City of Syracuse, NY

04/24/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/24/2025 07:18

Mayor Walsh Takes Owner of Nob Bill Apartments to Supreme Court

Mayor Walsh Takes Owner of Nob Bill Apartments to Supreme Court

Published on April 24, 2025

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced the City of Syracuse is taking the owner and lender of Nob Hill Apartments to Supreme Court to force compliance with code violations for elevators that work intermittently, inoperable boilers, inadequate heat and other basic maintenance and repair issues. As of the filing date, over $340,000 in statutory fines have accrued as a result of Nob Hill Apartment Group LLC's failure to correct ongoing code violations.

The City's lawsuit says Nob Hill Apartments has been "the subject of excessive complaints concerning their lack of maintenance over the past year." It says city inspectors "have visited them on countless occasions to assess their state and cite code violations." The out-of-state owner of the property has expended "unsatisfactory effort" toward resolving violations at the four-building complex at the top of East Seneca Turnpike.

"Nob Hill's owner has shown disregard for the City and, worse yet, for its own residents. Despite the Division of Code Enforcement's repeated efforts to hold this company and its property manager accountable, the problems have continued to go unaddressed. Most recently, residents in one building have been living without hot water," said Mayor Walsh. "This kind of careless property management and treatment of city residents will not be tolerated."

According to the action, the functionality of elevators at the complex has been found to be "inconsistent at best and nonexistent at worst." It also says the properties are in a "general state of disrepair" and cites more than two dozen violations, covering elevator maintenance, general repairs and health and safety risks.

The City's suit asks the court to compel Nob Hill to correct the violations within 30 days of an order and seeks a judgment of $100 per day for each day the violations have gone unaddressed. Supreme Court Judge Robert E. Antonacci has set a court date of June 4.

Media Inquiries

For media inquiries, members of the press should contact the Office of Communications by emailing press@syr.gov.