2978 East 196 Street

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-04249-0025BIN 2047767

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

014 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 10 apartments
021 open rent-impairing 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 35 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 38 apartments.

2018 — 36 units registered2023 — 35

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1925

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade C — below average

ENERGY STAR score 55 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 building5 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

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 1CIssued 2020-06-025+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5CIssued 2019-09-055+ YRS OLD

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5C, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''WEST''

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 10BIssued 1998-07-215+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT SOUTH WALL WEST ROOM 2ND STY NORTHEAST APT 10B EAST SECTION PERRETTI 718 829 9552 ER1. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Certified late

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 10BIssued 1998-07-215+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT NORTH WALL RADIATOR NORTHEAST ROOM 2ND STY NORTHEAST APT 10B EAST SECTION ER1. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Certified late

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water18

Appliance3

Unsanitary Condition3

Flooring/Stairs2

General2

Door/Window2

Plumbing1

Electric1

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

321

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential210

Unspecified52

Street/Sidewalk40

Vehicle17

Commercial2

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

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

138

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony58

Misdemeanor48

Violation32

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 8 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

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2017-05-17Apt C2residential

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

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 2010-11-05

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2010-09-28

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2008-10-23

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2008-06-30

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

JFS ASSOCIATES LLC

Head officer

JONATHAN RUHL

Managing agent

TOMAS APONTE

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

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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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1998-03-30 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2019-10-04 · $325,000

Mortgage2019-10-04$325,000

borrower JFS ASSOCIATES, LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2014-10-08$475,619.65

borrower JFS ASSOCIATES, LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2007-12-21$495,687.7

borrower JFS ASSOCIATES, LLC · lender SOVEREIGN BANK

Mortgage2003-01-27$738,942.67

borrower JFS ASSOCIATES, LLC · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage1998-09-14$213,888.17

borrower JFS ASSOCIATES, LLC · lender DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH

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