257 East 188th Street
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- 11 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built before 1939 (1915) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
- Rent-stabilized: 21 of 21 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.
257 East 188th Street
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- City records show 24 open HPD violations, 11 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 2017 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Public records list 21 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: Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment.
- 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.
257 East 188th Street sits in Bronx, ZIP 10457. The closest subway is Fordham Rd (B,D) (2-minute walk), served by the 4, B, and D lines.
Building Condition
- 2026-08-24 "§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 51, 5th STORY, 1st…"
- 2026-08-24 "§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES HO…"
- 2026-08-24 "§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM"
- 2026-08-24 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN UNLOCLABE SLIDE BOLT OR HOOK THAT PROVIDES RE-ENTRY FROM ROOF TO PUBLICHALL AT 1st PUBLIC…"
- 2026-08-24 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF AC UNIT INSTALLED AT FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 1st ROO…"
- 2026-08-24
- 2026-08-24
- 2023-09-17
- 2023-06-04
- 2023-06-04
- Class C · 11 open · penalty 165 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 9 open · penalty 45 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 4 open · penalty 4 · (1/ea)
- 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
- 2023-08-02
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.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 315
- VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAWS: 210
- HARRASSMENT 2: 187
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 173
- GRAND LARCENY: 165
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 494
- Illegal Parking: 302
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 221
- Vendor Enforcement: 180
- Noise - Residential: 126
- VILLA JUANA PRODUCE, INC.
- GEM PARKING CORP.
- NEW YORK SMSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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- Jonas Bronck Academy
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- I.S. 254
- Fordham Rd
- Fordham Rd
- Kingsbridge Rd
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Muller Triangle
- Poe Park
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- New York Language Ctr Bronx Inc
- Belle Adore Llc
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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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