215 East 197th Street

A 5-story building with 51 apartments, built in 1923, in the Bronx, NY 10458.

HPD records as of November 4, 2026

82open HPD violations22 immediately hazardous

26complaints to HPD, past year12 about heat or hot water

51rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2019

March 2025latest housing court case19 cases on record, all years

215 East 197th Street has 82 open HPD violations, 22 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 26 complaints to HPD in the past year, 12 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 215 EAST 197 ESTATES LLC. 51 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2019.

Does 215 East 197th Street have open violations?

Yes: 82 open violations as of November 4, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

Class	Deadline	Open
C, immediately hazardous	24 hours for most	22
B, hazardous	30 days	38
A, non-hazardous	About 90 days	22

It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size

Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 18 have been closed.

Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 26 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 4, 2026, 12 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.

Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.

Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD

Who owns 215 East 197th Street?

215 East 197th Street is registered with HPD to 215 EAST 197 ESTATES LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person 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 March 2025. HPD’s record has 19 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.

It was once in HPD’s Alternative Enforcement Program, for the city’s worst-maintained buildings, and has since left it.

It is on the city’s Speculation Watch List: rent-regulated buildings sold at prices that suggest the buyer plans to push rents up.

City marshals carried out 2 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 24% of residential buildings in 10458 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 215 East 197th Street rent stabilized?

51 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2019, down from 52 in 2018. That’s 51 of the building’s 51 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

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 4, 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 2-03304-0141.