75 West 190 Street

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03214-0001BIN 2014648

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0115 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
0215 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 open rent-impairing violation(s)
047 active DOB violation(s)
051 eviction executed in the last 3 years
06$5,000 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.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 4), discharged 2011-07-08.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 50 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 48 apartments.

2018 — 50 units registered2023 — 50

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

1928

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 46 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 building5 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

287

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 2FIssued 2026-10-06

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, 1st RISER FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2FIssued 2026-09-25

§ 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 1; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5CIssued 2026-09-03

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-03

§ 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 FIRE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water44

Unsanitary Condition12

Paint/Plaster9

Water Leak6

Door/Window5

Safety4

Flooring/Stairs2

General1

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

1154

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential567

Street/Sidewalk505

Vehicle45

Unspecified31

Commercial3

Park2

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

418

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony158

Misdemeanor182

Violation78

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 8 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 OPTIONAL2026-08-13

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO HAZARDOUS FACADE CONDITIONS:STEP CRACKED BRICK W/DISPLACED MASONRY CORNICE.PARAPET LVL CRACKED/DISPLACED @ CHIMNEY. REMEDY: IMMEDIATELY TAKE/PROVIDE ADEQUATE SAFETY MEASURES TO SECURE/PROTECT PUBLIC & PROTECTION @ AT ALL EXPS(EX1S,2W,3N & 4EAST) MAKE IMMED ADEQ REPAIR TO DEFECTIVE FACADE U/SUPV OF NYS LIC. PROFESSI

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-03-03

EWO OBSERVED AT EXP 1 SOUTH ELEVATION FIRE ESCAPE RAILING TOP PLATE JOINT SEPERATED AT THE TOP FLOOR LEVEL, CAUSING IMMENET HAZARD FOR PUBLICSAFETY. IMMEDIATELY REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE AREA OF FIRE ESCAPE UNDER NYS PE/RA SUPERVISION

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-09-23Apt 2Eresidential

2023-09-25Apt 1Aresidential

2023-03-16Apt 3Hresidential

2023-03-03Apt 5Aresidential

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 2019-03-19

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2013-01-25

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2012-09-19

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2010-07-15

Access Warrant - lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

THE WHOLE TRUTH LLC D

Head officer

STEVE FINKELSTEIN

Managing agent

ROGER TATE

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

2500 UNIVERSITY AVENUEBRONX 2770 KINGSBRIDGE TERRACEBRONX 2785 SEDGWICK AVENUEBRONX 3018 HEATH AVENUEBRONX 686 ROSEWOOD STREETBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$5,000

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 12026-08-13$5,000 due

ConstructionClass 12025-03-03$5,030 penalty

BoilersClass 22024-12-16$655 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2020-02-25 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2020-02-25 · $7,260,332.4

Mortgage2020-02-25$7,260,332.4

borrower THE WHOLE TRUTH LLC D, ABBOTT ASSOCIATES LLC D, 1791 WALTON AVENUE LLC D, LIL CHARLIE LLC D, TREMM ASSOCIATES LLC D, MICBRY ASSOCIATES LLC D · lender MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.

Sale2020-02-25no recorded price

THE WHOLE TRUTH LLC → THE WHOLE TRUTH LLC D

Mortgage2017-06-20$874,128

borrower THE WHOLE TRUTH LLC · lender BANKUNITED, N.A.

Mortgage2017-06-20$8,275,872

borrower THE WHOLE TRUTH LLC · lender M&T BANK

Mortgage2016-02-11$10,280,457.65

borrower WONDER BOY LLC, FAR OUT LLC, MAX T LLC, THE WHOLE TRUTH LLC, LA VERDAD LLC, 686 ROSEWOOD AVE LLC · lender M&T 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