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979 East 163rd Street

A 5-story building with 20 apartments, built in 1928, in the Bronx, NY 10459.

Addresses on the lot: 979 to 981 East 163rd Street.

HPD records as of October 28, 2026

11open HPD violations1 immediately hazardous
0complaints to HPD, past yearnone about heat
Nonerent-stabilized apartments registered2018 to 2023
Nonehousing court cases in 5 yearson HPD’s record

979 East 163rd Street has 11 open HPD violations, 1 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. No owner is registered with HPD.

Does 979 East 163rd Street have open violations?

Yes: 11 open violations as of October 28, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

ClassDeadlineOpen
C, immediately hazardous24 hours for most1
B, hazardous30 days3
A, non-hazardousAbout 90 days7

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

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026.

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.

Who owns 979 East 163rd Street?

No current registration with HPD. Owners of buildings with three or more apartments must register every year, so a missing registration is worth asking about.

Housing court and evictions

HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.

City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 15% of residential buildings in 10459 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 979 East 163rd Street rent stabilized?

No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 28, 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 2-02714-0064.