2165 Matthews Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-04322-0051BIN 2049437

Concern level3 of 4

High

014 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 16 apartments
024 of those issued in the last 3 years
0310 active DOB violation(s)
041 eviction executed in the last 3 years
052 DOB fines lost by default (unpaid)

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 3 stabilized units with New York State for 2020 — of about 62 apartments.

2018 — 3 units registered2020 — 3

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1959

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade C — below average

ENERGY STAR score 59 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 building

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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-05-15

§ 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 LATCH AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 4th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-05-15

§ 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 LATCH AT DOOR LEADING TO STAIRCASE AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-10-15

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM SIGN MISSING

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-10-15

§ 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 STAIR A DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 6TH STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water14

Plumbing10

Water Leak2

General1

PlumbingWater Supply2026-04-05 · closed

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1698

Noise reports · last 12 mo

142

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1363

Street/Sidewalk229

Unspecified44

Vehicle33

Commercial29

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

321

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony128

Misdemeanor129

Violation64

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 · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-30

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · EARCX-FAILURE TO SUBMIT EER NONE2023-04-22

FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 IN 2022

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2022-12-01

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-12-04Apt 2Jresidential

2018-07-19Apt 2Aresidential

2018-06-07Apt 3-Hresidential

2018-03-06Apt 2-Jresidential

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 2025-11-18

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2015-03-04

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

2165 MATTHEWS AVENUE OWNERS INC

Head officer

GEORGE CHO

Managing agent

JOHN B LOVETT

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

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.

DEFAULTElevatorsClass 12021-12-08$6,250 penalty

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22021-04-28$6,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1987-07-20 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2026-05-29 · $200,000

Mortgage2026-05-29$200,000