213 West 238 Street

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03271-0128BIN 2016212

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0145 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 59 apartments
0221 of those issued in the last 3 years
039 open rent-impairing violation(s)
044 active DOB violation(s)
052 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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 55 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 59 apartments.

2018 — 59 units registered2023 — 55

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

1923

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 building8 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

114

Open now

553

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 HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WIRED GLASS PANE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT WEST WALL AT INTERMEDIATE LANDING AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY, SECTION ''213''

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 20Issued 2026-09-17

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 20, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''217''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3Issued 2026-05-08

§ 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) SOUTH WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Certification Postponment Denied

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3Issued 2026-05-08

§ 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) WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Certification Postponment Denied

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

234

All time

Last 12 months

Plumbing49

Unsanitary Condition44

Heat/Hot Water44

Paint/Plaster34

Flooring/Stairs19

Door/Window15

Water Leak14

Electric6

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

467

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential241

Street/Sidewalk79

Vehicle75

Commercial49

Unspecified17

Park6

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

228

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony60

Misdemeanor131

Violation37

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 6 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 · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-20

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-20

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE2022-06-01

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2024-06-20Apt 217-06residential

2024-02-14Apt 28residential

2019-10-17Apt 22residential

2019-03-28Apt 06residential

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 2026-03-31

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2024-06-20

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-07-05

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-05-31

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

LAL W238 MANAGEMENT CO., LLC

Head officer

LESLIE LERNER

Managing agent

LAL PROPERTY MGMT CORP

8 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

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2017-10-30 · $12,500,000

Most recent mortgage2020-12-23 · $7,762,594.24

Mortgage2020-12-23$7,762,594.24

borrower L.A.L. W238 MANAGEMENT CO,LLC. · lender STERLING NATIONAL BANK

Mortgage2020-12-23$862,405.76

borrower L.A.L. W238 MANAGEMENT CO,LLC. · lender STERLING NATIONAL BANK

Mortgage2017-10-30$4,301,886.35

borrower L.A.L. W238 MANAGEMENT CO,LLC, L.A.L. BAILEY MANAGEMENT CO,LLC · lender ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY

Sale2017-10-30$12,500,000

NYSANDY9 KINGSBRIDGE 1 LLC → L.A.L. LITTLE ITALY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC

Sale2017-10-30no recorded price

L.A.L. LITTLE ITALY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC → L.A.L. W238 MANAGEMENT CO., 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

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

10-day noticeincl. property tax2025-05-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2025-04-01

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale