738 East 243rd Street
A 6-story building with 72 apartments, built in 1929, in the Bronx, NY 10470.
Addresses on the lot: 738 to 740 East 243rd Street.
HPD records as of November 5, 2026
738 East 243rd Street has 740 open HPD violations, 251 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 147 complaints to HPD in the past year, 36 about heat or hot water. It is registered to SDF EAST 243RD STREET, HDFC. 72 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 738 East 243rd Street have open violations?
Yes: 740 open violations as of November 5, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 251 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 364 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 125 |
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, 25 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 147 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 5, 2026, 36 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 738 East 243rd Street?
738 East 243rd Street is registered with HPD to SDF EAST 243RD STREET, HDFC. 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 July 2025. HPD’s record has 27 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
The building is in HPD’s Alternative Enforcement Program, which takes on the city’s worst-maintained buildings.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction 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 738 East 243rd Street rent stabilized?
72 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2020. That’s 72 of the building’s 72 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
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- 710 East 243rd Street50 apartments, built 1926
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- 4769 White Plains Road62 apartments, built 1965
- 4761 White Plains Road36 apartments, built 1923
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 5, 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 2-05115-0047.