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.
Housing court
No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 49 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 48 apartments.
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2018 — 49 units registered2023 — 49
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.
Evictions
No executed evictions on record for this building.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
6
Open now
45
On record
2
Open Class C
2
Open Class B
2
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 2019-12-045+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN, DEFECTIVE AND/OR MISSING GUSSET PLATES AT 4TH STORY BALCONY, NORTH CORNER OF TOP RETURN RAIL AND 6TH STORY BALCONY, SOUTH CORNER OF TOP RETURN RAIL AT 1ST STACK FROM NORTH AT BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPE
Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2019-12-045+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN, DEFECTIVE AND/OR MISSING GUSSET PLATES AT 3RD STORY BALCONY, SOUTH CORNER OF TOP RETURN RAIL AND 5TH STORY BALCONY, NORTH CORNER OF TOP RETURN RAIL AT 2ND STACK FROM NORTH AT BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPE
Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2009-10-015+ YRS OLD
SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES INCINERATOR CLOSET 1 STY PUBLIC HALL
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt A5Issued 2009-10-015+ YRS OLD
SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE AND ROACHES THRU OUT 1 STY APT A5. , SECTION '' ''
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
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.
Neighborhood crime
Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
87
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
7
≈ per month
Felony36
Misdemeanor43
Violation8
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.
Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.
Concern level2 of 4
Moderate
012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 24 apartments
022 open rent-impairing violation(s)
032 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.
DOB building violations
2
Active
15
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2021-04-29
FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3
ACTIVE · ACC1-(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION ELEVATORREQUIRED2014-05-30
VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2012 CAT 1 INSP/TST
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
1985 EAST 15TH STREET, LLC
Head officer
ZVI WILAMOWSKY
Managing agent
STEVEN WILLIAMS
1 other building share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
borrower 1985 EAST 15TH STREET, LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Mortgage2009-07-15$93,583.49
borrower 1985 EAST 15TH STREET, LLC · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
Mortgage2004-12-02$556,541.94
borrower 1985 EAST 15TH STREET LLC · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
Mortgage1996-08-20$72,109.94
borrower WILAMOWSKY, ZVI · lender DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH
Sale1996-08-15no recorded price
WILAMOWSKY, ZVI → 1985 E 15TH ST 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
Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
217
Noise reports · last 12 mo
18
≈ per month
76
% from neighbors
Residential164
Street/Sidewalk22
Unspecified18
Park6
House of Worship3
Vehicle3
Commercial1
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.