# 277 Van Cortlandt Avenue East, Bronx, NY

Public-record building report from Know Your Building (https://knowyourbuilding.nyc/building/2033360001/277-van-cortlandt-avenue-east-bronx).
BBL 2033360001 · BIN 2018037 · Generated 2026-10-23

## Concern level: high

- 2 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 32 apartments
- 1 of those issued in the last 3 years
- 9 active DOB violation(s)
- 2 evictions executed in the last 3 years
- 1 OATH/ECB fine lost by default (unpaid)

Scale: low, moderate, high, severe. Set from open hazardous violations relative to building size, raised by distress signals (HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program, court harassment findings, evictions, unpaid OATH/ECB fines, open housing-court cases, a sold tax lien). It describes the public record, not any one apartment.

## Rent stabilization

Likely rent-stabilized. The owner registered 62 stabilized units for 2023, of about 63 apartments.
Registered units by year: 2018: 62, 2019: 62, 2020: 62, 2021: 62, 2022: 62, 2023: 62.
No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized; tenants can request their rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal.

## The building

built 1967, 6 floors, 63 residential units.

## HPD housing-maintenance violations

5 open (class C immediately hazardous: 2, class B hazardous: 0, class A non-hazardous: 3); 79 on record.
1 open class-C violations were issued in the last 3 years.

## DOB building violations

9 active (0 issued in the last 3 years); 29 on record.

## OATH/ECB violations and fines

1 active of 7 on record; 1 decided by default; $6,250 balance due.

## 311 housing complaints

11 in the last 12 months; 30 on record.
Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (6), WATER LEAK (5), HEAT/HOT WATER (4), ELEVATOR (3), APPLIANCE (3).

## Bedbugs

4 annual bedbug filings by the owner; latest reports 0 infested units.

## Evictions

2 executed in the last 3 years; 3 on record.

## Housing court (HPD litigation)

4 cases on record, 0 open, 4 tenant-initiated, 0 with a court finding of harassment.

## Landlord

- CorporateOwner: ALPINE EAST REALTY LLC
- Agent: ALPINE EAST REALTY LLC
- HeadOfficer: JOHN SIMONLACAJ
- Officer: DRITA SIMONLACAJ
- SiteManager: JOHN SIMONLACAJ

## Sources and limits

NYC Open Data (HPD, DOB, OATH/ECB, 311, DOF, PLUTO) and NYS DHCR building lists. This is a screening signal from public records, not legal advice; records lag and contain errors. Full interactive report with violation details and maps: https://knowyourbuilding.nyc/building/2033360001/277-van-cortlandt-avenue-east-bronx