1997 Hughes Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03068-0081BIN 2011983

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

01143 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 74 apartments
02116 of those issued in the last 3 years
0321 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 active DOB violation(s)
058 evictions executed in the last 3 years
062 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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 73 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 74 apartments.

2018 — 73 units registered2023 — 73

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.

How to request your rent history →

Rent regulation

The building

1925

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 11 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 building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

491

Open now

3728

On record

143

Open Class C

275

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 2026-10-14

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MARBLE SADDLE AT BULKHEAD LANDING , SECTION ''GHI''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-14RENT-IMPAIRING

567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT .. YARD

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-14

§ 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 , SECTION ''GHI''

Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5GIssued 2026-10-02

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5G, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''GHI''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

884

All time

226

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition170

Paint/Plaster144

Plumbing105

Flooring/Stairs94

Heat/Hot Water90

Door/Window73

Water Leak60

Electric50

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

990

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential472

Street/Sidewalk413

Vehicle48

Commercial31

Unspecified24

Park2

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

559

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony211

Misdemeanor244

Violation104

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 7 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 OPTIONAL2026-06-09

REQUESTING FOR A STRUCTURAL STABILITY REPORT DUE TO OBSERVED VERTICAL CRACK ON THE EAST SECTION OF THE EXPOSURE 2 WALL EXTENDING VERTICALLY FROM THE 3RD STORY UP TO THE PARAPET WALL.

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-07-21Apt 4Gresidential

2026-02-18Apt 5Hresidential

2026-01-15Apt 4Hresidential

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 2026-06-18

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2026-06-18

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-05-15

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2023-03-02

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

1997 REALTY LLC

Head officer

CARL CHAIMS

Managing agent

CARL CHAIMS

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

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$9,280

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.

ConstructionClass 12026-08-30$6,250 due

DEFAULTConstructionClass 32026-06-30$500 due

DEFAULTConstructionClass 12026-06-09$2,530 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1973-06-29 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2022-11-08 · $336,326.62

Mortgage2022-11-08$336,326.62

borrower 1997 REALTY, LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2016-01-14$602,788.35

borrower 1997 REALTY, LLC · lender ASTORIA BANK

Mortgage2010-12-13$643,248.35

borrower 1997 REALTY, LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2003-12-10$782,428.87

borrower 1997 REALTY, LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2002-04-30$1,600,000

borrower 1997 REALTY , LLC. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

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