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 2024-10-31
Harassment case
CLOSEDOpened 2024-05-20
Harassment case
CLOSEDOpened 2024-05-01
Harassment case
CLOSEDOpened 2017-03-01
Tenant action
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.
The building
1964
Built
6
Floors
77
Residential units
Condominium
Type
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 22 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 77 apartments.
18
19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 27 units registered2023 — 22
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.
ACTIVE · EVCAT5-NON-RESIDENTIAL ELEVATOR PERIODIC INSPECTION/TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED2019-05-20
FAILURE TO PERFORM CATEGORY 5 INSPECTION
ACTIVE · EVCAT1-ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED2016-12-01
VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2015 INSPECTION/TEST
ACTIVE · ACC1-(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION ELEVATORREQUIRED2016-11-14
VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2014 CAT 1 INSP/TST
Bedbug history
0
Infested, latest filing
5
Annual filings
2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated
2023–20241 infested · 1 eradicated
2022–20231 infested · 1 eradicated
Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.
Ownership & money
No recorded sales or mortgages found in ACRIS for this lot.
Neighborhood crime
Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
90
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
8
≈ per month
Felony38
Misdemeanor37
Violation15
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
EMPRESS ELENA CONDOMINIUM
Head officer
JAMES DEMETRIOU
Managing agent
FIRST MANAGEMENT CORP
85 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
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.
311 complaints from tenants
35
All time
2
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water10
Unsanitary Condition8
Plumbing7
Paint/Plaster2
Water Leak2
Door/Window2
Electric2
General1
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Unsanitary ConditionPests2026-09-23 · closed
PlumbingSteam Pipe/Riser2026-02-19 · closed
Unsanitary ConditionMold2025-08-29 · closed
This building and the landlord's others
This building84 others linked to the same owner
Evictions
2
Executed, all time
2
Last 3 years
2026-04-14Apt 2-Kresidential
2026-04-14Apt 2-Kresidential
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
47
Open now
173
On record
16
Open Class C
22
Open Class B
9
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 2026-10-09
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 5th STORY
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6DIssued 2025-05-01
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6D, 5th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6DIssued 2025-05-01
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6D, 5th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-08-23
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH ON 2ND DOOR LEADING TO LAUNDRY ROOM EAST WALL PUBLIC HALL AT CELLAR
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
Unpaid city fines
$0
Balance due (active)
1
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.
ConstructionClass 22008-12-26$400 penalty
Concern level3 of 4
High
0116 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 5 apartments
0210 of those issued in the last 3 years
037 active DOB violation(s)
042 evictions 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.
