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257 East 188th Street

Bronx · 10458 | BBL 2031480040 | BIN 2013486
HPD data as of November 6, 2026
F
Compliance verdict — Serious open violations — 12 immediately hazardous, about one for every 2 apartments

City records show open immediately-hazardous housing-code violations at this building.

27 open HPD violations on record: 5 Class A (non-hazardous), 10 Class B (hazardous), and 12 Class C (immediately hazardous).

Filed by HPD under 255 East 188 Street, not the address on this page.

Most serious recent open violation (Class C): Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment.

Oldest open HPD violation (Class B): 3,439 days (about 9 years), on record since 2017.

Violation figures current as of Nov 6, 2026.

A 21-unit building, built in 1915.

10
Open HPD
Class B
12
Open HPD
Class C
2200
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
21
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
21
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
446
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through June 2026
$1,548
ZIP median
rent
1915
Year built
2 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
B
Walkable
errands grade
70 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

The building’s floor space is 3.4 times the size of its lot: 17,685 sq ft of building on a 5,139 sq ft lot.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 7, 2026.

257 East 188th Street sits in Bronx, ZIP 10458. The closest subway is Fordham Rd (B,D) (2-minute walk), served by the B and D lines.

Is 257 East 188th Street rent-stabilized?
Yes — all 21 residential units at 257 East 188th Street are rent-stabilized. Source: DHCR / Taxbills.nyc.
What's the closest subway to 257 East 188th Street?
Fordham Rd (B,D) — a 2-minute walk (151m) from 257 East 188th Street. Served by the B and D lines.
Is 257 East 188th Street subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1915, before NYC's 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Annual inspections are required for units with children under 6. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
All-time HPD violations
Total168
Open27
Closed141
ⓘ Counted under 255 East 188 Street, not the address on this page. HPD files violations by street address, not by building. A corner building is often recorded on its cross street, so this can be the same building under another address — or a neighbouring one. HPD’s data alone does not settle which.

Oldest open violation: June 2017 · Most recent: August 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.

By severity class
Recent open violations
  • 2026-08-31 Class A · Apt 33 · 69 days open "§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE E…"
  • 2026-08-31 Class C · Apt 33 · 69 days open "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 33, 3rd STORY,…"
  • 2026-08-31 Class C · Apt 33 · 69 days open "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 33, 3rd STO…"
  • 2026-08-27 Class B · Apt 33 · 73 days open "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AT CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT AP…"
  • 2026-08-24 Class A · Apt 51 · 76 days open "§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10SQFT OBSERVED AT WINDOW…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations (§27-2017.4 infestations)
Open pest violations7
Roaches: 4 Mice: 3
  • 2026-08-31 roaches · Apt 33
  • 2026-08-31 mice · Apt 33
  • 2026-08-24 mice · Apt 51
  • 2026-08-24 roaches · Apt 51
  • 2023-09-17 roaches · Apt 33
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of November 6, 2026. 27 of these open violations are ones the owner has certified as corrected but HPD has not yet reinspected. HPD Online leaves them out of its open count, so the portal shows 0. · See this building on HPD Online ↗
  • Class C · 12 open · penalty 180 · (15/ea)
  • Class B · 10 open · penalty 50 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 5 open · penalty 5 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Heat14
Plumbing2
Other1
Paint1
Electric1
Hot Water1
Mold0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Structural0
Recent
  • 2026-08-28 · Apt 33 · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
  • 2026-08-26 · Apt 33 · NON EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
  • 2026-08-26 · Apt 33 · NON EMERGENCY · PAINT/PLASTER
Repeated apartments: BLDG · 33 · 34
Evictions
Executed residential evictions — last 5 years
Total1
By year
20231
Most recent
  • 2023-08-02 Apt BASEMENT
DOB Compliance
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total0
Open0
Closed0
Complaints
Total4
Open (active)0
Closed4
DOB data as of November 6, 2026 — last checked against the Department of Buildings on that date; the records were unchanged.
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file6
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 5)
20260 infested · 0 eradicated
20250 infested · 0 eradicated
20230 infested · 0 eradicated
20220 infested · 0 eradicated
20210 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

20 lead-paint hazards cited and later remediated (most recent 2011); 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 1915). 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: 1 procedural §27-2056 violation (failure to file required lead paperwork, most recent 2019) — a records failure, not evidence of a lead hazard.

Source: HPD lead-paint violations (NYC Admin Code §27-2056).

