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.
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The owner registered 6 stabilized units with New York State for 2019 — essentially all of the building's 6 apartments.
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2018 — 5 units registered2019 — 6
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.
The owner filed 11 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
DOB building violations
OATH/ECB violations and fines
No OATH/ECB violations on record for this building.
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.
Landlord and related buildings
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.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
2
Open now
4
On record
0
Open Class C
2
Open Class B
0
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 · HAZARDOUSApt 1LIssued 2018-04-062 violations5+ YRS OLD
§ 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CABINET SHELVES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
311 complaints from tenants
2
All time
0
Last 12 months
Electric1
Plumbing1
PlumbingToilet2024-06-26 · closed
ElectricOutlet/Switch2024-06-26 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Neighborhood noise
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
1211
Noise reports · last 12 mo
101
≈ per month
18
% from neighbors
Street/Sidewalk507
Commercial342
Residential221
Unspecified76
Vehicle65
311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — 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 crime
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
334
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
28
≈ per month
Felony119
Misdemeanor175
Violation40
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.
DOB building violations
2
Active
7
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.
ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2011-12-13
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED2008-01-03
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
57 ST NICHOLAS CORP
Head officer
JOHN SANTORO
Managing agent
JOHN SANTORO
2 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
borrower 57 ST. NICHOLAS CORP · lender MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
Mortgage2013-03-05$102,591.63
borrower 57 ST. NICHOLAS CORP. · lender MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
Mortgage2004-03-05$150,000
borrower 57 ST. NICHOLAS CORP. · lender MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
Sale1999-03-09no recorded price
SANTORO, JOHN V, SANTORO, MARK J → 57 ST NICHOLAS CORP
Sale1996-12-19no recorded price
LAROCCA, GIOVANNI, LAROCCA, MARIA GIOVANNA → SANTORO, JOHN V, SANTORO, MARK J
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.