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DAVID KRAMER

99/100
DISTRESS SCORE
🔴 On Worst Landlord Watchlist💀 Double Offender🔒 Vacate Order History⚠️ AEP Building (1 active)🌡️ Chronic Heat Violator🧪 Mold Cluster🐀 Pest Infestation🛗 Elevator Violations🐚 Shell Cluster🏠 Rent Stabilized
⚠️ DOUBLE OFFENDER

This operator meets both criteria of the Double Offender designation: named to the Public Advocate's Worst Landlord list and in the top 10% of eviction rates citywide.

⚠️ HPD ALTERNATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM

This operator has buildings under HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP) — a citywide list of the most distressed properties with persistent hazardous conditions. AEP buildings are subject to emergency repairs, fee assessments, and possible receivership if violations remain unaddressed.

Total Properties
82
in MN, BX, BK, SI
Total Open Violations
2,713
HPD open records
Class C — Immediately Hazardous
776
29% of all violations
Boroughs Active
MN · BX · BK · SI
multi-borough operator
Rent Stabilized Units
2,620
across 75 buildings
📊 Est. Market Value
$310.7M
PLUTO fullval sum
Managed by
YESENIA MUNOZ
most frequent HPD agent
Crime Nearby

DAVID KRAMER ranks #48 on the NYC Public Advocate's 2025 Worst Landlord Watchlist, published January 21, 2026. DAVID KRAMER's portfolio of 69 NYC residential buildings has 9,100 open HPD violations as tracked by MetroDeeds, with 2,259 Class C (immediately hazardous) and 4,687 Class B (hazardous). MetroDeeds tracks active shell-cluster registration patterns across this portfolio's NY DOS filings — beyond what the Public Advocate's annual list captures. See the methodology page for scoring details.

Full Property Portfolio

82 PROPERTIES REGISTERED UNDER THIS OPERATOR WITH NYC HPD

AddressBoroughUnitsBuiltAssessedOpen ViolationsView
340 ST JOHNS PLACEBK581924$3.4M926View building (Scout+) →
1440 BEDFORD AVENUEBK301931$789K603View building (Scout+) →
477 GATES AVENUEBK381931$901K590View building (Scout+) →
985 PARK PLACEBK261927$701K553View building (Scout+) →
25 PATCHEN AVENUEBK321931$615K332View building (Scout+) →
1057 BERGEN STREETBK121905$412K318View building (Scout+) →
8 VERNON AVENUEBK161931$381K312View building (Scout+) →
67 HANSON PLACEBK1031929$4.1M310View building (Scout+) →
12 VERNON AVENUEBK201931$343K289View building (Scout+) →
268 BUFFALO AVENUEBK321924$440K272View building (Scout+) →
🏠 Rent-Stabilized Buildings
75 buildings · 2,620 estimated rent-stabilized units
AddressClassYear BuiltRS Units
626 FLATBUSH AVENUED62014254
783 ELDERT LANED12009176
LOCKE STREETRM2016151
318 CLARKSON AVENUED62016149
1062 ELTON STREETRM2016136
Management Contacts
Managing Agent
YESENIA MUNOZ
57 buildings
Registered Owner
BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC
CorporateOwner · 41 buildings
Total Named Contacts
10
across HPD registrations

Recent Acquisitions

LAST 5 DEEDS RECORDED AT ACRIS FOR PROPERTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS OPERATOR

DateAddressPrice PaidSellerDoc Type
Dec 18, 20251054 BERGEN AVENUENot disclosedSANDY BERGEN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIONDEED
Jun 30, 2017165 VAN BUREN STREET$1.7MBec Continuum Housing Development Fund Co., Inc.DEED
Jun 30, 2017340 ST JOHNS PLACENot disclosed736 Willoughby Housing Development FundcorporationDEED
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Other rentals in this portfolio's boroughs (3)

NOT IN THIS BUILDING — DISTANCES SHOWN BELOW — NOT IN DAVID KRAMER'S PORTFOLIO

Violation Breakdown

2,713 TOTAL OPEN HPD VIOLATIONS

Class C — Immediately Hazardous776 (29%)
Class B — Hazardous1,430 (53%)
Class A — Non-Hazardous507 (19%)
⚠ Class C violations are immediately hazardous to tenants — including lead paint, mold, lack of heat, and structural defects.

