1653 65 Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-05545-0059BIN 3133460

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 46 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 active DOB 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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 44 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 46 apartments.

2018 — 44 units registered2023 — 44

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1928

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building11 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.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-02

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF REFRIGERATOR WITH DOORS ATTACHED AT WEST COURT

Status: Nov Certified On Time

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt B8Issued 2026-09-02RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT B8, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''WEST''

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt B8Issued 2026-09-02

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT B8, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''WEST''

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt B8Issued 2026-09-02

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT B8, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''WEST''

Status: Civ14 Mailed

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition3

Paint/Plaster3

Heat/Hot Water2

Water Leak2

Electric2

Plumbing1

Appliance1

Safety1

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

167

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential126

Street/Sidewalk23

Vehicle13

Unspecified5

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

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

105

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony37

Misdemeanor45

Violation23

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 bedbugs reported

The owner filed 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1993-08-16

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2023-06-26Apt C1residential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

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 2010-03-31

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2010-02-03

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

1653 REALTY, LLC

Head officer

WOLF SICHERMAN

Managing agent

1653 REALTY, LLC

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

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2006-04-05 · $15,000,000

Most recent mortgage2002-03-15 · $948,801.21

Sale2006-04-05$15,000,000

SHELDON REALTY LLC → 1653 REALTY LLC

Mortgage2002-03-15$948,801.21

borrower SHELDON REALTY LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale1997-01-01no recorded price

SHELDON REALTY COMPANY → SHELDON REALTY LLC

Sale1996-02-04no recorded price

KATZ, RONALD E, KATZ, LENNARD A, KATZ, DAVID B, KATZ, SHELDON C, KATZ-EARL, SARI A, NANCI D KATZ TRUST, KATZ-SCHULMAN, SUSAN/TR → SHELDON REALTY CO

Sale1993-12-31no recorded price

KATZ, SHELDON C → NANCI KATZ TRUST, KATZ, LENNARD A, SARI KATZ TRUST

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