60 Covert Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-03421-0015BIN 3079195Plain-text version

Concern level3 of 4

High

015 active DOB violation(s)
0211 open HPD violation(s)
032 OATH/ECB fines 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

Not on the rent-stabilized list

Not found in the DOF tax-bill records nor the 2024 DHCR registered building list. Absence isn't proof a unit is unregulated — buildings can be missing or newly deregulated.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Two-family house

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building5 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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS3 violations

§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.
§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.

1 more from the same inspection

§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 B · HAZARDOUSApt 3AIssued 2007-01-037 violations5+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE WALLS IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST

5 more from the same inspection

§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CRACKED GLASS AT NORTH UPPER SASH. IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2018.4 ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF LOOSE VINYL FLOORING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST
§ 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 3A, 3rd STORY

Status: Certified late

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSApt 3AIssued 2007-01-035+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REFIT UPPER WINDOW SASH, (WEST 2 WINDOW) IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

No 311 housing complaints on record for this building.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

727

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential515

Unspecified72

Street/Sidewalk61

Vehicle37

Park19

Commercial18

House of Worship5

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.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

221

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony85

Misdemeanor83

Violation53

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 annual bedbug report on file. Owners of buildings with three or more apartments must file one each year — its absence can mean a smaller building, or an owner that has not filed.

Bedbug history

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 · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-07-05

FIRE STATED AT REAR SIDE OF AT GROUND LEVEL NEXT DOOR (62 COVERT ST), ROOF IS OPEN WITH DAMAGE TO WALLS AND WOOD FRAMING ALONG WITH SMOKE AND WATER DAMAGE.

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-07-05

BUILDING NO LONGER CODE COMPLIANT DUE TO FIRE THAT STARTED AT GROUND LEVEL NEXT DOOR (62 COVERT ST) AND MOVED THROUGH BUILDING, ROOF IS OPEN WITH DAMAGE TO WALLS AND ROOF FRAMING, ALONG WITH SMOKE AND WATER DAMAGE ON ALL LEVELS. ---FULL VACATE---

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2001-06-11

WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: A CANOPY WITH ALIMINUM FRAME 12'X18 X10' AT FRONT OF PREMISES. REMEDY: OBTAIN A PERMIT IF FEISABLE OR RESTORE TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION

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.

DEFAULTConstructionNon-Hazardous1999-06-03$2,500 penalty

ConstructionNon-Hazardous1997-12-08$350 penalty

DEFAULTConstructionNon-Hazardous1996-03-18$1,000 penalty

ConstructionNon-Hazardous1993-11-29$350 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.

Evictions

Housing court: repair & harassment cases

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2006-12-20

Tenant action

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

ESTATE OF IVY M RUGEL

Head officer

JOHN RUCIGAY

Managing agent

JOHN RUCIGAY

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

1654 DE KALB AVENUEBROOKLYN 1660 PUTNAM AVENUEQUEENS 18-83 TROUTMAN STREETQUEENS 59-04 MYRTLE AVENUEQUEENS 61-23 MYRTLE AVENUEQUEENS

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2019-10-10 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2019-10-10 · $1,089,787.5

Mortgage2019-10-10$1,089,787.5

borrower RUGEL, IVY · lender FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER

Sale2019-10-10no recorded price

RUGEL, GEORGEINEA M, RUGEL, IVY → RUGEL, IVY

Mortgage2019-10-10$1,089,787.5

borrower RUGEL, IVY · lender MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC, FAREVERSE LLC, FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC

Sale2007-10-26no recorded price

RUGEL, GEORGEINEA M → RUGEL, GEORGEINEA M, RUGEL, IVY

Mortgage2007-10-26$348,800

borrower RUGEL, GEORGEINEA M, RUGEL, IVY · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

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.

City debt & tax-lien sale