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.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 5 stabilized units with New York State for 2019 — of about 6 apartments.
18
19
2018 — 5 units registered2019 — 5
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.
No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
4
Open now
7
On record
4
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 HAZARDOUSApt 2LIssued 2023-11-24
§ 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 . IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2LIssued 2021-04-065+ YRS OLD
§ 27-2056.8 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY SUBMITTING REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND AFFIDAVITS FOR APARTMENT ... IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Certified late
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2021-03-085+ YRS OLD
§ 27-2056.4 ADM CODE- CORRECT FAILURE TO NOTIFY OCCUPANTS AND/OR TO INVESTIGATE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS.
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2021-02-265+ YRS OLD
§ 27-2056.7 ADM CODE: CORRECT FAILURE TO PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF DEMAND ALL RECORDS REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED BY OWNER PURSUANT TO LOCAL LAW 1 OF 2004 RELATED TO LEAD-BASED PAINT NOTICES, INSPECTIONS AND REMEDIATION/ABATEMENT ACTIVITIES.
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
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.
311 complaints from tenants
6
All time
0
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water5
Paint/Plaster1
Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2025-01-09 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2024-01-30 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2023-11-20 · closed
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.
Neighborhood crime
About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
152
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
13
≈ per month
Felony48
Misdemeanor64
Violation40
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.
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 9 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
Concern level4 of 4
Severe
014 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 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.
DOB building violations
0
Active
3
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
No active DOB violations.
Ownership & money
7
Recorded sales
2
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2022-07-19 · $1,400,000
Most recent mortgage2022-07-19 · $980,000
Sale2022-07-19$1,400,000
EMBLEM PROPERTIES, LLC → 1820 HARMAN REALTY LLC
Mortgage2022-07-19$980,000
borrower 1820 HARMAN REALTY LLC · lender PONCE BANK
borrower MAGARDICHIAN, ARDEMI, MAGARDICHIAN, MAGARDICH · lender NUZZO, BERNADETTE G
Sale1997-03-13no recorded price
NUZZO, BERNADETTE G → MAGARDICHIAN, ARDEMI, MAGARDICHIAN, MAGARDICH
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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
1820 HARMAN REALTY LLC
Head officer
JAMES PAPPAS
Managing agent
JAMES PAPPAS
4 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.