56 East 174 Street

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-02847-0051BIN 2008151

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 66 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 active DOB violation(s)
044 evictions 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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 66 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 66 apartments.

2018 — 66 units registered2023 — 66

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

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building16 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

111

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 E5Issued 2026-09-18

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT E5, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt E5Issued 2026-09-18

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT E5, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt E5Issued 2026-09-18

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR NORTH WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT E5, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt E5Issued 2026-09-18

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT E5, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water33

Plumbing23

Unsanitary Condition14

Water Leak7

Paint/Plaster7

Appliance3

Safety2

Electric1

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

1914

Noise reports · last 12 mo

160

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk847

Residential774

Commercial149

Vehicle122

Unspecified15

Park6

Helicopter1

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

606

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony208

Misdemeanor314

Violation84

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

Re-infestation reported

2024–20251 infested · 1 eradicated · 1 re-infested

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.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2023-10-04

PREMISES IS A 6 STORY BUILDING WITH LOOSE FACADE BRICKS .BRICK ARE DETACHING FROM PARAPET WALLS AND CORNER SUPPORTS . STRUCTURAL CRACKS THROUGHOUT FACADE. ALONG LENTILS, FIRE ESCAPE AND WINDOWS.

ACTIVE · BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE2012-05-03

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

ACTIVE · UB-UNSAFE BUILDINGS NONE1991-04-30

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-07-28Apt B4residential

2025-04-23Apt E14residential

2025-04-15Apt C6residential

2024-08-16Apt E4residential

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 2015-04-23

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2007-04-03

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

1629 WALLCO LLC

Head officer

MATTHEW SCHMELZER

Managing agent

TRYAX REALTY MGT INC

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

1027 WALTON AVENUEBRONX 116 WEST 176 STREETBRONX 139 WEST 139 STREETMANHATTAN 1506 WALTON AVENUEBRONX 1649 NELSON AVENUEBRONX

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 sale2001-03-30 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2019-12-17 · $1,467,500

Mortgage2019-12-17$1,467,500

borrower 1629 WALLCO, L.L.C. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2016-06-09$597,500

borrower 1629 WALLCO, L.L.C. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2014-04-29$1,050,000

borrower 1629 WALLCO LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2011-02-09$427,500

borrower 1629 WALLCO, L.L.C. · lender CAPITAL ONE, NA

Mortgage2006-03-16$722,500

borrower 1629 WALLCO, L.L.C. · lender ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION

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