319 East 197 Street

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03290-0065BIN 2016730Plain-text version

Concern level3 of 4

High

01Housing court found tenant harassment in 1 case
028 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
037 of those issued in the last 3 years
041 active DOB violation(s)
053 evictions executed in the last 3 years
061 OATH/ECB fine 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 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 29 stabilized units with New York State for 2022 — of about 30 apartments.

2020 — 29 units registered2022 — 29

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 D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 38 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 building25 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

644

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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2AIssued 2025-05-292 violations

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4DIssued 2025-05-22

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT FIRE ESCAPE LOWER WINDOW SASH IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2AIssued 2025-05-15

§ 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 IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2AIssued 2025-04-18

§ 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 DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

201

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water104

Plumbing25

Unsanitary Condition16

Water Leak14

Paint/Plaster12

Door/Window10

General9

Flooring/Stairs7

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

1307

Noise reports · last 12 mo

109

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential763

Street/Sidewalk414

Vehicle69

Unspecified49

Commercial12

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

530

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony204

Misdemeanor235

Violation91

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

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 OPTIONAL1990-08-03

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

$6,250

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.

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22025-02-25$6,250 due

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-08-28Apt 4Dresidential

2025-07-02Apt 2Aresidential

2025-02-26Apt 4Eresidential

2023-03-30Apt 1Wresidential

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

A court found tenant harassment.

A harassment finding is a judge's ruling, not a complaint — the strongest signal in this report.

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 2025-02-03

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-12-27

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-12-20

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-01-09

Tenant action

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

EAST 319 HOLDINGS LLC

Head officer

YOEL SHAFER

Managing agent

EAST 319 HOLDINGS LLC

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

1052 CLAY AVENUEBRONX 1057 TELLER AVENUEBRONX 1107 BOYNTON AVENUEBRONX 1109 BOYNTON AVENUEBRONX 1134 BRYANT AVENUEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2021-04-29 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2021-04-29 · $1,320,621.08

Mortgage2021-04-29$1,320,621.08

borrower EAST 319 HOLDINGS LLC · lender ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING I LLC

Sale2021-04-29no recorded price

A1 EQUITIES LLC → EAST 319 HOLDINGS LLC

Mortgage2017-10-04$1,115,146.49

borrower A1 EQUITIES LLC · lender CUSTOMERS BANK

Sale2015-04-29$3,509,755

319 EAST 197 LLC → A1 EQUITIES LLC

Mortgage2009-08-19$873,226.91

borrower 319 EAST 197 LLC · lender BANK OF SMITHTOWN

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 2020 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 90-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2020

Most recent

90-day noticewater/sewer only2020-02-12

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