012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 8 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 active DOB violation(s)
How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid OATH/ECB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.
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The owner registered 5 stabilized units with New York State for 2021 — of about 15 apartments.
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2019 — 5 units registered2021 — 5
No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.
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No marshal-executed evictions on record for this building. Eviction cases filed in court but not carried out aren't included.
Housing court: repair & harassment cases
No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.
Landlord and related buildings
Ownership & money
City debt & tax-lien sale
Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
12
Open now
13
On record
2
Open Class C
10
Open Class B
0
Open Class A
Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date.
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2BIssued 2025-01-28
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Certification rejected by HPD
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-105+ YRS OLD
D26-17.10 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM 1ST STY PUBLIC HALL.
Status: Certified late
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-1010 violations5+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING
D26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION 3RD STY PUBLIC HALL CENTER.
D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES 2ND STY FRONT STACK.
8 more from the same inspection
D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES 5TH STY FRONT STACK TV ANTENNA.
D26-19.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 100 WATTS MINIMUM REQUIRED.
D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF WOOD AND DOORS STORED AT 4TH STY PUBLIC HALL.
D26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION 6TH STY PUBLIC HALL.
D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF GARBAGE CAN 1ST STY PUBLIC HALL.
D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES 2ND STY AT FRONT.
D26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION 5TH STY PUBLIC HALL ER1.
D26-19.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING NIGHT INSPECTION FIXTURES PRESENT LIGHTS NOT ON.
Status: Certified late
311 complaints from tenants
4
All time
0
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water2
General1
Unsanitary Condition1
Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2025-01-22 · closed
Unsanitary ConditionPests2025-01-10 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2025-01-10 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Neighborhood noise
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
2458
Noise reports · last 12 mo
205
≈ per month
23
% from neighbors
Commercial1045
Street/Sidewalk599
Residential557
Unspecified153
Vehicle101
Park2
Helicopter1
311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly commercial) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.
Neighborhood crime
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
1004
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
84
≈ per month
Felony248
Misdemeanor645
Violation111
NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.
Bedbug history
0
Infested, latest filing
7
Annual filings
2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated
2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated
2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated
Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.
DOB building violations
1
Active
6
On record
1
Active, last 3 yrs
Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.
ACTIVE · IMEGNCY-IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ANYTHINGOPTIONAL2024-12-31
REMEDY: PROVIDE SIDEWALK SHED APPROXIMATLEY 25 LINEAR FT AT EXPOSURE # 1, EXTEND 5 LINEAR FEET AT BOTH SIDES (TOTAL 35 LINEAR FEET) TO SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC AND PROPERTY
OATH/ECB violations and fines
$0
Balance due (active)
1
Active violations
0
Lost by default
These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.
ConstructionClass 22024-12-31$625 penalty
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
179 EAST HOUSTON HOLDINGS LLC
Head officer
JOSHUA TUPPER
Managing agent
448 MANAGEMENT
No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.
Ownership & money
4
Recorded sales
0
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale1999-03-01 · no recorded price
Sale1999-03-01no recorded price
RUSS & DAUGHTERS → 179 EAST HOUSTON HOLDINGS, LLC
Sale1980-12-31no recorded price
FEDERMAN, ANNE → RUSS & DAUGHTERS
Sale1977-01-18no recorded price
RUSSX DAUGHTERS DBA, FEDERMAN, HERBERT CARL, GOLD, MORRIS, FEDERMAN, ANNE, GOLD, HATTIE → FEDERMAN, HERBERT CARL, FEDERMAN, ANNE
Sale1970-11-20no recorded price
RUSS, JOEL EX → FEDERMAN, CARL, GOLD, MORRIS, GOLD, HATTIE, FEDERMAN, ANNE, FEDERMAN, HERBERT, RUSS & DAUGHTERS DBA
From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.