📞 311 Complaint Activity

ALL HPD-ROUTED 311 COMPLAINTS ACROSS THIS PORTFOLIO

Total Complaints (All-Time)
4,368
HPD-routed 311 complaints
Last 12 Months
1,173
complaints filed
Top Category
HEAT/HOT WATER
most common type
Complaint Volume by Type (All-Time)
HEAT/HOT WATER1,522
UNSANITARY CONDITION960
PLUMBING601
DOOR/WINDOW450
PAINT/PLASTER411
WATER LEAK393
ELEVATOR31
Year-Over-Year Activity
183
2021
557
2022
676
2023
1.3k
2024
1.1k
2025
564
2026
Source: NYC 311 Service Requests (erm2-nwe9) · HPD-routed housing complaints · Updated daily

⚖️ Marshal Eviction Filings

NYC MARSHAL EXECUTED EVICTIONS FROM OPEN DATA · RESIDENTIAL UNITS

All-Time Evictions
190
executed by NYC marshal
Last 3 Years
75
executed evictions
Last 12 Months
22
executed evictions
▸ TOP 5 PROPERTIES BY EVICTION COUNT (LAST 3 YRS)
AddressBBLEvictions (3yr)
475 LOCKE STREET30444775025
524 VANDALIA AVENUE30445275045
1490 DUMONT AVE30446900015
516 VANDALIA AVENUE30445275034
310 CLARKSON AVENUE30483700174
Source: NYC Open Data dataset 6z8x-wfk4 (Marshal Evictions) · Updated daily

🏛️ Housing Court Filings

NYC HPD HOUSING LITIGATION DIVISION · DATASET r8na-hjbv

Total Cases
191
all-time filings
Open Cases
10
active proceedings
HP Actions
120
tenant actions filed for repairs
7A Cases
0
court-appointed administrator
▸ CASE TYPE BREAKDOWN (7 TYPES)
Case TypeCount
Tenant Action102
Heat and Hot Water58
Tenant Action/Harrassment18
Access Warrant - Non-Lead7
Comprehensive3
False Certification Non-Lead2
Lead False Certification1
Case TypeFiledStatusBBL
Tenant ActionMar 17, 2026PENDING3017580014
Tenant ActionMar 16, 2026PENDING3012230042
Heat and Hot WaterMar 9, 2026PENDING3016090079
Tenant ActionMar 6, 2026PENDING3016180003
Tenant ActionFeb 17, 2026PENDING3017570009
Source: NYC HPD Housing Litigation Division · dataset r8na-hjbv · Updated regularly via NYC Open Data
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📞 311 Housing Complaints

HPD-ROUTED 311 COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST PROPERTIES IN THIS PORTFOLIO

Heat / Hot Water (12mo)
485
complaints filed
Elevator (24mo)
20
complaints filed
Mold (24mo)
0
complaints filed
▸ TOP 5 PROPERTIES BY HEAT COMPLAINTS (12mo)
AddressBBLHeat Complaints (12mo)
340 ST JOHNS PLACE301176000987
265 LOGAN STREET304154750142
12 VERNON AVENUE301758001241
1062 ELTON STREET304447750126
171 VAN BUREN STREET301609007920
⚠ Heat complaints exceed the citywide p90 threshold (19/BBL/12mo) — this operator is among the worst heat complaint recipients in NYC.
Source: NYC 311 Service Requests (erm2-nwe9) · Housing complaint types only · Updated daily

