231 Echo Place

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-02810-0045BIN 2007730

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0126 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 44 apartments
0216 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 active DOB violation(s)
051 eviction executed in the last 3 years
06$6,250 in unpaid DOB fines

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 43 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 44 apartments.

2018 — 43 units registered2023 — 43

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1927

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 31 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 building12 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

786

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 2026-06-11

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MISSING WIRE GLASS PANE AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4EIssued 2026-04-27

§ 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 EAST AT SOUTH WALL DOOR FRAME, 2nd CLOSET FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL DOOR FRAME IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 4E, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT EAST

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4EIssued 2026-04-27

§ 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 DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4E, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT EAST

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4EIssued 2026-04-27

§ 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 DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, NORTH WALL, EAST WALL, WEST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4E, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT EAST

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

224

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water67

Paint/Plaster32

Unsanitary Condition31

Water Leak19

Plumbing19

Flooring/Stairs18

Door/Window17

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

3414

Noise reports · last 12 mo

285

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1846

Street/Sidewalk1343

Vehicle158

Commercial43

Unspecified19

Park4

House of Worship1

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

1417

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

118

≈ per month

Felony399

Misdemeanor841

Violation177

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

2023–20241 infested · 1 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.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · IMEGNCY-IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ANYTHINGOPTIONAL2025-04-08

ERECT APPRX 106 LINEAR FEET OF SIDEWALK SHED @ EXPO#1 ERECT APPROXIMAT ELY 28 LINEAR FEET OF SIDEWALK SHEDIN THE FRONT ENTRY COURTYARD, ERECT APPRX 88 LINEAR FEET OF SIDEWALK SHED @ EXPO #4 TO PROTECT THE PARKIN G LOT OF THE ADJ PROPERTY @ 245 ECHO PLACE

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2024-02-06Apt 6Eresidential

2019-02-08Apt 1Dresidential

2018-01-03Apt 1Dresidential

2017-03-09Apt 6Eresidential

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 2026-06-16

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2025-03-04

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-04-19

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2019-12-30

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

231 LLC

Head officer

MARTIN MEYER

Managing agent

ERIC SAMSON

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

1030 NELSON AVENUEBRONX 1035 WOODYCREST AVENUEBRONX 1215 EASTERN PARKWAYBROOKLYN 1225 EASTERN PARKWAYBROOKLYN 1930 GRAND CONCOURSEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$6,250

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.

ConstructionClass 12026-03-05$6,250 due

ConstructionClass 12025-04-04$2,500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2011-08-14 · $1,170,000

Most recent mortgage2021-11-09 · $800,000

Mortgage2021-11-09$800,000

borrower 231 LLC · lender FLUSHING BANK

Mortgage2021-11-09$419,140.28

borrower 231 LLC · lender FLUSHING BANK

Mortgage2014-02-13$719,013.78

borrower 231 LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2014-02-13$500,000

borrower 231 LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2011-08-14$1,170,000

MC GUT LLC, SF FAMILY CREDIT SHELTER TRUST → 231 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