244 East 196th Street
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- 22 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built before 1939 (1926) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
- Rent-stabilized: 33 of 33 units
Class B
Class C
past 12 months
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
past 12 mo (150m)
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
244 East 196th Street
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- City records show 43 open HPD violations, 22 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2001 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Public records list 33 rent-stabilized units in this building — is this specific unit stabilized, and can the landlord show its legal regulated rent and lease history?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Remove the illegal fastening consisting of a chai and wire cord prevent fire door to be open.
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
244 East 196th Street sits in Bronx, ZIP 10458. The closest subway is Kingsbridge Rd (B,D) (2-minute walk), served by the B and D lines.
Building Condition
- 2026-07-05 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE GLASS AT DOOR [ VESTIBULE TO PUBLIC HALL] , 1st STORY"
- 2026-07-05 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PLEXIGLASS (3 LITES) INSTALLED AT DOOR [ VESTIBULE TO…"
- 2026-07-05 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PLEXIGLASS (3 LITES) INSTALLED AT DOOR [ STREET TO VES…"
- 2026-07-05 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE GLASS AT DOOR [STREET TO VESTIBULE] , 1st STORY"
- 2026-07-05 "§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CO…"
- 2025-10-17
- 2025-09-15
- 2025-09-15
- 2019-04-14
- 2019-04-14
- Class C · 22 open · penalty 330 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 19 open · penalty 95 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 2 open · penalty 2 · (1/ea)
- 2026-07-04 · Apt BLDG · IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
- 2026-07-04 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2026-07-02 · Apt BLDG · IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
- 2022-12-15 "FAILED TO FILE CYCLE 1 TECHNICAL REPORT BY 12/31/2018 PER RCNY 103-09"
- 2018-04-06 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT"
- 1998-05-04
4 lead-paint hazards cited and later remediated (most recent 2025); no open hazards on record. Remediation addresses the cited conditions, not necessarily every painted surface.
Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960 (this building: built 1926). The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.
Also on record: 3 procedural §27-2056 violations (failure to file required lead paperwork, most recent 2024) — a records failure, not evidence of a lead hazard.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- DANGEROUS DRUGS: 198
- HARRASSMENT 2: 194
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 133
- OTHER OFFENSES RELATED TO THEFT: 110
- FELONY ASSAULT: 100
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 346
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 267
- Noise - Residential: 196
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 140
- PLUMBING: 101
- TRINI CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT INC.
- GONZALEZ, ALBERTO
- M.M. CONSTRUCTION & BUILDERS INC.
- P.S. 046 Edgar Allan Poe
- P.S. 246 Poe Center
- P.S./I.S. 54
- P.S. 246 Poe Center
- P.S. 086 Kingsbridge Heights
- International School for Liberal Arts
- Kingsbridge International High School
- International School for Liberal Arts
- High School for Teaching and the Professions
- Kingsbridge Rd
- Kingsbridge Rd
- Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Poe Park
- P.s./I.s. 54
- P.s. 046 Edgar Allan Poe
- Our Lady Of Refuge School
- Fordham Road District Management Association, Inc.
- Kipp Bronx Charter School Ii
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Optimum Cable Fiber Up to 8,000 Mbps down · 8,000 Mbps up
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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