🏗️ DOB Building Permits

DOB NOW: BUILD JOB APPLICATION FILINGS · DATASET w9ak-ipjd · 2016–PRESENT

Total Permits Filed
280
all filings on record
Unit Reduction Filings
2
proposed < existing dwelling units
2 permit(s) filed proposing fewer dwelling units than currently exist — a common mechanism for deregulating rent-stabilized apartments and displacing tenants.
AddressJob TypeFiledStatusUnits ΔApplicant
265 LOGAN STREETAlterationMar 17, 2026ObjectionsKAMRUL AHSAN
265 LOGAN STREETAlterationMar 17, 2026Chief Plan Examiner/ Assistant Chief Plan Examiner ReviewKAMRUL AHSAN
445 HICKS STREETAlterationMar 2, 2026Permit EntireCharles Davidson
445 HICKS STREETAlterationMar 2, 2026Permit EntireCharles Davidson
445 HICKS STREETAlterationMar 2, 2026Permit EntireCharles Davidson
Source: NYC DOB NOW: Build – Job Application Filings · dataset w9ak-ipjd · 2016–present
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🏗️ DOB Violations

NYC DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS VIOLATIONS ACROSS THIS PORTFOLIO

Total DOB Violations
1,085
all-time on record
Active Violations
216
currently open
▸ TOP 5 PROPERTIES BY DOB VIOLATION COUNT
AddressBBLViolations
1490 DUMONT AVE3044690001125
67 HANSON PLACE302114000153
340 ST JOHNS PLACE301176000949
985 PARK PLACE301235005047
626 FLATBUSH AVENUE305026018536
Source: NYC Open Data dataset 3h2n-5cm9 (DOB Violations) · Updated periodically

☠️ Lead Paint Violations

HPD LEAD PAINT VIOLATIONS ACROSS THIS PORTFOLIO · DATASET au8t-hgv2

Total Violations
3
all-time on record
Open Violations
0
not yet certified closed
Class C (Hazardous)
3
immediately hazardous lead conditions
▸ TOP 3 PROPERTIES BY LEAD VIOLATION COUNT
AddressBBLViolations
445 HICKS STREET30031075021
1440 BEDFORD AVENUE30123100471
340 ST JOHNS PLACE30117600091
Source: NYC HPD Lead Paint Violations · dataset au8t-hgv2 · Updated periodically

🐚 Shell Company Cluster Detected

REGISTERED AGENT ADDRESS FLAGS THIS OPERATOR AS A POTENTIAL SHELL CLUSTER

Registered Agent Address
826 BROADWAY, 11TH FLOOR
Total Entities at Address
59
Residential LLCs / Corps
57
Concentration Ratio
97%
Shell Score
55.07
57 LLCs registered at this address — 97% are NYC residential entities. A high concentration of residential LLCs registered at a single agent address is a common indicator of shell company structuring used to obscure property ownership.

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Frequently asked questions about DAVID KRAMER

How many NYC properties does DAVID KRAMER own?

MetroDeeds tracks 82 NYC residential buildings registered to DAVID KRAMER in the NYC HPD landlord registry, spanning Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Staten Island. The property count is recomputed nightly from HPD's published landlord-registration data.

How many HPD violations does DAVID KRAMER's portfolio have?

2,713 open HPD housing-maintenance violations as of June 8, 2026: 776 Class C (immediately hazardous), 1,430 Class B (hazardous), and 507 Class A (non-hazardous).

Is DAVID KRAMER on the NYC Public Advocate's Worst Landlord list?

Yes. DAVID KRAMER appears on the NYC Public Advocate's most recent Worst Landlord watchlist. The watchlist is published annually based on tenant complaints, HPD violations, and housing court cases.

What's DAVID KRAMER's eviction filing rate?

MetroDeeds tracks 190 eviction marshal executions tied to this portfolio in NYC Office of Court Administration records. This is below the high-eviction-rate threshold (top 10% citywide).

When was DAVID KRAMER's most recent property acquisition?

The most recent confirmed deed transfer to this portfolio was recorded by NYC ACRIS on June 30, 2017 for 736 WILLOUGHBY AVENUE.

What does it mean that DAVID KRAMER is on the Public Advocate's Worst Landlord Watchlist?

DAVID KRAMER ranks #48 on the NYC Public Advocate's 2025 Worst Landlord Watchlist (published January 21, 2026). The watchlist is the Public Advocate's annual designation of NYC residential property owners with sustained patterns of HPD housing-maintenance violations across their portfolios. Inclusion is determined by the Public Advocate's office using HPD violation counts, building-condition data, and tenant complaints; MetroDeeds does not curate or score the watchlist.

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