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.
DOB building violations
0
Active
4
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
No active DOB violations.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
6
Open now
11
On record
0
Open Class C
0
Open Class B
6
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 2026-08-13
§ 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 AGENCYS HOUSING INFORMATION GUIDE. A SAMPLE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NYC.GOV/HPD. AT PUBLIC HALL
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-08-13
§ 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHEN A GAS LEAK IS SUSPECTED AT PUBLIC HALL
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-08-13
§27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-01 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAILBOX THAT IS MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-08-13
§27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-06, 12-10 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON AREA OF A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING NEAR INSPECTION CERTIFICATE OR PROVIDE NOTICE TO TENANTS IN PRIVATE DWELLINGS THAT IS MISSING
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
The building
1905
Built
5
Floors
6
Residential units
Walk-up apartments
Type
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 18 stabilized units with New York State for 2018 — essentially all of the building's 6 apartments.
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.
The owner filed 10 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
311 complaints from tenants
10
All time
1
Last 12 months
Unsanitary Condition3
Water Leak3
Paint/Plaster2
Plumbing2
PlumbingWater Supply2026-03-12 · closed
Unsanitary ConditionPests2024-10-28 · closed
Unsanitary ConditionPests2024-10-20 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Evictions
No executed evictions on record for this building.
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 level2 of 4
Moderate
016 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.
Neighborhood crime
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
400
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
33
≈ per month
Felony133
Misdemeanor221
Violation46
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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
SCHAFER APARTMENTS LLC
Head officer
ABE FRIEDMAN
Managing agent
ABE FRIEDMAN
8 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
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.
Neighborhood noise
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
616
Noise reports · last 12 mo
51
≈ per month
53
% from neighbors
Residential325
Commercial103
Street/Sidewalk91
Unspecified64
Vehicle29
House of Worship3
Park1
311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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.