1166 Gerard Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-02479-0005BIN 2002955

Concern level3 of 4

High

0110 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
024 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 DOB 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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 41 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 40 apartments.

2018 — 41 units registered2023 — 41

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1926

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 2 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building66 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

452

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

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.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt N55Issued 2025-05-14

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT N55, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt N52Issued 2024-01-30RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT N52, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt N52Issued 2024-01-30

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT N52, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt N52Issued 2023-12-01RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT N52, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water12

Paint/Plaster8

Water Leak7

Flooring/Stairs5

Unsanitary Condition5

Door/Window3

Plumbing3

Appliance2

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

2262

Noise reports · last 12 mo

189

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk1153

Residential889

Vehicle143

Unspecified48

Commercial29

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — 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 noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

558

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony149

Misdemeanor337

Violation72

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.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20233 infested · 3 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2021-04-29

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2023-09-19Apt S02residential

2023-04-11Apt N02residential

2018-06-15Apt N-54residential

2017-05-19Apt N-22residential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2024-03-18

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2020-02-13

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2019-06-25

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2019-02-25

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

1166 Gerard Ave LLC

Head officer

Rick Herman

Managing agent

Josh Spitzer

66 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2020-03-23 · $5,150,000

Most recent mortgage2020-03-23 · $130,926.75

Sale2020-03-23$5,150,000

1166 GERARD REALTY LLC, MEDY REALTY LLC → 1166 GERARD AVE. LLC

Mortgage2020-03-23$130,926.75

borrower 1166 GERARD AVE. LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Mortgage2016-03-29$1,427,859.39

borrower MEDY REALTY LLC, 1166 GERARD REALTY LLC · lender SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK OF RIVERHEAD

Mortgage2013-03-21$752,284.12

borrower MEDY REALTY LLC, 1166 GERARD REALTY LLC · lender CUSTOMERS BANK

Sale2010-10-28$2,740,000

1166 GERARD LLC → MEDY REALTY LLC, 1166 GERARD REALTY LLC

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.

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.

City debt & tax-lien sale