973 44 Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-05601-0045BIN 3136037

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 20 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing violation(s)
042 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 17 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 20 apartments.

2018 — 17 units registered2023 — 17

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1925

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building8 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

370

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 HAZARDOUSApt 3DIssued 2023-11-03

§ 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 2, WG TO REPLACE = 0, WG TO REPAIR = 0 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 4BIssued 2019-01-095+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2019-01-095+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING AT BULKHEAD.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2019-01-095+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ALL WALLS AND ALL STORIES AT PUBLIC HALL

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Safety4

Heat/Hot Water3

Unsanitary Condition2

Plumbing2

Water Leak1

Paint/Plaster1

Appliance1

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

461

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential315

Street/Sidewalk70

Unspecified50

Vehicle16

Commercial4

Park2

House of Worship2

Helicopter2

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

212

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony62

Misdemeanor91

Violation59

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 6 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 · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2017-06-23

STOP ALL WORK AND MAKE SITE SAFE ONLY, CONTACT THE BOROUGH COMM. OFFIC E AT 718 802-3677 FOR FURTHER INFO

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

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2019-11-08Apt 2Aresidential

2017-04-03Apt 4Eresidential

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 2017-04-12

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2016-03-03

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2012-04-25

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2010-05-26

Comp Supplemental Cases

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

973 44TH STREET REALTY LLC

Head officer

JOHN LAROCCA

Managing agent

973 44TH STREET REALTY LLC

8 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 sale2012-02-22 · $1,600,000

Most recent mortgage2021-08-18 · $1,214,599.6

Mortgage2021-08-18$1,214,599.6

borrower 973 44TH STREET REALTY, LLC · lender INVESTORS BANK

Mortgage2015-12-01$2,410,000

borrower 973 44TH STREET REALTY LLC · lender PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Sale2012-02-22$1,600,000

LOWBET REALTY CORP. → 973 44TH STREET REALTY, LLC

Mortgage2003-07-17$138,999.2

borrower LOWBET REALTY CORP. · lender EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION

Mortgage1989-09-11$150,000

borrower LOWBET REALTY CORP · lender BANK OF CHINA/NY BRANCH

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