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639 East 169th Street

Bronx · 10456 | BBL 2029330065 | BIN 2009742
Data as of August 16, 2026
F
Compliance verdict — Severe — 27 open immediately hazardous conditions, more than the building has apartments

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

147 open HPD violations on record: 50 Class A (non-hazardous), 70 Class B (hazardous), and 27 Class C (immediately hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class C): Fire escape defective. replace with new the broken, defective and/or missing missing 4th….

Oldest open HPD violation (Class B): 6,739 days (about 18 years), on record since 2008.

Violation figures current as of Oct 19, 2026.

A 14-unit building, built in 1904.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 24 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

70
Open HPD
Class B
27
Open HPD
Class C
619
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
n/a
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
14
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
244
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through March 2026
$1,194
ZIP median
rent
1904
Year built
10 min
Closest subway
min walk
D
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
D
Walkable
errands grade
1 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

City records list 1904 as the year built — older than 95% of the 754 buildings we cover in ZIP 10456. The building’s floor space is 4.1 times the size of its lot: 21,378 sq ft of building on a 5,180 sq ft lot.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 21, 2026.

639 East 169 Street sits in Bronx, ZIP 10456. The closest subway is Freeman St (2,5) (10-minute walk), served by the 2 and 5 lines.

What's the closest subway to 639 East 169 Street?
Freeman St (2,5) — a 10-minute walk (794m) from 639 East 169 Street. Served by the 2 and 5 lines.
Is 639 East 169 Street subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1904, 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
Total165
Open147
Closed18

Oldest open violation: May 2008 · 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.

By severity class
Class A50 open · 9 closed
Class B70 open · 0 closed
Class C27 open · 5 closed
Class I0 open · 4 closed
Recent open violations
  • 2026-10-01 Class B · Apt 2C · 20 days open "§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEV…"
  • 2026-10-01 Class B · Apt 2C · 20 days open "§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MON…"
  • 2026-10-01 Class C · 20 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN, DEFECTIVE AND/OR MISSING MISSING 4TH METAL TREAD…"
  • 2026-10-01 Class C · Apt 2C · 20 days open "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY,…"
  • 2026-09-22 Class A · 29 days open "§ 53, 187, 231 M/D LAW AND DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE A SHOE PROPERLY SECURED TO BOTTOM OF STRING OF DROP…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations (§27-2017.4 infestations)
Open pest violations19
Roaches: 6 Mice: 12 Rats: 1
  • 2026-10-01 mice · Apt 2C
  • 2026-09-13 mice · Apt 2C
  • 2026-09-07 roaches · Apt 2C
  • 2026-09-07 mice · Apt 2C
  • 2026-07-01 mice · Apt 2C
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of October 19, 2026. HPD Online can show slightly fewer open violations: the city closes them there before they leave the daily export.
  • Class C · 27 open · penalty 405 · (15/ea)
  • Class B · 70 open · penalty 350 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 50 open · penalty 50 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
Total complaints13
Open2
Closed11
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Other8
Plumbing5
Heat4
Paint1
Mold0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Electric0
Hot Water0
Structural0
Recent
  • 2026-07-03 · Apt APT2C · NON EMERGENCY · PAINT/PLASTER
  • 2026-07-02 · Apt BLDG · IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
  • 2026-06-30 · Apt APT2C · NON EMERGENCY · DOOR/WINDOW
Repeated apartments: 2C · APT2C · BLDG · 5B
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total24
Open24
Closed0
Complaints
Total6
Open (active)0
Closed6
Recent open violations
  • 2023-06-30 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
  • 2023-06-30 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
  • 2023-06-20 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
DOB data as of August 16, 2026 — DOB records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file5
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 4)
20260 infested · 0 eradicated
20240 infested · 0 eradicated
20230 infested · 0 eradicated
20210 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.

Built 1904. 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. 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.

