998 East 179th Street
A 7-story building with 90 apartments, built in 1971, in the Bronx, NY 10460.
Addresses on the lot: 981 to 999 East 178th Street, 980 to 998 East 179th Street.
HPD records as of November 4, 2026
998 East 179th Street has 21 open HPD violations. Tenants made 10 complaints to HPD in the past year, 6 about heat or hot water. It is registered to West Farms Square LLC. 90 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 998 East 179th Street have open violations?
Yes: 21 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 | 0 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 14 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 7 |
No class C violation is open. 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments have one. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 10 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 4, 2026, 6 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 998 East 179th Street?
998 East 179th Street is registered with HPD to West Farms Square 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 4 older cases, the latest from 2013.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 14% of residential buildings in 10460 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 998 East 179th Street rent stabilized?
90 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 90 of the building’s 90 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
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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 2-03131-0020.