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 17 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 16 apartments.
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19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 17 units registered2023 — 17
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.
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
The building
1914
Built
4
Floors
16
Residential units
Walk-up apartments
Type
Unpaid city fines
$0
Balance due (active)
0
Active violations
0
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.
Housing court
No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
Concern level3 of 4
High
014 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 active DOB violation(s)
041 eviction 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 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.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
6
Open now
136
On record
4
Open Class C
1
Open Class B
1
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 2AIssued 2025-09-29
§ 27-2056.7, 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE TESTED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, POSITIVE LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT 2A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2DIssued 2012-10-095+ YRS OLD
§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) BASEBOARD AT NORTH WALL, BASEBOARD AT SOUTH WALL, BASEBOARD AT EAST WALL, BASEBOARD AT WEST WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL, EAST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2DIssued 2012-10-095+ YRS OLD
§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) BASEBOARD AT NORTH WALL, BASEBOARD AT SOUTH WALL, BASEBOARD AT EAST WALL, 1st DOOR FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2DIssued 2012-10-095+ YRS OLD
§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) BASEBOARD AT NORTH WALL, BASEBOARD AT SOUTH WALL, BASEBOARD AT EAST WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
311 complaints from tenants
48
All time
17
Last 12 months
Unsanitary Condition10
Heat/Hot Water8
Appliance7
Paint/Plaster7
Door/Window6
Plumbing5
Safety2
Electric1
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
PlumbingWater Supply2026-08-27 · open
PlumbingBasin/Sink2026-08-27 · open
Unsanitary ConditionMold2026-06-02 · closed
Neighborhood noise
Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
157
Noise reports · last 12 mo
13
≈ per month
55
% from neighbors
Residential86
Street/Sidewalk38
Unspecified19
Vehicle10
Commercial2
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.
DOB building violations
1
Active
6
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1993-08-16
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.
Neighborhood crime
Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
128
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
11
≈ per month
Felony35
Misdemeanor77
Violation16
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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
954 REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officer
LYNN GETTENBERG
Managing agent
WHITEROCK LLC
4 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
·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.
8
Recorded sales
9
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2014-03-18 · no recorded price
Most recent mortgage2005-12-30 · $700,001
Sale2014-03-18no recorded price
WHITEROCK LLC → 954 REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LLC
Sale2013-08-20$2,150,000
954 EAST 15TH LLC → WHITEROCK LLC
Sale2010-08-02$1,750,000
419 16TH STREET LLC → 954 EAST 15TH LLC
Mortgage2005-12-30$700,001
borrower 419 16TH STREET LLC · lender WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK
Mortgage2005-12-30$1,320,000
borrower 419 16TH STREET LLC · lender WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK
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.
