261 East 188th Street

A 5-story building with 20 apartments, built in 1915, in the Bronx, NY 10458.

HPD records as of November 4, 2026

55open HPD violations13 immediately hazardous

6complaints to HPD, past year2 about heat or hot water

21rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2023

Nonehousing court cases in 5 years2 older

261 East 188th Street has 55 open HPD violations, 13 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 6 complaints to HPD in the past year, 2 about heat or hot water. It is registered to E 188 ESTATES LLC. 21 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.

Does 261 East 188th Street have open violations?

Yes: 55 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	13
B, hazardous	30 days	34
A, non-hazardous	About 90 days	8

It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size

Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 2 have been closed.

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

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 6 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 4, 2026, 2 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 261 East 188th Street?

261 East 188th Street is registered with HPD to E 188 ESTATES LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.

1 other building is registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.

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

None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 2 older cases, the latest from 2019.

City marshals carried out no 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 261 East 188th Street rent stabilized?

21 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.

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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 2-03148-0038.