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161 East 179th St, Bronx

BBL 2-02808-0062

Built
1939
Floors
6
Residential units
83
Building type
Elevator building
Zoning district
R8
Lot area
19,570 sq ft
Floor area
93,400 sq ft
Last sale
$12,480,000

En español: 2 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 19 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 16 meses abierta, desde el 23 de mayo de 2025.

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  1. 2

    Class C, immediately hazardous

    Oldest open since

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  2. 8

    Class B, hazardous

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  3. 9

    OATH/ECB summonses still active. Most often Elevators.

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Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 35 certifications filed against 1 new Class C in the last 180 days.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 147 Class C violations: 140 by the original certify-by date, 7 after it. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 10 open HPD violations run from July 16, 2025 to November 26, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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2 open Class C, 2 OATH hearings starting October 30, 2026, and no facade report filed for inspection cycle 9. The oldest open HPD violation was filed May 23, 2025.

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OATH hearings
2 hearings scheduled on DOB summonses, the first on October 30, 2026.
OATH/ECB summonses
19 DOB and FDNY summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $33,780 in penalties imposed. 9 of them are still active, the same 9 listed under OATH/ECB. 15 judgments docketed, the latest on May 31, 2026. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • August 20, 2026, DOB: Failure to maintain elevator or conveying system. $625 penalty imposed.
  • April 14, 2026, DOB: Failure to maintain elevator or conveying system. Adjourned, $625 penalty imposed.
  • August 7, 2025, DOB: Failure to maintain elevator or conveying system. In violation, $6,250 penalty imposed.

The newest 3 of 19 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 19, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds

DOB violations
4 active DOB violations. The newest was issued October 4, 2023.
Housing court
18 housing court cases here since 2007.
DOB complaints
4 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed August 14, 2026.
DOB facade
No Report Filed for inspection cycle 9. Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it Unsafe in 2012, and Safe in 2012 and 2017. Need this filed?
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 57 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
Inspected January 20, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed December 18, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
HPD emergency repair order
1 completed HPD emergency repair order since October 12, 2023: a general construction order, opened May 8, 2024, awarded for $627.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C2 open
Heat / Hot WaterNo access to reinspect (first try)19086326V&S 179 LLC
Lead PaintTo be reinspected18708409
Class B8 open
Notice sent19282806V&S 179 LLC
No access to reinspect (first try)19086332V&S 179 LLC
No access to reinspect (first try)19086331V&S 179 LLC
No access to reinspect (first try)19086330V&S 179 LLC
No access to reinspect (first try)19086329V&S 179 LLC
No access to reinspect (first try)19086328V&S 179 LLC
Not complied with18731518
MoldNo access to reinspect (first try)17921405
OATH/ECB9 open most often Elevators
Elevators, Class 2Hearing pending39201164KV&S 179 LLC
Elevators, Class 2Hearing pending39184436N
Elevators, Class 1Found in violation39156304N
Construction, Class 2Found in violation39154853R
Construction, Class 1Found in violation35717098N
Elevators, Class 2Found in violation39137511M
Elevators, Class 2Found in violation39137510K
Construction, Class 2Found in violation35689620L
Local Law, Class 2Found in violation37027942Y

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Does 161 East 179 Street, Bronx have open violations?

Yes. 161 East 179 Street, Bronx had 19 open violations on October 10, 2026: 10 from HPD and 9 from OATH/ECB. 2 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 16 months, since May 23, 2025.

Is 161 East 179 Street, Bronx getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 35 certifications filed against 1 new Class C in the last 180 days. That window ends October 10, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 161 East 179 Street, Bronx?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 147 Class C violations: 140 by the original certify-by date, 7 after it. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Does 161 East 179 Street, Bronx have an OATH hearing coming up?

Yes. 2 hearings scheduled on DOB summonses, the first on October 30, 2026. DOB summonses are heard at OATH, the city's hearings office, and OATH can move a hearing to a later date. When nobody shows up, the summons is decided by default, the costliest way one ends.

Does 161 East 179 Street, Bronx have active DOB violations?

Yes. 4 active DOB violations. The newest was issued October 4, 2023. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Has 161 East 179 Street, Bronx been in housing court?

Yes. 18 housing court cases here since 2007. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Has DOB received complaints about 161 East 179 Street, Bronx?

Yes. 4 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed August 14, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 161 East 179 Street, Bronx marked completed?

Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since October 12, 2023: a general construction order, opened May 8, 2024, awarded for $627. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.

What did the latest facade report find at 161 East 179 Street, Bronx?

No Report Filed for inspection cycle 9. Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it Unsafe in 2012, and Safe in 2012 and 2017. Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 161 East 179 Street, Bronx?

ENERGY STAR score 57 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

When was the boiler at 161 East 179 Street, Bronx last inspected?

On January 20, 2026. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 161 East 179 Street, Bronx last file its bedbug report?

On December 18, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 161 East 179 Street, Bronx covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 161 East 179 Street, Bronx rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 161 East 179 Street, Bronx built?

The city's record gives 1939 as the year 161 East 179 Street, Bronx was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator building with 6 floors.

How many apartments does 161 East 179 Street, Bronx have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 83 residential units at 161 East 179 Street, Bronx. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on OATH hearing dates, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus OATH hearing dates, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 161 East 179th St, Bronx: 83 units, 2 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/161-east-179-street-bronx

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