Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
City debt & tax-lien sale
The lien was sold in the 2019 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.
4
Years listed
2025
Most recent
10-day noticeincl. property tax2025-05-01
30-day noticeincl. property tax2025-04-01
60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01
90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01
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.
Housing court
No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
The building
1931
Built
2
Floors
1
Residential units
Store building
Type
DOB building violations
0
Active
2
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
No active DOB violations.
Rent regulation
Not on the rent-stabilized list
Not found in the DOF tax-bill records nor the 2024 DHCR registered building list. Absence isn't proof a unit is unregulated — buildings can be missing or newly deregulated.
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.
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Unsanitary ConditionPests2026-01-27 · closed
Unsanitary ConditionMold2026-01-27 · closed
GeneralVentilation System2026-01-27 · closed
HPD housing-maintenance violations
12
Open now
17
On record
1
Open Class C
8
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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS
§ 27-2142 ADM CODE - THE PREMISES OR APTS. HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR 1ST STY COMMERCIAL SPACE, EAST SIDE OF BUILDING, N3ROOM,DATE POSTED AND MAILED, MARCH 27, 2019, EFFECTIVE DATE, MARCH 28, 2019. VACATE # 147570.
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS
§ 27-2142 ADM CODE - THE PREMISES OR APTS. HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR 1ST STY COMMERCIAL SPACE, EAST SIDE OF BUILDING, N4 ROOMDATE POSTED AND MAILED, MARCH 27, 2019, EFFECTIVE DATE, MARCH 28, 2019. VACATE # 147570.
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS
§ 27-2142 ADM CODE - THE PREMISES OR APTS. HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR 1ST STY COMMERCIAL SPACE, EAST SIDE OF BUILDING, N2 ROOM,DATE POSTED AND MAILED, MARCH 27, 2019, EFFECTIVE DATE, MARCH 28, 2019. VACATE # 147570.
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt R2Issued 2020-11-055+ YRS OLD
§ 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT R2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 3 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
Neighborhood crime
About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
164
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
14
≈ per month
Felony46
Misdemeanor80
Violation38
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.
Unpaid city fines
$0
Balance due (active)
2
Active violations
0
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.
ConstructionClass 12019-03-07$2,500 penalty
ConstructionClass 22015-08-17$800 penalty
Concern level3 of 4
High
011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) across 1 apartments
02Tax lien sold at the city's lien sale — a sign of financial distress
031 eviction executed 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.
170-20 LIBERTY AVENUE REALTY CORP → ACHIEVER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC
Mortgage1994-05-31$75,000
borrower 170-20 LIBERTY AVENUE REALTY CORP · lender GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
Mortgage1988-04-06$25,000
borrower 170-20 LIBERTY AVE/RLTY/ · lender M.G.O CP
Mortgage1988-03-22$40,000
borrower 170-20 LIBERTY AVE RLTY · lender JOHNSON, FRED E (EX/OF)
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
ACHIEVERS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC.
Head officer
CHRISTOPHER PERSAUD
Managing agent
CHRISTOPHER PERSAUD
6 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.