1776 Castle Hill Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03998-0010BIN 2042266

Concern level3 of 4

High

0118 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 5 apartments
0216 of those issued in the last 3 years
037 open rent-impairing violation(s)
045 active DOB violation(s)
057 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 83 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 85 apartments.

2018 — 80 units registered2023 — 83

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

1936

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 27 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 building2 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

304

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 HAZARDOUSApt 3AIssued 2026-06-08

§ 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) NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL, EAST WALL, WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT SOUTH

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3AIssued 2026-06-08

§ 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) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, SOUTH WALL, EAST WALL, WEST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT SOUTH

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3AIssued 2026-06-08

§ 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) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT SOUTH

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3AIssued 2026-06-08

§ 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) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT SOUTH

Status: Defect letter issued

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

253

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition50

Heat/Hot Water44

Paint/Plaster39

Plumbing32

Door/Window31

Appliance16

Flooring/Stairs10

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

529

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential374

Street/Sidewalk78

Commercial39

Unspecified23

Vehicle15

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

217

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony72

Misdemeanor95

Violation50

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

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-06-13

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO CRACK/DISLODGED WINDOW SILL ON 6TH FLOOR A T EXP1.6TH FLOOR AT EXP4 AND LOOSE BRICK 2ND FLOOR OVER ADJACENT PARKI NG LOT AND BROKEN WINDOW PANE ON 3RD FLOOR FIRE ESCAPE LANDING AREA.RE MEDY:IMMEDIATELY TAKE AND PROVIDE SAFETY MEASURES TO SECURE PUBLIC SAF ETY,MAKE IMMEDIATE REPAIRS UNDER A NYS LIC PROFESSIONAL

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-06-13

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.OBSERVED CRACKS AT PARAPET AND DAMAGED JOINT,DEFECTED WINDOW SILL ON 2ND AND 6TH FLOOR MULTIPLE OPEN DAMAGED AT EXP1.CRACKS/SPALL AT EXP2 MULTIPLE AREAS.EXP3 SPALL AT PARAPET AREA.EXP4 LOOSE BRICK,DAMAGED WINDOW SILL,BROKEN WIND OW PANE,SPALLING BRICKS.REMEDY:REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2023-11-22

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

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 2014-08-19

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2008-06-17

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

MK FARMINGTON REALTY CORP

Head officer

ISIDOROS SFIKAS

Managing agent

MK FARMINGTON REALTY CORP

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

320 EAST 70 STREETMANHATTAN 417 WEST 205 STREETMANHATTAN

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.

ConstructionClass 32023-11-03$500 penalty

ConstructionClass 12023-08-11$1,250 penalty

ElevatorsClass 22022-01-14$312 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Changed hands in 2025 — new owners sometimes move to raise rents or deregulate units

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

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2025-08-01 · $7,500,000

Most recent mortgage2022-01-14 · $569,838.22

Sale2025-08-01$7,500,000

1776 CASTLE HILL APT. OWNERS, LLC, SHELLIE LAWRENCE LLC → MK FARMINGTON REALTY CORP.

Sale2025-08-01no recorded price

1776 CASTLE HILL APT. OWNERS, LLC → SHELLIE LAWRENCE LLC, 1776 CASTLE HILL APT. OWNERS, LLC

Mortgage2022-01-14$569,838.22

borrower 1776 CASTLE HILL APT. OWNERS, LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2017-01-30$2,621,838.78

borrower 1776 CASTLE HILL APT. OWNERS, LLC · lender ASTORIA BANK

Mortgage2010-01-11$1,526,860.97

borrower 1776 CASTLE HILL APT. OWNERS, LLC · lender SOVEREIGN 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

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