1218 Wheeler Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03772-0014BIN 2025109

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

019 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 11 apartments
028 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 active DOB violation(s)

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 10 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 11 apartments.

2018 — 10 units registered2023 — 10

J-51 tax benefit

Rent stabilization here may be tied to a tax benefit and can end when the benefit expires.

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

1913

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building8 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

217

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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-13

§ 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 VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 8Issued 2026-09-28

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 8, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 8Issued 2026-09-28

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD-PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE AND EITHER TESTED INCONCLUSIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AT 0.5MG/CM2 OR TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT ON A METAL OR CERAMIC SUBSTRATE AS SET FORTH IN (28 RCNY §11-07(b)) USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(b)(2). CEILING IN THE 6th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 8, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 8Issued 2026-09-28

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) CEILING, WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 8, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition22

Paint/Plaster17

Heat/Hot Water14

Plumbing11

Door/Window10

Water Leak8

Flooring/Stairs4

Electric3

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

695

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential296

Street/Sidewalk222

Commercial127

Vehicle39

Unspecified11

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

527

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony168

Misdemeanor301

Violation58

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 5 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 OPTIONAL2026-08-04

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER AS PER SECTION 28.301.1 OF THE NYC ADMIN CODE.NOTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION,OBSERVED VE RTICAL STEP CRACK AT EXPOSURE 4 ALSO STEP CRACK AT EXPOSURE 3 PARAPET LEVEL.REMEDY:REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2017-02-24

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

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 2017-04-12

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2009-03-09

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2007-10-17

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2007-04-19

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

1218 W REALTY LLC

Head officer

CHAYA WEISS

Managing agent

BARRY WEISS

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

104 TERRACE VIEW AVENUEMANHATTAN 1211 WHEELER AVENUEBRONX 1219 WHEELER AVENUEBRONX 1686 CLAY AVENUEBRONX 1690 CLAY AVENUEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$2,500

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 12026-08-04$2,500 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2014-05-05 · $825,000

Most recent mortgage2019-09-20 · $299,921.4

Mortgage2019-09-20$299,921.4

borrower 1218 W REALTY LLC · lender FLUSHING BANK

Sale2014-05-05$825,000

KARGOR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC → 1218 W REALTY LLC

Mortgage2014-05-05$140,943.73

borrower 1218 W REALTY LLC · lender FLUSHING BANK

Mortgage2014-05-05$409,556.27

borrower 1218 W REALTY LLC · lender FLUSHING BANK

Mortgage2005-07-15$472,460.71

borrower KARGOR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC. · lender EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION

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