636 East 231 Street

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-04833-0058BIN 2063241

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0139 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 31 apartments
028 of those issued in the last 3 years
036 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0411 active DOB violation(s)
05$9,100 in unpaid DOB fines

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 31 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 31 apartments.

2018 — 31 units registered2023 — 31

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

1929

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 7 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 building4 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

137

Open now

760

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 5AIssued 2025-11-28

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''638'', 1st FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5AIssued 2025-11-28

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''638'', 1st FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5AIssued 2025-07-07

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-08-19

§ 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 (DEFECTIVE CLOSER ARM DEVICE ON DOOR LEADING FROM LOBBY TO SOUTH COURT YARD OF BUILDING ) AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

130

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water28

Paint/Plaster28

Unsanitary Condition24

Plumbing10

Flooring/Stairs10

Water Leak8

Door/Window7

Electric6

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

52875

Noise reports · last 12 mo

4406

≈ per month

100

% from neighbors

Residential52757

Street/Sidewalk104

Unspecified6

Commercial5

Vehicle3

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

381

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony121

Misdemeanor189

Violation71

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.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2024-12-01

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

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2021-04-29

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

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2011-12-13

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 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 2017-09-08

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2015-07-14

Comp Supplemental Cases

CLOSEDOpened 2014-11-20

Comprehensive

CLOSEDOpened 2014-01-13

False Certification Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

318 REALTY CO

Head officer

WARREN LEVIE

Managing agent

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

2458 GRAND AVENUEBRONX 3149 PERRY AVENUEBRONX 3530 BAINBRIDGE AVENUEBRONX 646 EAST 231 STREETBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$9,100

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 12026-10-02$2,500 due

UnknownClass 12026-10-02$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 12026-10-02$2,500 due

UnknownClass 12026-10-02$1,600 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Changed hands in 2026 — 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 sale2026-08-11 · $1,650,000

Most recent mortgage2026-08-11 · $6,000,000

Sale2026-08-11$1,650,000

318 REALTY CO. → 869 58TH STREET CORP., 636-638 EAST 231 STREET OWNER LLC

Mortgage2026-08-11$6,000,000

borrower 2460 GRAND AVENUE OWNER LLC, 636-638 EAST 231 STREET OWNER LLC, 869 58TH STREET CORP., 642-650 EAST 231 STREET OWNER LLC · lender GRAND BRONX HOLDINGS LLC

Mortgage1997-09-18$552,859.08

borrower 318 REALTY CO · lender HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK

Mortgage1987-03-25$395,205.08

borrower 318 REALTY CO. · lender CROSSLAND SAVINGS BANK

Sale1984-04-16no recorded price

735 REALTY CO. → 318 REALTY CO.

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