600 East 178 Street

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03068-0055BIN 2011976

Concern level3 of 4

High

0113 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
0210 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 active DOB violation(s)
042 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.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 4), discharged 2011-04-18.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 43 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 43 apartments.

2018 — 42 units registered2023 — 43

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

1929

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 20 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 building66 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

656

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 3CIssued 2026-09-25

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3CIssued 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 HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3CIssued 2026-09-18

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2BIssued 2024-04-22

§ 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 FRAME AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''SOUTH''

Status: Civ14 Mailed

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

210

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water55

Unsanitary Condition38

Paint/Plaster33

Water Leak21

Plumbing17

Door/Window14

Flooring/Stairs10

Appliance9

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

1006

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential478

Street/Sidewalk423

Vehicle50

Commercial25

Unspecified21

House of Worship5

Park4

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

534

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony202

Misdemeanor230

Violation102

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

2024–20252 infested · 2 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2021–20220 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 · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2021-04-29

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-05-12Apt 6Eresidential

2023-08-30Apt GROUND FLOOR STOREcommercial

2023-08-10Apt 2Bresidential

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.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

600 E. 178th St. LLC

Head officer

Rick Herman

Managing agent

Josh Spitzer

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

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$4,375

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.

ConstructionClass 12026-08-04$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 22026-08-04$1,250 due

ElevatorsClass 22019-07-06$625 due

ElevatorsClass 22019-06-24$655 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2016-03-07 · $8,825,000

Most recent mortgage2019-09-27 · $1,087,220.57

Mortgage2019-09-27$1,087,220.57

borrower 600 E. 178TH ST LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2016-03-07$1,082,164.01

borrower 600 E. 178TH ST. LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Sale2016-03-07$8,825,000

ARTHUR REALTY MANAGEMENT ESTATES LLC → 600 E. 178TH ST. LLC

Mortgage2013-05-01$1,559,441.17

borrower ARTHUR REALTY MANAGEMENT ESTATES LLC · lender CUSTOMERS BANK

Sale2012-05-14no recorded price

ARTHUR REALTY MANAGEMENT EQUITIES LLC → ARTHUR REALTY MANAGEMENT ESTATES 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