILES AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 2nd STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water12

Water Leak3

Paint/Plaster2

Plumbing1

Unsanitary Condition1

Paint/PlasterCeiling2025-01-08 · closed

PlumbingRadiator2024-01-23 · closed

Paint/PlasterCeiling2022-10-05 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1304

Noise reports · last 12 mo

109

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential531

Street/Sidewalk312

Commercial309

Unspecified95

Vehicle55

House of Worship2

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.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

388

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony134

Misdemeanor168

Violation86

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.

Neighborhood crime

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

Active

On record

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.

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2018-04-06

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2018-04-06

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1993-08-16

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "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.

ConstructionClass 12010-06-19$5,000 penalty

ConstructionNon-Hazardous2004-06-07$2,500 penalty

DEFAULTBoilersNon-Hazardous1989-10-10$125 penalty

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

No marshal-executed evictions on record for this building. Eviction cases filed in court but not carried out aren't included.

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.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

132 GRAHAM REALTY CORPORATION

Head officer

ARI KOTH

Managing agent

ARI KOTH

21 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

108 HARRISON PLACEBROOKLYN 120 GRATTAN STREETBROOKLYN 126 GRATTAN STREETBROOKLYN 137 MANHATTAN AVENUEBROOKLYN 142 SCHOLES STREETBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2011-04-14 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2016-05-11 · $750,000

Mortgage2016-05-11$750,000

borrower 132 GRAHAM REALTY CORPORATION · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Sale2011-04-14no recorded price

132 GRAHAM REALTY CORP. → 132 GRAHAM REALTY CORPORATION

Mortgage2007-07-31$1,012,386.87

borrower 132 GRAHAM AVENUE REALTY CORPORATION, 132 GRAHAM AVENUE REALTY CORP. · lender WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK

Mortgage2001-05-08$23,750

borrower 132 GRAHAM REALTY CORPORATION · lender GARATZIOTIS, ARIS

Mortgage2001-03-02$274,352.18

borrower 132 GRAHAM REALTY CORPORATION · lender ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION

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.

Ownership & money

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.