1686 Clay Avenue
A 5-story building with 29 apartments, built in 1912, in the Bronx, NY 10457.
Addresses on the lot: 1684 to 1686 Clay Avenue.
HPD records as of October 29, 2026
1686 Clay Avenue has 5 open HPD violations. Tenants made 3 complaints to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 1686 W REALTY LLC. 28 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 1686 Clay Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 5 open violations as of October 29, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 0 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 2 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 3 |
No class C violation is open. 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments have one. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 3 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 29, 2026, 1 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 1686 Clay Avenue?
1686 Clay Avenue is registered with HPD to 1686 W REALTY LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in October 2022. HPD’s record has 7 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 21% of residential buildings in 10457 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 1686 Clay Avenue rent stabilized?
28 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 29 in 2019. That’s 28 of the building’s 29 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 1690 Clay Avenue23 apartments, built 1912
- 1680 Clay Avenue20 apartments, built 1912
- 1694 Clay Avenue23 apartments, built 1912
- 347 East 173rd Street21 apartments, built 1912
- 343 East 173rd Street21 apartments, built 1915
- 1705 Anthony Avenue22 apartments, built 1913
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 29, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 2-02889-0005.