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

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1904 (122 yr old)
Building classC7 — Walk-up w/ stores
Floors5
Residential units14
Total units16
Building area (sqft)21,378
Lot area (sqft)5,180
Owner of record (PLUTO)639 EAST 169 STREET HDFC
Designations
Council district17
Rent Stabilization
—
Not applicable for this building type.
Energy benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through March 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total244797
Violent26100
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)13
Felonies92273
Misdemeanors107340
Violations38146
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 March 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 143
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 121
  • PETIT LARCENY: 78
  • VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAWS: 75
  • FELONY ASSAULT: 75
Borough context: Bronx (12 mo): 29,904 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls619
Top complaint types
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 62
  • Illegal Parking: 53
  • Blocked Driveway: 51
  • Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 45
  • Noise - Residential: 44
By category
Other411
Parking104
Noise95
Rats5
Drinking2
Construction2
Drug0
Trash0
Homeless0
Noise (311 dedicated)
D
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints95
Dominant subtypeStreet Sidewalk
By subtype
Street Sidewalk45
Residential44
Vehicle3
Commercial3
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: D — 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 susceptibility4 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$180–320/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 635 EAST 169 STREET 31m · $180–320/mo licensee: 635 GOURMET EXPRESS DELI INC.
  • 639 E 169TH ST 31m · $180–320/mo licensee: NEW BOSTON WIRELESS INC
  • 627 E 169TH ST 37m · $180–320/mo licensee: SMART CELL & REPAIRS, INC.
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. 002 Morrisania K-5 · 1 min (107m) · District 9
  • P.S. 063 Author's Academy Pre-K-5 · 1 min (107m) · District 9
  • P186X Walter J. Damrosch School 1-12 · 3 min (274m) · District 75
Middle — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • Mott Hall Charter School 6-8 · 1 min (107m) · District 84
  • P186X Walter J. Damrosch School 1-12 · 3 min (274m) · District 75
  • Kappa 5-8 · 4 min (318m) · District 9
High — closest 3 by walk (2)
  • P186X Walter J. Damrosch School 1-12 · 3 min (274m) · District 75
  • Eximius College Preparatory Academy: A College Boa 9-12 · 4 min (287m) · District 9
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby1
Unique lines2
Lines served: 2 · 5
Closest 1 stations
  • Freeman St 2, 5 · 794m · 10 min walk
Neighborhood Amenities
D
800m walk radius
Total places nearby1
Eating (0) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants0
Fast food0
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)1
→ Supermarkets1
→ Convenience0
Pharmacies0
ATMs0
ⓘ OpenStreetMap has no restaurants, cafés, pharmacies 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 F — No coffee nearby (0 places selling coffee).
Walkable Errands D — Limited walkability.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby17
A: 11 B: 2 C: 1 Pending: 3
Sample
  • Grade A Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill · Caribbean
  • Grade A Antojitos Del Mangu Restaurant 3rd · Spanish
  • Grade A Jen's French Toast · Spanish
  • Grade A Kennedy Fried Chicken · Chicken
  • Grade A Xing Long Chinese Restaurant · Chinese
  • Grade A Danbako Bbq Restaurant · African
  • Grade A Au Bon Pain · Sandwiches
  • Grade A D Giovanis Big Pizza · Pizza
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby111
By category — top 8 of 13 (105 of 111 facilities)
Health Care23
Youth Services21
Schools (K-12)17
Human Services11
Parks And Plazas11
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten11
Transportation6
Child Services And Welfare5
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Morrisania Library Libraries
  • Mott Hall Iii Schools (K-12)
  • Renaissance Youth Center Cultural Institutions
  • Nyc Autism Charter School Bronx Schools (K-12)
  • Beatty Plaza Parks And Plazas
  • Harriet Tubman Charter School 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 10456 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$1,194/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 10456 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$35,676/yr
Median monthly income$2,973/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$892/mo
ZIP median rent$1,194/mo
ZIP median rent is 40.2% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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