727 East 156 Street

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-02646-0039BIN 2004589

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0110 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
0210 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
047 active DOB violation(s)
051 eviction executed in the last 3 years

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.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 16), discharged 2023-06-20.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 23 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 25 apartments.

2019 — 23 units registered2023 — 23

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1906

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

842

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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-05-11

§ 27-2033 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 BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING INFORMATION AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4AIssued 2026-05-11

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VINYL FLOOR TILES CREATING TRIP HAZARD IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4AIssued 2026-05-11

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DEFECTIVE VINYL TILES ON THE FLOOR ,CREATING TRIP HAZARD IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4AIssued 2026-05-11

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CRACKED CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

228

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water80

Unsanitary Condition38

Paint/Plaster29

Plumbing16

Door/Window15

Water Leak14

Electric10

Appliance8

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

919

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential766

Street/Sidewalk126

Vehicle13

Unspecified12

Commercial1

Helicopter1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

485

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony148

Misdemeanor242

Violation95

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 6 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

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-07-25

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER UNSTABLE FIRE ESCAPE FAILURE TO MAINTAIN & EMERGENCY WORK OBSERVED BROKEN FIRE ESCAPE THREAD AT F3 & F4 AT EXP #3 NORTH ELEVATION. THIS RENDERS FIRE ESCAPE. FIRE EGRESS NEW-CODE COMPLIANT & COMPROMISED EGRESS.OWNER TO REPAIR (UNDER DIRECTION OF LICENSED PROFESSIONAL)IMMEDIATELY PERMIT APPLICATION TO DOB 24 HOURS.+

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-05-08

PARTIAL VACATE ORDER.HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS:SPALLING,CRACKED MASONRY BRICK&DETERIORATING MASONRY STUCCO ON FACADE & AT THE PARAPET LEVEL COURTYARDS@ EXP3(N),#2(W) & #4 (EAST)UNABLE TO BE OCCUPIED. REMEDY: VACATE THE ENTIRE COURTYARDS AT EXPOSURES#3(N),#2(WEST)&#4 (EAST) COURTYARDS TO BE USED IN EMERGENCIES ONLY

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-05-01

IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE SAFETY MEASURES AND REPAIR DEFECTED EXP1 ON 156 ST REMEDY:IMMEDIATELY ERECT SIDEWALK SHED ON EXP1 156 STREET AND REPAIR D EFECTED FACADE

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-09-16Apt 4Cresidential

2018-06-21Apt 6-Cresidential

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 2023-02-15

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2022-12-20

Comprehensive

CLOSEDOpened 2021-11-30

Comp Supplemental Cases

CLOSEDOpened 2021-02-24

Comp Supplemental Cases

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

727-729 EAST 156TH REALTY LLC

Head officer

TILLIE MOSKOWITZ

Managing agent

ABE FIXLER

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$1,250

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.

UnknownClass 22026-09-09$1,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2018-03-13 · $3,850,000

Most recent mortgage2017-08-15 · $1,000,000

Sale2018-03-13$3,850,000

727 EAST 156 REALTY LLC → 727-729 EAST 156TH REALTY LLC

Mortgage2017-08-15$1,000,000

borrower 727 EAST 156 REALTY LLC, 95 T LLC, 469 EAST 98TH REALTY LLC · lender M.P. MANAGEMENT, LLC

Sale2015-04-23$2,750,000

BR ACQUISITIONS CORP. → 727 EAST 156 REALTY LLC

Mortgage2015-04-23$1,700,232.56

borrower 727 EAST 156 REALTY LLC · lender PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK

Sale2015-04-22no recorded price

156TH STREET PROPERTIES, LLC → BR ACQUISITIONS CORP.

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

Flagged for the 2020 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 60-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2020

Most recent

60-day noticewater/sewer only2020-03-10

90-day noticewater/sewer only2020-02-12

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale