488 East 163rd Street
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through March 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~89% of buildings in this ZIP (122 open)
- 39 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (196 vs ~27)
- Built in 2008 (city records)
- Rent-stabilized: 136 of 136 units
About this building
City records list 2008 as the year built — newer than 85% of the 249 buildings we cover in ZIP 10451. 13 floors — one of 2 buildings over 10 floors among the 6 we cover on this block. 136 apartments — the most of any of the 6 buildings we cover on this block. The building’s floor space is 9.2 times the size of its lot: 171,348 sq ft of building on an 18,546 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 21, 2026.
488 East 163rd Street
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- City records show 122 open HPD violations, 39 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 2023 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists 136 rent-stabilized units here. Ask whether this specific unit is one of them, and ask the landlord for its legal regulated rent and lease history.
- City Buildings Department records show an open life-safety condition (e.g. unsafe building / hazardous facade) — what is it, and has it actually been resolved, not just re-filed?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Rcny repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting….
- 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.
488 East 163 Street sits in Bronx, ZIP 10451. No subway stations are within an 800-meter walk — expect to rely on buses or rideshare.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: May 2023 · Most recent: October 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.
- 2026-10-16
- 2026-10-16
- 2026-10-16
- 2026-10-16
- 2026-10-16
- 2026-10-14
- 2026-10-14
- 2026-10-14
- 2026-09-03
- 2026-09-03
- Class C · 39 open · penalty 585 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 71 open · penalty 355 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 12 open · penalty 12 · (1/ea)
- 2026-07-17 · Apt 13J · EMERGENCY · DOOR/WINDOW
- 2026-07-17 · Apt 13J · NON EMERGENCY · WATER LEAK
- 2026-07-15 · Apt 11A · EMERGENCY · DOOR/WINDOW
- 2026-03-05
- 2025-09-04
- 2025-09-04
- 2025-06-26
- 2025-06-05
- 2024-10-02 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- 2023-11-22 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- 2023-11-01 "FAILURE TO CORRECT SWARMP CONDITIONS"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 2008, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- HARRASSMENT 2: 239
- SEX CRIMES: 147
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 144
- VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAWS: 133
- PETIT LARCENY: 114
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 220
- Noise - Residential: 169
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 143
- Elevator: 116
- PLUMBING: 105
- 481 E 163RD ST
- 3221 3RD AVE
- 3215 3RD AVE
- P.S. X140 The Eagle School
- P.S. 146 Edward Collins
- J.H.S. 145 Arturo Toscanini
- J.H.S. 145 Arturo Toscanini
- P.S./M.S. 029 Melrose School
- I S 184 Rafael C Y Molina
- Morris Academy for Collaborative Studies
- P.S. X017
- New Visions Charter High School for Advanced Math
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Arcilla Playground
- Railroad Park
- Sunshine Devel - Sharon Baptist Hs
- Triangle
- Yolanda García Park
- Vogue Garden
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Optimum Cable Up to 940 Mbps down · 35 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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