The owner's unpaid water and sewer charges went unresolved through a series of notices, and the debt reached the city's Final Sale list — the lien was sold to a private collector who can add interest and fees.
1
Years listed
2019
Most recent
Final salewater/sewer only2019-10-01
10-day noticewater/sewer only2019-07-01
30-day noticewater/sewer only2019-06-19
60-day noticewater/sewer only2019-05-20
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.
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.
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.
The building
2008
Built
3
Floors
3
Residential units
Walk-up apartments
Type
Concern level3 of 4
High
011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
04Tax lien sold at the city's lien sale — a sign of financial distress
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.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
2
Open now
10
On record
1
Open Class C
1
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.
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-12-29
§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING SIGN AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-12-29RENT-IMPAIRING
§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
311 complaints from tenants
2
All time
2
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water2
Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2025-12-26 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2025-12-25 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 3 stabilized units with New York State for 2018 — essentially all of the building's 3 apartments.
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.
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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
PHILMORE JOHNSON
No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.
This building and the landlord's others
This building
Ownership & money
Speculation watch
·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal
A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.
4
Recorded sales
7
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2006-12-15 · $769,000
Most recent mortgage2021-10-13 · $697,500
Mortgage2021-10-13$697,500
borrower JOHNSON, PHILMORE W · lender VELOCITY CAPITAL COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC
Sale2006-12-15$769,000
SANDYLANE PROPERTIES LLC → JOHNSON, PHILMORE W
Mortgage2006-12-15$615,200
borrower JOHNSON, PHILMORE W · lender MERS
Mortgage2006-12-15$153,800
borrower JOHNSON, PHILMORE W · lender MERS
Sale2006-07-13$700,000
LUBIN HOUSING, LLC → SANDYLANE PROPERTIES 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.
Neighborhood noise
Much lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
61
Noise reports · last 12 mo
5
≈ per month
28
% from neighbors
Street/Sidewalk23
Residential17
Vehicle9
Unspecified6
Commercial6
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
Much lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
50
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
4
≈ per month
Felony14
Misdemeanor25
Violation11
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.
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 2 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.