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156 East 178th St, Bronx

BBL 2-02808-0009

Built
1937
Floors
6
Residential units
36
Building type
Elevator building
Zoning district
R8
Lot area
6,882 sq ft
Floor area
34,200 sq ft
Last sale
$3,800,000

En español: 4 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 28 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 27 años abierta, desde el 6 de mayo de 1999.

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  1. 4

    Class C, immediately hazardous

    18 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 23

    Class B, hazardous. Most often Lead Paint.

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  3. 1

    OATH/ECB summons still active

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Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 4 open Class C, with 8 certifications filed and 1 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 90 Class C violations: 66 by the original certify-by date, 24 after it. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 27 open HPD violations run from December 19, 2023 to November 27, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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4 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed May 6, 1999.

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OATH/ECB summonses
8 DOB and FDNY summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $35,500 in penalties imposed. 1 of them is still active, the one listed under OATH/ECB. 5 judgments docketed, the latest on December 31, 2020. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • May 2, 2026, DOB: Failure to maintain building walls or appurtenances. Decided by default, $25,000 penalty imposed.
  • July 12, 2021, DOB: Failure to maintain elevator or conveying system. Admitted, $625 penalty imposed.
  • June 18, 2020, DOB: Failure to maintain elevator or conveying system. Decided by default, $6,250 penalty imposed.

The newest 3 of 8 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 8, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds

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DOB violations
12 active DOB violations. The newest was issued November 14, 2025.
Housing court
20 housing court cases here since 2005.
DOB complaints
4 DOB complaints, 1 of them conversion complaint, in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed May 27, 2026.
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 March 11, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed December 12, 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 orders
2 completed HPD emergency repair orders since October 12, 2023, awarded for $4,320 in total. The most recent of the 2, a general construction order, was opened August 2, 2024.

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 C4 open
Fire SafetyNot complied with19236896
MoldNotice sent to tenant17175972
Not complied with16970492
Lead PaintNotice sent16419148
Class B23 open most often Lead Paint
Notice sent19283860
Notice sent19269605
Notice sent19269604
Notice sent19269603
Notice sent19236899
Notice sent19236898
Notice sent19236895
Fire SafetyNotice sent19232168
Fire SafetyNotice sent19232167
Notice sent19232166
The report lists all 23, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
OATH/ECB1 open
Construction, Class 1Decided by default35729776L156 E 178 LLC

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Questions about this building

Does 156 East 178 Street, Bronx have open violations?

Yes. 156 East 178 Street, Bronx had 28 open violations on October 10, 2026: 27 from HPD and 1 from OATH/ECB. 4 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 27 years, since May 6, 1999.

Is 156 East 178 Street, Bronx getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 4 open Class C, with 8 certifications filed and 1 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. 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 156 East 178 Street, Bronx?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 90 Class C violations: 66 by the original certify-by date, 24 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 156 East 178 Street, Bronx have active DOB violations?

Yes. 12 active DOB violations. The newest was issued November 14, 2025. 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 156 East 178 Street, Bronx been in housing court?

Yes. 20 housing court cases here since 2005. 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 156 East 178 Street, Bronx?

Yes. 4 DOB complaints, 1 of them conversion complaint, in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed May 27, 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 156 East 178 Street, Bronx marked completed?

Yes. 2 completed HPD emergency repair orders since October 12, 2023, awarded for $4,320 in total. The most recent of the 2, a general construction order, was opened August 2, 2024. 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.

When was the boiler at 156 East 178 Street, Bronx last inspected?

On March 11, 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 156 East 178 Street, Bronx last file its bedbug report?

On December 12, 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 156 East 178 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 156 East 178 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 156 East 178 Street, Bronx built?

The city's record gives 1937 as the year 156 East 178 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 156 East 178 Street, Bronx have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 36 residential units at 156 East 178 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/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, 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/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, 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, 156 East 178th St, Bronx: 36 units, 4 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/156-east-178-street-bronx

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