243 West 179th Street
A 6-story building with 255 apartments, built in 1926, in the Bronx, NY 10453.
Addresses on the lot: 1950 Andrews Avenue.
HPD records as of October 23, 2026
243 West 179th Street has 378 open HPD violations, 107 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 296 complaints to HPD in the past year, 29 about heat or hot water. It is registered to SYDNEY ENGEL ASSOCIATES LP. 225 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 243 West 179th Street have open violations?
Yes: 378 open violations as of October 23, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 107 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 184 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 87 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 80 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 296 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 23, 2026, 29 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 243 West 179th Street?
243 West 179th Street is registered with HPD to SYDNEY ENGEL ASSOCIATES LP. 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 September 2026. HPD’s record has 46 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 5 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 24% of residential buildings in 10453 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 243 West 179th Street rent stabilized?
225 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, up from 224 in 2018. That’s 225 of the building’s 255 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
- 2001 University Avenue78 apartments, built 1923
- 2015 University Avenue63 apartments, built 1921
- 1944 Andrews Avenue South61 apartments, built 1923
- 1991 University Avenue35 apartments, built 1920
- 1940 Andrews Avenue South43 apartments, built 1925
- 1982 University Avenue21 apartments, built 1915
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 23, 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 2-03216-0026.