2978 East 196th Street
A 4-story building with 38 apartments, built in 1925, in the Bronx, NY 10461.
Addresses on the lot: 2974 to 2978 East 196th Street.
HPD records as of October 23, 2026
2978 East 196th Street has 5 open HPD violations, 4 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 6 complaints to HPD in the past year, 5 about heat or hot water. It is registered to JFS ASSOCIATES LLC. 35 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 2978 East 196th Street have open violations?
Yes: 5 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 | 4 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 0 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 1 |
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, 7 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, 5 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 2978 East 196th Street?
2978 East 196th Street is registered with HPD to JFS ASSOCIATES 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
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 4 older cases, the latest from 2010.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 3% of residential buildings in 10461 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 2978 East 196th Street rent stabilized?
35 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 36 in 2018. That’s 35 of the building’s 38 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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Buildings nearby
- 2105 Burr Avenue60 apartments, built 1927
- 2965 East 196th Street53 apartments, built 1928
- 2954 East 196th Street33 apartments, built 1932
- 2115 Burr Avenue22 apartments, built 2020
- 2955 East 196th Street37 apartments, built 1931
- 2023 Burr Avenue37 apartments, built 1963
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 2-04249-0025.