1690 Clay Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-02889-0008BIN 2009328

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0118 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 23 apartments
0212 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
042 active DOB violation(s)
051 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

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 23 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 23 apartments.

2018 — 23 units registered2023 — 23

J-51 tax benefit

Rent stabilization here may be tied to a tax benefit and can end when the benefit expires.

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

1912

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building8 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

423

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 2026-09-18

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 22Issued 2026-09-08

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 22, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-07-13

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PLEXIGLASS INSTALLED AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT 1ST STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 23Issued 2026-07-06

§ 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 3; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 23, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

266

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water58

Unsanitary Condition50

Paint/Plaster33

Plumbing33

Electric27

Door/Window21

Appliance14

Flooring/Stairs13

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

742

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk298

Residential281

Commercial103

Vehicle40

Unspecified19

Park1

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

441

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony160

Misdemeanor203

Violation78

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 5 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 OPTIONAL2026-01-13

PARITAL VACATE ORDER DUE TO; SEVERELY CRACKED/SPALLED/SPALLING STUCCO ON CHIMNEY AND SEVERELY CRACKED/SPALLED/SPALLING WINDOW SILLS AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS AT EXPOSURE #4 SOUTH ELEVATION

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-01-13

PARTIAL VACATE ORDER DUE TO SEVERELY CRACKED/SPALLED STUCCO ON CHIMNEY AND SEVERELY CRACKED/SPALLED WINDOW SILL AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS AT EXP4 SOUTH ELEVATION.REMEDY:VACATE COURTYARD AT EXP4 SOUTH ELEV AND RESTRIC T ACCESS TO VACATED AREA

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2023-09-07Apt UNIT: ST 1&2commercial

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 2020-10-30

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2015-02-05

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2014-02-25

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2012-04-26

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

GREENLAND ESTATES LLC

Head officer

CHAYA WEISS

Managing agent

BARRY WEISS

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

104 TERRACE VIEW AVENUEMANHATTAN 1211 WHEELER AVENUEBRONX 1218 WHEELER AVENUEBRONX 1219 WHEELER AVENUEBRONX 1686 CLAY AVENUEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$27,500

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.

DEFAULTConstructionClass 12025-06-16$25,000 due

ConstructionClass 12024-12-17$2,500 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 sale2011-06-28 · $1,580,000

Most recent mortgage2020-07-23 · $1,822,676.93

Mortgage2020-07-23$1,822,676.93

borrower APPLE ESTATE LLC, GREENLAND ESTATES LLC, CFW REALTY LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2016-05-19$4,902,715.76

borrower GREENLAND ESTATES LLC, CFW REALTY LLC, APPLE ESTATES LLC · lender BANKUNITED, N.A.

Mortgage2012-03-29$1,600,000

borrower GREENLAND ESTATES LLC, APPLE ESTATES LLC · lender PROVIDENT BANK

Sale2011-06-28$1,580,000

1690 CLAY LLC → GREENLAND ESTATES LLC

Sale2008-06-24$1,536,000

ANN-GUR REALTY CORPORATION → 1690 CLAY 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