2394 Belmont Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03074-0044BIN 2012173

Concern level3 of 4

High

016 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
024 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 active DOB violation(s)
053 evictions executed in the last 3 years
06$17,500 in unpaid DOB fines

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 26 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 24 apartments.

2018 — 24 units registered2023 — 26

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

1911

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building4 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

336

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

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS SOUTH 2 APARTMENT # 2 UNDER VACATE ORDER # 260689 ( POSTED 5/6/2026 ) IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-05-06

§ 27-2005 HMC: IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE A FIRE GUARD AS DIRECTED BY THE NYC DEPT. OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD) AND/OR THE NYC DEPT. OF BUILDINGS (DOB) TO PROTECT AGAINST FIRE HAZARDS OBSERVED BY HPD AND/OR DOB. FIRE HAZARDS OBSERVED BY HPD HAVE RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL HPD VIOLATION(S): #18862942 AND 18862930 IN ORDER TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY AGAINST IMMINENT FIRE HAZARDS OBSERVED, A FIRE GUARD MUST BE PROVIDED FORTHWITH FOR CONTINUOUS 24 HOUR COVERAGE, NOTWITHSTANDING THE CORRECTION AND CERTIFICATION DATES SET FORTH ABOVE (THE CORRECTION AND CERTIFICATION DATES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE APPLICABLE FOR PURPOSES OF CIVIL PENALTIES THAT MAY BE ASSESSED PURSUANT TO NYC ADMINISTRATIVE CODE § 27-2115, BUT DO NOT REFLECT THE DATE BY WHICH A FIRE GUARD MUST BE PROVIDED). A FIRE GUARD MUST BE PROVIDED IMMEDIATELY DUE TO THE EXIGENCY OF THE DANGEROUS FIRE HAZARD CONDITIONS OBSERVED. THE VIOLATION REQUIRING A FIRE GUARD TO BE PROVIDED WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE FIRE HAZARDS RESULTING IN THE HPD VIOLATION(S) REFERENCED ABOVE AND/OR THE FIRE HAZARDS RESULTING IN RELATED DOB VIOLATION(S) HAVE BEEN DISMISSED.

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2Issued 2026-05-06RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 231 M/D LAW PROVIDE LEGAL SECOND MEANS OF EGRESS AND FILE APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL BEFORE DOING THE WORK IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-05-06

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DEFECTIVE FIRE PASSAGEWAY NORTH AND SOUTH DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AS PER § 53 OF THE MULTIPLE DWELLING LAW AND RCNY §15-10(n) FIREPROOF PASSAGEWAY AT LEAST 3 FEET WIDE AND 7 FEET HIGH LEADING DIRECTLY TO A STREET

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Paint/Plaster21

Unsanitary Condition13

Plumbing9

Door/Window9

Safety6

Heat/Hot Water6

Electric4

Appliance3

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

1680

Noise reports · last 12 mo

140

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential763

Street/Sidewalk546

Commercial259

Vehicle72

Unspecified36

Park3

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

549

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony198

Misdemeanor240

Violation111

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 9 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 OPTIONAL2026-04-21

STRUCTURE RENDERED NON-COMPLIANT. DUE TO FIRE AT 660 EAST 187TH STREET. THE ROOF HAS PARTIALLY COLLAPSED WITH IN THE STRUCTURE AS WELL AS A PARTIAL COLLAPSE OF THE PARAPET WALL. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER COLLAPSE. VACATE REAR YARD FORTHWITH.

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-12-05Apt 13residential

2024-12-18Apt 23residential

2023-10-25Apt 25residential

2023-06-27Apt 7residential

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 2022-03-16

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2021-08-18

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2017-02-28

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2016-04-26

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

CHT 2394 TRUST

Head officer

MOSHE TAUB

Managing agent

ZEV MILTZ

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

536 EAST 168 STREETBRONX 650 EAST 187 STREETBRONX 660 EAST 187 STREETBRONX 701 ST NICHOLAS AVENUEMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$17,500

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.

ConstructionClass 12026-05-04$2,500 due

UnknownClass 22026-05-04$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 22026-05-04$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 12026-05-04$12,500 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2014-08-11 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1992-06-12 · $50,000

Sale2014-08-11no recorded price

TAUB, MOSHE → ISSACHAR D TAUB, TRUSTEE, NAFTALI M TAUB, TRUSTEE, CHT 2394 TRUST, MOSHE TAUB, TRUSTEE

Mortgage1992-06-12$50,000

borrower TAUB, MOSHE · lender ROSENBAUM, SOFIA

Mortgage1990-03-19$350,000

borrower TAUB, MOSHE · lender ROSENBAUM, SOFIA

Mortgage1987-01-23$618,000

borrower TAUB, MOSHE · lender ROSENBERGER, HILDA

Sale1986-12-30no recorded price

2394 REALTY CORP → TAUB, MOSHE

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