596 Southern Boulevard

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-02603-0026BIN 2004129

Concern level3 of 4

High

018 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
027 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing 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 27 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 29 apartments.

2018 — 27 units registered2023 — 27

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1924

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 5 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 building100 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

401

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 41Issued 2026-05-29

§ 27-2056.7, 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE TESTED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, POSITIVE LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT 41, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 41Issued 2026-05-28

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st CLOSET FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL DOOR FRAME IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 41, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 41Issued 2025-04-28

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX. 15 SQ. FT. AT THE NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 41, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 15161061 ISSUED 11-MAY-22 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b).

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1Issued 2024-09-16

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

125

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water50

Water Leak17

Paint/Plaster16

Unsanitary Condition14

Electric7

Plumbing6

Door/Window5

General3

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

359

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential162

Vehicle83

Street/Sidewalk74

Unspecified30

Commercial10

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

367

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony94

Misdemeanor200

Violation73

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

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 9 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

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 2015-03-27

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY LEMLE WOLFF LLC

Head officer

JOSEPH ZITOLO

Managing agent

LEMLE & WOLFF INC

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

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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 sale2011-06-07 · $1

Most recent mortgage2013-05-22 · $14,231,987

Mortgage2013-05-22$14,231,987

borrower SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY LEMLE WOLFF LLC, QUADRANT PROPERTIES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA · lender THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION

Mortgage2011-06-29$7,011,827

borrower SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY LEMLE WOLFF LLC, QUADRANT PROPERTIES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA · lender CITY OF NEW YORK

Mortgage2011-06-07$12,222,566

borrower SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY LEMLE WOLFF LLC, QUADRANT PROPERTIES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA · lender NEW YORK CITY ACQUISITION FUND LLC

Sale2011-06-07$1

1034 A.S.J. HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION → QUADRANT PROPERTIES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA

Mortgage1994-06-28$270,000

borrower 1034 A.S.J. HOUSINGDEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION · lender NYC HPD

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