2219 Givan Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-05141-7501BIN 2111961

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 90 apartments
022 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 101 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 180 apartments.

2018 — 101 units registered2023 — 101

421-a 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.

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Rent regulation

The building

2013

Built

Floors

180

Residential units

Condominium

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade B — above average

ENERGY STAR score 83 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 building13 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 11AIssued 2021-07-155+ YRS OLD

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 11A, 11th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 10EIssued 2021-04-135+ YRS OLD

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 10E, 10th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 6DIssued 2026-07-01

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BUZZER AND RETURN VOICE INTERCOM SYSTEM FROM BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR UP TO PANEL AT SOUTH WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 6D, 6th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-06-13

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition34

Heat/Hot Water18

Plumbing9

Paint/Plaster7

General5

Door/Window4

Flooring/Stairs4

Safety2

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 lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Unspecified12

Residential11

Street/Sidewalk5

Commercial3

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly unspecified) — 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

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

128

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony45

Misdemeanor61

Violation22

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

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

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

2025-12-15Apt 6Eresidential

2025-01-15Apt 5Gresidential

2023-10-16Apt 7Kresidential

2023-04-11Apt 10Jresidential

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 2024-08-05

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2023-09-27

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2022-05-02

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2020-02-21

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

COUNCIL TOWERS VII HDFC

Head officer

DAVID GREENFIELD

Managing agent

METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ON JEWISH POVERTY

13 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

No recorded sales or mortgages found in ACRIS for this lot.

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