1731 Norman Street

Queens, NY

BBL 4-03565-0039BIN 4085996

Concern level3 of 4

High

013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 2 apartments
023 open rent-impairing violation(s)
032 active DOB violation(s)
04Tax lien sold at the city's lien sale — a sign of financial distress

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

On the NYC DHCR 2024 registered rent-stabilized building list. This official list records the building, not a per-year unit count.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

120

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 2022-02-28RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT IRON GATE ,BUILDING ENTRANCE

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2019-12-095+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE KEY CYLINDER LOCK INSTALLED AT IRON GATE AT (BUILDING ENTRANCE ) YARD

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2012-09-105+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT FRONT GATE

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3LIssued 2018-04-105+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water5

Door/Window3

Plumbing2

Door/WindowDoor2024-03-24 · closed

PlumbingWater Supply2024-03-24 · 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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

281

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential161

Street/Sidewalk54

Unspecified25

Commercial20

Vehicle20

House of Worship1

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

156

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony59

Misdemeanor71

Violation26

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

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 1 annual bedbug report and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2019-11-08

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2017-02-24

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT

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 2004-12-13

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

1731 Norman LLC

Head officer

Yidy Wertzberger

Managing agent

Redstone Realty

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

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Changed hands in 2024 — new owners sometimes move to raise rents or deregulate units

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2024-06-10 · $1,500,000

Most recent mortgage2025-09-05 · $2,370,000

Mortgage2025-09-05$2,370,000

borrower 1731 NORMAN LLC · lender COMMUNITY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK

Sale2024-06-10$1,500,000

GOYITA M. ZINTILIS, AS TRUSTEE, BLANCA IGNACIA OSPINA-MOSQUERA, AS TRUSTEE, ELEANA M. VOLKMANN TRUST, VOLKMANN, ELEANA M → 1731 NORMAN LLC

Sale1986-03-25no recorded price

VOLKMANN, GUENTER, VOLKMANN, GUNTER AKA → VOLKMANN, GUNTER, VOLKMANN, ELEANA, VOLKMANN, GUENTER AKA

Sale1981-02-25no recorded price

VOLKMANN GUENTER, VOLKMANN HELENE, VOLKMANN RICHARD → GUENTER VOLKMANN

Sale1973-04-05no recorded price

SCHAFFER SOPHIE → RICHARD VOLKMANN, GUENTER VOLKMANN, HELENE VOLKMANN

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 2021 tax-lien sale

The owner's unpaid property taxes (and possibly water 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

2021

Most recent

Final saleincl. property tax2021-12-17

10-day noticeincl. property tax2021-12-03

30-day noticeincl. property tax2021-11-10

60-day noticeincl. property tax2021-10-18

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