83-55 Austin Street

Queens, NY

BBL 4-03355-0140BIN 4080139

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0141 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 43 apartments
0232 of those issued in the last 3 years
0313 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0413 active DOB violation(s)
052 DOB fines lost by default (unpaid)

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 43 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 43 apartments.

2018 — 43 units registered2023 — 43

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.

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Rent regulation

The building

1954

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

283

Open now

857

On record

Open Class C

165

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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2091(C) ADM CODE THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN ISSUED AN ORDER TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS UNDERLYING CONDITIONS AND VIOLATIONS RELATED TO THE ORDER. FAILURE TO COMPLY MAY RESULT IN EXTENSIVE REPAIR WORK TO CORRECT UNDERLYING CONDITIONS AND RELATED VIOLATIONS BY HPD. CHARGES FOR REPAIR WORK DONE PURSUANT TO THIS ORDER, IF NOT PAID, WILL BECOME TAX LIENS ON THE PROPERTY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2EIssued 2026-08-31

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-06-04

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING WOOD WEDGE AT FIRE DOOR AT SOUTH NEAR ELEVATOR AT PUBLIC AT BASEMENT

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-06-04

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS BROKEN WATER SUPPLY LINE AT CEILING AT CAR GARAGE

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

239

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition46

Paint/Plaster35

Heat/Hot Water29

Water Leak26

Door/Window23

General19

Plumbing18

Appliance18

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

240

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential154

Unspecified29

Street/Sidewalk28

Vehicle24

Commercial5

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

Much lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony14

Misdemeanor17

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.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-12-15

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. OBSERVED MISSING BRICKS ON EXPOSURE 4 NEAR ROOF LEVEL. REMEDY: REPAIR AND OR REPLACE

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2024-12-01

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-04-25

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2019-04-26Apt 3Dresidential

2018-03-23Apt 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 2026-05-27

Comprehensive

CLOSEDOpened 2024-11-13

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2022-01-04

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2022-01-02

Harassment case

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

83-55 AUSTIN STREET ASSOC.

Head officer

RAMESH SARVA

Managing agent

CAMELOT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$59,700

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.

Local LawClass 22026-04-20$1,250 due

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22023-10-23$3,125 due

ConstructionClass 22022-09-23$1,280 penalty

DEFAULTLocal LawClass 22021-04-01$10,000 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1983-09-30 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2021-01-22 · $252,437.66

Mortgage2021-01-22$252,437.66

borrower 83-55 AUSTIN PROPERTY ASSOCIATES · lender INVESTORS BANK

Mortgage2015-09-03$1,085,714.4

borrower 83-55 AUSTIN PROPERTY ASSOCIATES · lender BANKUNITED, N.A.

Mortgage2011-12-16$1,054,561.68

borrower 83-55 AUSTIN PROPERTY ASSOCIATES · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2005-05-02$859,903.32

borrower 83-55 AUSTIN PROPERTY ASSOCIATES · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2002-06-10$579,752.31

borrower 83-55 AUSTIN PROPERTY ASSOCIATES · lender DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH

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