2008 Hughes Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03079-0022BIN 2012292Plain-text version

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0139 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 32 apartments
0237 of those issued in the last 3 years
0322 open rent-impairing violation(s)
044 active DOB violation(s)

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 OATH/ECB 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 — of about 32 apartments.

2018 — 26 units registered2023 — 26

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1913

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade A — most efficient

ENERGY STAR score 100 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 building64 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

279

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. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date.

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2089 ADM CODE THE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACATED BY AN ORDER OF THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER, UNTIL (1) AN APPLICATION AND PLAN FOR THE WORK REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE HAVE BEEN FILED WITH AND APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS, WHERE REQUIRED, (2) SUCH WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY THE OWNER AND APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS WHERE REQUIRED, (3) WHERE REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS, A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN OBTAINED AND (4) THE DEPARTMENT HAS INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THAT SUCH DWELLING IS HABITABLE. ENTIRE BUILDING UNDER VACATE ORDER # 260548 (POSTED DATE 3/19/2026 )

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1DIssued 2026-09-29RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE. IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1D, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt BBIssued 2026-08-11RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT BSMT-APT BB, 1st BSMT-APT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-05-08RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. PROPERLY SECURE METAL TREAD FIRST FROM BOTTOM UP AT 4TH STORY BALCONY FIRE ESCAPE AT WEST SECTION BUILDING REAR.

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water14

Water Leak8

Plumbing6

Paint/Plaster5

Unsanitary Condition5

Appliance4

Electric4

Flooring/Stairs2

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

1155

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential546

Street/Sidewalk453

Vehicle79

Commercial49

Unspecified26

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

578

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony221

Misdemeanor247

Violation110

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

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-05-27

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER #350583(031726FEU20601BP) DATED 3/17/26 REQUIRING OWNR TO RTAIN NYSPE TO SUBMT MEANS&METHDS TO FEU FOR DEMO&TEMP SHORNG BY 3/18/26 UNDR FLLTME ONSITE PE SUPERVISION AS OF 5/27/26,FEU HAS NOT RECEIVED PROPOSD MEANS&METHDS FOR REVIEW & APPRVL.IMMEDIATELY COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER #350583

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-03-17

STRUCTURE RENDERED NON-COMPLIANT . FIRE DAMAGE FROM THE FIRST TO THE 5TH FLOOR WITH SMOKE AND WATER DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE D,E, AND F LINES WHICH CHANGES TO D, E, F, AND G LINES FOR THE 4TH AND 5TH FLOORS TOTALING 17 APT'S WITH ROOF OPEN. ALL THE HALLWAY WINDOWS ARE REMOVED AND THERE IS BROKEN GLASS AND WATER AT VARIOUS AREAS.

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-03-17

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER.BLDG SFFRD FIRE DMG ON/AROUND3/16/26ROOF HAS MULT OPENINGS,&THE APTS IN THE BLDG HAVE FIRE&WATER DAMAGE CEILNG JOISTS& WALL STUDS IN SOME APTS ON E&F LINES HAVE BENE COMPROMSD.OWNR TO IMMED RTAIN NYSPE&GC REG E/DOB TO 1.SEAL ALL ROOF OPENINGS,2.PRVDE TEMP LIGHTNG OF PUBLIC HALLWYS,3.CLEAN UP

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "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.

ConstructionHazardous2004-04-14$800 penalty

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2018-01-30Apt 2Fresidential

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: repair & harassment cases

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 2026-05-26

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2011-07-26

False Certification Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2006-08-25

False Certification Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2006-01-05

Heat / hot water

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

Ferrab Realty LLC

Head officer

Angel Collazo

Managing agent

GENYC REALTY LLC

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

1001 HOME STREETBRONX 109 HENWOOD PLACEBRONX 111 HENWOOD PLACEBRONX 1142 COLLEGE AVENUEBRONX 116 EAST MOSHOLU PARKWAY SOUTHBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1998-07-28 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2017-06-02 · $700,000

Mortgage2017-06-02$700,000

borrower FERRAB REALTY LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Mortgage2008-10-21$966,870.98

borrower FERRAB REALTY LLC · lender CAPITAL ONE, N.A.

Mortgage2002-02-11$490,514.13

borrower 2008 REALTY LLC · lender YONKERS SAVINGS ANDLOAN ASSOCIATION, FA

Sale1998-07-28no recorded price

O.T. REALTY CORP. → 2008 REALTY LLC

Mortgage1997-04-30$348,750

borrower OT REALTY CORP · lender EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION

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