0111 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 12 apartments
0211 of those issued in the last 3 years
034 open rent-impairing violation(s)
044 evictions executed in the last 3 years
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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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.
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The owner filed 4 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
DOB building violations
0
Active
0
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.
No active DOB violations.
OATH/ECB violations and fines
No OATH/ECB violations on record for this building.
Evictions
Housing court
Landlord and related buildings
Ownership & money
City debt & tax-lien sale
HPD housing-maintenance violations
32
Open now
42
On record
11
Open Class C
20
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 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 HAZARDOUSApt 1Issued 2025-12-013 violations
§ 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TEMPERATURE OF 130 DEG.AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
1 more from the same inspection
§ 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES , IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt B1Issued 2025-08-20
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-01-212 violations
§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED DOOR AT BOILER ROOM
§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED DOOR AT BOILER ROOM
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
311 complaints from tenants
48
All time
18
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water24
Unsanitary Condition10
Door/Window4
Electric3
Plumbing3
Paint/Plaster2
Water Leak2
Door/WindowWindow Frame2026-02-12 · closed
Door/WindowDoor2026-02-12 · closed
Unsanitary ConditionPests2026-02-12 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Neighborhood noise
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
487
Noise reports · last 12 mo
41
≈ per month
78
% from neighbors
Residential379
Street/Sidewalk71
Vehicle13
Unspecified11
Commercial10
Park2
House of Worship1
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 crime
About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
246
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
21
≈ per month
Felony76
Misdemeanor103
Violation67
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.
Evictions
4
Executed, all time
4
Last 3 years
2026-09-15Apt 1residential
2026-09-15Apt 1residential
2026-09-15Apt 1residential
2026-09-15Apt 1residential
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
Housing court: repair & harassment cases
3
Cases on record
0
Open now
3
Tenant-brought
0
Harassment found
0
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 2025-08-26
Harassment case
CLOSEDOpened 2025-04-08
Heat / hot water
CLOSEDOpened 2024-11-27
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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
291 ESSEX ST LLC
Head officer
ISAAC SCHWARTZ
Managing agent
HOUSING PLUS SOLUTIONS
8 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
borrower 291 ESSEX ST LLC · lender CROSS RIVER BANK
Mortgage2019-03-27$1,000,000
borrower 291 ESSEX ST LLC · lender CROTONA EQUITIES, LLC
Mortgage2018-10-23$4,500,000
borrower CAVEN POINT PARTNERS LLC, 657 CROTONA HOLDINGS LLC, 291 ESSEX ST LLC · lender CROTONA EQUITIES, LLC
Mortgage2016-05-27$1,500,000
borrower 291 ESSEX ST LLC, 567 DECATUR LLC · lender SAVOY BANK
Sale2016-02-22$1,500,000
EASTEX BRIDAL HOLDING CORP. → 291 ESSEX ST 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.
City debt & tax-lien sale
Flagged for the 2019 tax-lien sale
The owner owes enough in water and sewer 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.
1
Years listed
2019
Most recent
90-day noticewater/sewer only2019-04-17
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.