12 East 177 Street

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-02852-0014BIN 2092059Plain-text version

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0111 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 2 apartments
0211 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 active DOB violation(s)
053 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 OATH/ECB 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 13), discharged 2020-09-08.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 22 stabilized units with New York State for 2018 — essentially all of the building's 22 apartments.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1912

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building2 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

876

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. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date. This tax lot has 2 buildings; these counts are for this building only.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2EIssued 2026-08-212 violations

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2EIssued 2026-08-172 violations

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH · Civ14 Mailed
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT UPPER AND LOWER SASH, 1ST WINDOW FROM NORTH CREATING GUILLONTINE EFFECT IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH · Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2EIssued 2026-06-10

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2EIssued 2025-07-29

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER SASH AT 2ND WINDOW FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

181

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water39

Unsanitary Condition37

Water Leak23

Paint/Plaster21

Plumbing19

Door/Window9

General8

Flooring/Stairs7

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

1395

Noise reports · last 12 mo

116

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk651

Residential555

Unspecified75

Commercial57

Vehicle56

House of Worship1

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

713

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony230

Misdemeanor318

Violation165

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 13 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

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL1997-07-28

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

$1,875

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "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 22024-07-22$625 due

ConstructionClass 22023-06-08$1,250 due

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-10-15Apt 5-Wresidential

2025-03-04Apt 3-Eresidential

2022-05-03Apt B1residential

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: repair & harassment cases

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.

CLOSED

Comp Supplemental Cases

CLOSED

Comp Supplemental Cases

CLOSEDOpened 2024-08-01

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-09-13

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

FRESB2017-SB30 12-16 East 177th Street LLC

Head officer

Joshua Cato

Managing agent

Nieuw Amsterdam Property Management

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

1117 WESTCHESTER AVENUEBRONX 983 METROPOLITAN AVENUEBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

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 sale2024-04-17 · $3,813,197.4

Most recent mortgage2017-01-05 · $1,339,113.64

Sale2024-04-17$3,813,197.4

12-16 EAST 177 REALTY LLC → FRESB 2017-SB30 12-16 EAST 177TH STREET LLC

Mortgage2017-01-05$1,339,113.64

borrower 12-16 EAST 177 REALTY LLC · lender GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION

Sale2013-12-16$2,045,000

12-16 EAST 177TH STREET LLC → 12-16 EAST 177 REALTY LLC

Mortgage2013-12-16$1,112,067.3

borrower 12-16 EAST 177 REALTY LLC · lender PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK

Sale2012-11-26$1,750,000

EAST 177 REALTY HOLDINGS LLC, INVESTORS BH REALTY LLC → 12-16 EAST 177TH STREET 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

Flagged for the 2025 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 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

10-day noticewater/sewer only2025-05-01

30-day noticewater/sewer only2025-04-01

60-day noticewater/sewer only2025-03-01

90-day noticewater/sewer only2025-02-01

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