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1915 (111 yr old)
Building classC1 — Walk-up apartment
Floors5
Residential units21
Building area (sqft)17,685
Lot area (sqft)5,139
Owner of record (PLUTO)E 188 ESTATES LLC
Designations
Council district15
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
Status21 of 21 units stabilized
Stabilization trajectory
Stabilized (2007)21
Stabilized (latest)21
ⓘ Listed by New York State. This building appears in the state's 2024 list of buildings containing rent-stabilized units (2024 building registrations filed with NYS HCR, as of November 2025). The list does not publish how many units are stabilized, and buildings can leave it. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from DHCR.
HPD-registered contact (Who Owns What): Owner on record.
ⓘ Email rent-info@nyshcr.org with your full address and apartment number for a free DHCR rent history.
Energy benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through June 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total4461,885
Violent42188
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)07
Felonies116542
Misdemeanors2721,041
Violations40208
Shooting counts are victim records — one incident with several victims counts more than once — and reflect Jan–Dec 2024 — most recent NYC shooting data available. All other counts cover 12 months through June 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • PETIT LARCENY: 315
  • VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAWS: 210
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 187
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 173
  • GRAND LARCENY: 165
Borough context: Bronx (12 mo): 62,277 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls2,200
Top complaint types
  • Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 494
  • Illegal Parking: 302
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 221
  • Vendor Enforcement: 180
  • Noise - Residential: 126
By category
Other1,186
Noise655
Parking322
Rats15
Homeless11
Trash4
Drug3
Construction3
Drinking1
311 data as of August 30, 2026 — 311 records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints655
Dominant subtypeStreet Sidewalk
By subtype
Street Sidewalk494
Residential126
Commercial24
Vehicle11
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: F — Very high noise activity. Based on 311 noise complaints logged within 150m over 12 months — an area signal, not a characteristic of this building. Separate from the building's compliance grade.
Flood Risk
Flood hazard zone — NYC 2020s floodplain projection (FEMA-based)
Zone X — minimal flood hazard (outside the mapped floodplain)
Flood susceptibility1 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$180–320/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 2481 VALENTINE AVE 72m · $180–320/mo licensee: VILLA JUANA PRODUCE, INC.
  • 2444 TIEBOUT AVENUE 97m · $180–320/mo licensee: GEM PARKING CORP.
  • 257 E FORDHAM RD 123m · $180–320/mo licensee: NEW YORK SMSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby26
Elementary (K-5)5
Middle (6-8)5
High (9-12)2
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • P.S. 085 Great Expectations K-5 · 4 min (294m) · District 10
  • P.S. 033 Timothy Dwight Pre-K-5 · 6 min (451m) · District 10
  • P.S. 209 Pre-K-2 · 6 min (500m) · District 10
Middle — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • Jonas Bronck Academy 6-8 · 5 min (370m) · District 10
  • Academy For Personal Leadership And Excellence 6-8 · 5 min (423m) · District 10
  • P.S. 246 Poe Center K-6 · 7 min (539m) · District 10
High — closest 3 by walk (2)
  • West Bronx Academy for the Future 6-12 · 8 min (645m) · District 10
  • Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy Internatio 9-12 · 8 min (645m) · District 10
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby6
Unique lines3
Lines served: 4 · B · D
Closest 3 stations
  • Fordham Rd B, D · 151m · 2 min walk
  • Fordham Rd 4 · 465m · 6 min walk · ADA accessible
  • Kingsbridge Rd B, D · 680m · 9 min walk · ADA accessible
Neighborhood Amenities
B
800m walk radius
Total places nearby70
Eating (46) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants20
Fast food26
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)13
→ Supermarkets8
→ Convenience5
Pharmacies11
ATMs0
ⓘ OpenStreetMap has no cafés or ATMs mapped within 800 m of this address. These counts come from volunteer mapping, so a zero means nothing of that kind is on the map here — not that there is none.
Coffee Index B — Several coffee options (3 places selling coffee, of which 0 tagged as a café).
Walkable Errands B — Good walkability — most errands nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby65
A: 54 B: 5 Pending: 6
Sample
  • Grade A Happy Garden · Chinese
  • Grade A Gyro King · Greek
  • Grade A Los Balbuena Restaurant · Latin American
  • Grade A Little Caesars · Pizza
  • Grade A Corky's Diner · American
  • Grade A Merryland Buffet · Chinese
  • Grade A Kennedy Chicken & Burgers · Chicken
  • Grade A Great Wall Restaurant · Chinese
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby128
By category — top 8 of 16 (109 of 128 facilities)
Human Services21
Health Care19
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten15
Youth Services14
Transportation13
Parks And Plazas10
Vocational And Proprietary Schools9
Child Services And Welfare8
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Muller Triangle Parks And Plazas
  • Poe Park Parks And Plazas
  • Jonas Bronck Academy Schools (K-12)
  • New York Language Ctr Bronx Inc Vocational And Proprietary Schools
  • Belle Adore Llc Vocational And Proprietary Schools
  • P.s. 033 Timothy Dwight Schools (K-12)

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.

Market & Availability

ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 10458 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$1,548/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 10458 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$42,107/yr
Median monthly income$3,509/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$1,053/mo
ZIP median rent$1,548/mo
ZIP median rent is 44.1% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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