1889 Cornelia Street

Queens, NY

BBL 4-03472-0038BIN 4083073

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0111 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 6 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
034 open rent-impairing violation(s)
045 active DOB violation(s)
05Tax lien sold at the city's lien sale — a sign of financial distress
061 DOB fine 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 3 stabilized units with New York State for 2019 — of about 6 apartments.

2018 — 6 units registered2019 — 3

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1911

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building18 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

117

On record

Open Class C

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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-06-02RENT-IMPAIRING

567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT ... AT FRONT AREAWAY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2LIssued 2025-06-02

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

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-01-30

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF REAR FIRE ESCAPE DROP LADDER IS OBSTRUCTED BY METAL STAIR PLATFORM AT REAR YARD

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3RIssued 2018-11-205+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) NORTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Water Leak4

Heat/Hot Water3

Unsanitary Condition3

Door/Window2

Electric1

Paint/Plaster1

Water LeakHeavy Flow2025-08-21 · closed

ElectricPower Outage2025-06-29 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionGarbage/Recycling Storage2025-01-09 · closed

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

912

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Commercial527

Residential197

Street/Sidewalk95

Unspecified52

Vehicle30

House of Worship8

Park2

Helicopter1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly commercial) — 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.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

183

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony59

Misdemeanor97

Violation27

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

2024–20251 infested · 1 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 · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2024-09-23

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-30

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

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 2012-09-07

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

18-89 CORNELIA STREET, LLC

Head officer

ALBERT DWECK

Managing agent

DUKE PROPERTIES

18 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

107 CORNELIA STREETBROOKLYN 1511 DE KALB AVENUEBROOKLYN 1673 WOODBINE STREETQUEENS 1675 WOODBINE STREETQUEENS 1705 PUTNAM AVENUEQUEENS

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$3,437

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.

DEFAULTBoilersClass 22025-07-01$3,125 due

BoilersClass 22021-06-28$312 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2017-04-28 · $1,300,000

Most recent mortgage2019-11-13 · $350,000

Mortgage2019-11-13$350,000

borrower 18-89 CORNELIA STREET LLC · lender VALLEY NATIONAL BANK

Mortgage2017-04-28$1,750,000

borrower 18-89 CORNELIA STREET LLC · lender CREIF 128 LLC

Sale2017-04-28$1,300,000

SCHUY, ROSI, SCHUY, ROSINA → 18-89 CORNELIA STREET 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.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

The lien was sold in the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner's unpaid water and sewer charges went unresolved through a series of notices, and the debt reached the city's Final Sale list — the lien was sold to a private collector who can add interest and fees.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

Final salewater/sewer only2025-06-01

10-day noticewater/sewer only2025-05-01

30-day noticewater/sewer only2025-04-01

60-day noticewater/sewer only2025-03-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale