No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
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.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 6 stabilized units with New York State for 2018 — essentially all of the building's 6 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.
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
DOB building violations
0
Active
0
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
No active DOB violations.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
12
Open now
25
On record
1
Open Class C
4
Open Class B
7
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 2026-09-08
§ 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 AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2RIssued 2026-09-08
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CASEMENT WINDOWS 1ST AND 2ND FROM NORTH AT EAST IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2RIssued 2026-09-08
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE MECHANICAL VENT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-08
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANE AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
The building
2009
Built
3
Floors
6
Residential units
Walk-up apartments
Type
Evictions
No executed evictions on record for this building.
Unpaid city fines
No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.
Concern level3 of 4
High
011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 6 apartments
021 of those issued 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 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.
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.
Neighborhood crime
About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
273
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
23
≈ per month
Felony71
Misdemeanor139
Violation63
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 noise
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
476
Noise reports · last 12 mo
40
≈ per month
62
% from neighbors
Residential296
Street/Sidewalk90
Unspecified62
Commercial17
Vehicle11
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.
Ownership & money
Speculation watch
·Changed hands in 2025 — new owners sometimes move to raise rents or deregulate units
A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.
3
Recorded sales
3
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2025-04-30 · $1,000,000
Most recent mortgage2025-04-30 · $499,000
Mortgage2025-04-30$499,000
borrower SANIA 55 LLC · lender BEN BAY REALTY CO. DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION
Sale2025-04-30$1,000,000
189-191 EAST 55TH STREET CORP. → SANIA 55 LLC
Mortgage2017-09-28$800,000
borrower 189-191 EAST 55TH CORP. · lender BOFI FEDERAL BANK
Sale2008-05-29$180,000
KAZAN, MARILYN → 189-191 EAST 55TH STREET CORP.
Mortgage2008-05-29$180,000
borrower 189-191 EAST 55TH STREET CORP. · lender SACCO, PALMA
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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
Sania 55 LLC
Head officer
Mohammad Azam
Managing agent
Mohammad AZAM
1 other building share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.