Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
DOB building violations
0
Active
8
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
No active DOB violations.
Evictions
No executed evictions on record for this building.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
1
Open now
15
On record
1
Open Class C
0
Open Class B
0
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 2026-01-20
§ 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 HINGES AT FIRE DOOR TO CELLAR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 6 stabilized units with New York State for 2019 — essentially all of the building's 6 apartments.
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.
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.
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.
Concern level3 of 4
High
011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 6 apartments
021 of those issued 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.
Neighborhood crime
Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
74
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
6
≈ per month
Felony25
Misdemeanor43
Violation6
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
Head officer
FRANCESCO SCARPA
Managing agent
FRANK SCARPA
No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.
This building and the landlord's others
This building
Ownership & money
Speculation watch
·Changed hands in 2026 — new owners sometimes move to raise rents or deregulate units
A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.
ROMEO, JOSEPH, SCARPA, FRANCESCO → 181 WOODWARD LLC
Sale2009-08-17$700,000
DENN, DAVID → SCARPA, FRANCESCO, ROMEO, JOSEPH
Mortgage2009-08-17$450,000
borrower ROMEO, JOSEPH, SCARPA, FRANCESCO · lender FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
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
167
Noise reports · last 12 mo
14
≈ per month
22
% from neighbors
Street/Sidewalk94
Residential37
Unspecified16
Vehicle16
Commercial3
Park1
311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. 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.