278 East 239th Street

A 6-story building with 45 apartments, built in 1928, in the Bronx, NY 10470.

HPD records as of October 23, 2026

45open HPD violations27 immediately hazardous

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

41rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2023

May 2024latest housing court case1 case on record, all years

278 East 239th Street has 45 open HPD violations, 27 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 6 complaints to HPD in the past year, 2 about heat or hot water. It is registered to WOODLAWN 278-305, LLC. 41 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.

Does 278 East 239th Street have open violations?

Yes: 45 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	27
B, hazardous	30 days	9
A, non-hazardous	About 90 days	9

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 October 23, 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 278 East 239th Street?

278 East 239th Street is registered with HPD to WOODLAWN 278-305, LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people 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

The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in May 2024. HPD’s record has 1 case here in all, going back to the 1990s.

City marshals carried out 3 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 3% of residential buildings in 10470 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 278 East 239th Street rent stabilized?

41 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, up from 40 in 2018. That’s 41 of the building’s 45 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 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 2-03379-0050.