20 East 179 Street

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-02854-0015BIN 2008263

Concern level3 of 4

High

016 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 5 apartments
026 of those issued in the last 3 years
036 open rent-impairing violation(s)
043 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 30 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 30 apartments.

2018 — 30 units registered2023 — 30

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

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 41 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 building16 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

114

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 2AIssued 2026-04-23

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

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-04-15

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED DOOR AT BOILER ROOM

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-04-13

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCK DOOR AT BOILER ROOM

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5EIssued 2026-04-13

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5E, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water20

Unsanitary Condition11

Water Leak8

Paint/Plaster6

Plumbing3

Flooring/Stairs2

Outside Building1

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

1418

Noise reports · last 12 mo

118

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential654

Street/Sidewalk653

Vehicle75

Commercial17

Unspecified17

Park1

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 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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

675

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony199

Misdemeanor337

Violation139

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

2023–20240 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

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-09-08Apt 5-Dresidential

2025-03-04Apt 3-Aresidential

2024-04-10Apt APT 4Fresidential

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 2014-04-15

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2013-03-12

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2008-11-20

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

NCV HOPE LLC

Head officer

HARRISON RAYFORD

Managing agent

METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES

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

1650 TOPPING AVENUEBRONX 1731 HARRISON AVENUEBRONX 1892 MORRIS AVENUEBRONX 1895 WALTON AVENUEBRONX 1975 WALTON AVENUEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2018-12-21 · $21,043,678.65

Most recent mortgage2018-12-21 · $10,398,322

Sale2018-12-21$21,043,678.65

BUILD MT. HOPE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP → MOUNT HOPE RENAISSANCE HDFC, INC.

Mortgage2018-12-21$10,398,322

borrower NCV HOPE LLC, MOUNT HOPE RENAISSANCE HDFC, INC. · lender CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC

Mortgage2018-12-21$8,728,610

borrower NCV HOPE LLC, MOUNT HOPE RENAISSANCE HDFC, INC. · lender CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC

Mortgage2018-12-21$10,352,248

borrower NCV HOPE LLC, MOUNT HOPE RENAISSANCE HDFC, INC. · lender CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC

Mortgage2018-12-21$42,600,000

borrower NCV HOPE LLC, MOUNT HOPE RENAISSANCE HDFC, INC. · lender CPC FUNDING SPE 1 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 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 90-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2020

Most recent

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