1378 Boston Road

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-02962-0011BIN 2010188

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

01On HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program — the city's most-distressed-buildings list
0268 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 14 apartments
0331 of those issued in the last 3 years
045 open rent-impairing violation(s)
058 active DOB violation(s)
06Tax lien sold at the city's lien sale — a sign of financial distress
072 DOB fines 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.

HPD enforcement

On the Alternative Enforcement Program

HPD placed this building in its Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 18), active since 2025-01-31. AEP is the city's response to its most distressed buildings — it had 708 open B/C violations at selection.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 13 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 14 apartments.

2018 — 13 units registered2023 — 13

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1905

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

444

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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§27-2153 ADM CODE THE PREMISES HAS BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ALTERNATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM WHICH MAY RESULT IN BUILDING-WIDE INSPECTIONS, FEES, AND EXTENSIVE REPAIR WORK TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS AND UNDERLYING CONDITIONS. CHARGES FOR REPAIR WORK DONE PURSUANT TO THIS ORDER, IF NOT PAID, WILL BECOME LIENS ON THE PROPERTY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-08-31

§ 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED WIRING AT ELECTRICAL BREAKER PANAL AND ELECTRIC METERS AT BASEMENT

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-08-31

§ 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 HINGES AT BULKHEAD DORR AT WEST AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-08-31

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

103

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water29

Unsanitary Condition27

Paint/Plaster19

Water Leak8

Flooring/Stairs5

Plumbing4

Safety4

Door/Window3

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

1034

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk421

Residential374

Commercial134

Vehicle67

Unspecified37

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

550

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony169

Misdemeanor265

Violation116

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

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

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 2023-10-17

Comprehensive

CLOSEDOpened 2021-08-19

Comp Supplemental Cases

CLOSEDOpened 2020-03-13

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2020-02-25

Comprehensive

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

Arthur Gibbons Trust

Head officer

Chico GIBBONS

Managing agent

Charles Winston

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$6,280

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 22025-12-11$1,280 due

ConstructionClass 12025-09-26$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 12025-09-25$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 22023-01-24$1,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2021-09-21 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2025-08-27 · $1,000,000

Mortgage2025-08-27$1,000,000

borrower THE ARTHUR GIBBONS LIVING TRUST · lender ERIC GOLDFINE SERPT, GOLDFINE, TRUSTEE, ERIC

Sale2021-09-21no recorded price

GIBBONS HOLDING COMPANY, GIBBONS, ARTHUR → GIBBONS, CHICO F, GIBBONS, ARTHUR, GIBBONS, WYLODINE, GIBBONS, ROBYN D, ARTHUR GIBBONS LIVING TRUST

Sale1986-01-29no recorded price

ALL FAITHS HOLY TEMPLE I → GIBBONS, ARTHUR/DBA, GIBBONS HOLDING COMPANY

Mortgage1976-08-30no recorded price

borrower ALL FAITHS HOLY TEMPLE INC · lender HENDERSON E WILLIAMS, GLADYS WILLIAMS

Sale1975-10-15no recorded price

MERKER MOE, MERKER ANNE → ALL FAITHS HOLY TEMPLE INC

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

The lien was sold in the 2019 tax-lien sale

The owner's unpaid property taxes (and possibly water charges) went unresolved through a series of notices, and the debt reached the city's Final Sale list — the lien was sold to a private collector who can add interest and fees.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

10-day noticeincl. property tax2025-05-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2025-04-01

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

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