374 East 209 Street

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03355-0037BIN 2018585Plain-text version

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

01On HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program — the city's most-distressed-buildings list
02181 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 27 apartments
03155 of those issued in the last 3 years
0482 open rent-impairing violation(s)
056 active DOB violation(s)
061 eviction 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 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.

HPD enforcement

On the Alternative Enforcement Program

HPD placed this building in its Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 13), active since 2020-01-31. AEP is the city's response to its most distressed buildings — it had 1,016 open B/C violations at selection.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 27 stabilized units with New York State for 2018 — essentially all of the building's 27 apartments.

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.

How to request your rent history →

The building

1926

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

This building and the landlord's others

This building3 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

219

Open now

830

On record

181

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-HAZARDOUS2 violations

§27-2153 ADM CODE THE PREMISES HAS BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ALTERNATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM WHICH MAY RESULT IN BUILDING-WIDE INSPECTIONS, FEES, AND EXTENSIVE REPAIR WORK TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS AND UNDERLYING CONDITIONS. CHARGES FOR REPAIR WORK DONE PURSUANT TO THIS ORDER, IF NOT PAID, WILL BECOME LIENS ON THE PROPERTY · HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
§ 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. THE ENTIRE BUILDING UNDER VACATE ORDER NUMBER 261043, DATE 08/10/2026 · Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3AIssued 2026-08-115 violationsRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FIRE DAMAGE AT CEILING, WALLS AND FLOOR. WINDOWS BROKEN. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT KITCHEN AND BATHROOM IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

3 more from the same inspection

§ 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT CEILING, WALL OUTLETS AND LIGHT SWITCHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT KITCHEN AND BATHROOM IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-08-117 violations

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANES AT UPPER AND LOWER SASHES AT WINDOW IN BULKHEAD AT ROOF AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 5th STORY
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANES AT SKYLIGHT IN BULKHEAD AT ROOF AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 5th STORY

5 more from the same inspection

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD DECKING AND ASPHALT MATEIAL AT ROOF
§ 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT CEILING FIXTURES AT ALL STORIES AT PUBLIC HALL
§ 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT CEILING FIXTURES AT ALL STORIES AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANES AT UPPER AND LOWER SASHES AT WINDOW AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 4th STORY
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANES AT UPPER AND LOWER SASHES AT WINDOW AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 5th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1AIssued 2026-08-114 violationsRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FIRE DAMAGE AT CEILING, WALLS AND FLOORS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT KIITCHEN AND BATHROOM IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

2 more from the same inspection

§ 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT KITCHEN AND BATHROOM IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

139

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water51

Unsanitary Condition19

Plumbing18

Paint/Plaster13

Water Leak11

Door/Window9

Safety5

General4

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

728

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential397

Street/Sidewalk265

Unspecified34

Vehicle24

Commercial4

Park4

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

315

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony105

Misdemeanor118

Violation92

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.

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 OPTIONAL2026-08-06

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN A SAFE CONDITION.DUE TO FIRE ON 8/5/26,3RD FL APT3 PRTLYL CLLPSD INTO APT 2A@EXP 2/3 CRNR.SURROUNDNG FL FRAMNG@ 3RDFL &APT A,B,&C LINES@4TH FLS WERE SEV.1.OWNR TO RTAIN NYSPE TO EVAL ENT STRCTRE&FILE RPAIR DWGS W/DOB,2.BLDG TO BE PERM RPAIRD UNDR PRMT STRTNG BY 9/21/26&CMPL

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-08-06

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER.DUE TO FIRE ON 8/5/26,3RDFL APT 3A PARTIALLY CLLPSD INTO APTA AT EXP2/3 CRNR.SURROUNDNG FL FRAMNG@3RDFL&APT A,B,&C LINES@4TH&5THFL WERE SEV DMGD&SAGGNG.EXP3WALL INAD BRACED.OWNR TO RTAIN NYSPE,DOB REG GC,&ASBESTOS CNTRCTR TO IMMED: 1.PE TO SBMT MEANS& METHDS BY 8/7/26 TO FEU&DEP TO REVIEW/APPR

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-08-05

STRUCTURE RENDERED NON COMPLIANT AT TIME OF INSPECTION. DAMAGE OBSERVED TO HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED. PREMISES IS A 5 STORY WITH BASEMENT MASONRY NON FIRE PROOF BUILDING WITH HEAVY SMOKE,FIRE, AND WATER DAMAGE THROUGHOUT. WINDOWS MISSING ON ALL FLOORS,INTERIOR FLOOR COLLAPSE FROM 3RD FLOOR TO SECOND FLOOR. LARGE SECTION OF ROOF OPEN

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.

ConstructionClass 22016-03-18$1,200 penalty

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2024-03-26Apt 1Cresidential

2023-06-21Apt 1Aresidential

2018-04-03Apt 4Eresidential

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 2026-06-17

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2021-06-15

Comprehensive

CLOSEDOpened 2020-02-07

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2019-06-19

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

34 LYNCREST LLC

Head officer

MICHAEL GOLDSTEIN

Managing agent

MARC KATZ

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

1242 MORRIS AVENUEBRONX 1515 SELWYN AVENUEBRONX 1895 GRAND CONCOURSEBRONX

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2022-04-08 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2015-10-29 · $1,769,775.52

Sale2022-04-08no recorded price

1242 SUPERIOR APARTMENT 1, LLC → 34 LYNCREST LLC

Mortgage2015-10-29$1,769,775.52

borrower 1756 MK REALTY GROUP LLC, 1242 SUPERIOR APARTMENT I, LLC, 374 SUPERIOR APARTMENT, LLC · lender BANKUNITED, N.A.

Mortgage2012-10-15$370,739.54

borrower 374 SUPERIOR APARTMENT LLC · lender ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION

Sale2008-04-24$2,350,000

TEN SEVENTY ONE HOME CORP. → 374 SUPERIOR APARTMENT LLC

Mortgage2005-07-19$668,600.99

borrower TEN SEVENTY ONE HOME CORP · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY 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

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