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88 West 197th St, Bronx

BBL 2-03249-0052

Built
1935
Floors
6
Residential units
37
Building type
Elevator building
Zoning district
R6
Lot area
4,935 sq ft
Floor area
19,500 sq ft

En español: 51 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 113 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 33 años abierta, desde el 17 de mayo de 1993.

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  1. 51

    Class C, immediately hazardous. Most often Vermin / Infestation.

    59 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 62

    Class B, hazardous. Most often Fire Safety.

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Certifications are being filed about as fast as new violations come in. 27 certifications filed and 20 new Class C in the last 180 days, neither far ahead.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 7 Class C violations, all 7 by the original certify-by date. HPD now marks 3 of them Invalid Certification. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 113 open HPD violations run from December 7, 2023 to November 17, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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51 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed May 17, 1993.

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Open Class C, week by week
51 on September 24, 2026 and 51 on October 8.
OATH/ECB summonses
4 DOB summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $7,187 in penalties imposed. 3 judgments docketed, the latest on November 30, 2023. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • March 10, 2023, DOB: Failure to maintain elevator or conveying system. In violation, $1,250 penalty imposed.
  • January 27, 2023, DOB: Failure to maintain elevator or conveying system. Decided by default, $1,562 penalty imposed.
  • March 31, 2022, DOB: Failure to maintain elevator or conveying system. Admitted, $1,250 penalty imposed.

The newest 3 of 4 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 4, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds

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Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened February 5, 2026. 5 housing court cases here since 2023, most of them tenant actions.
DOB complaints
2 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed August 26, 2026.
Bedbug report
Filed May 11, 2026, 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 $842 in total. The most recent of the 2, a general construction order, was opened June 10, 2026.

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 C51 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Fire SafetyNotice sent19139330OZ ROCK REALTY INC
Vermin / InfestationInvalid certification19139324OZ ROCK REALTY INC
Vermin / InfestationInvalid certification19139323OZ ROCK REALTY INC
Vermin / InfestationInvalid certification19139322OZ ROCK REALTY INC
Notice sent19145570OZ ROCK REALTY INC
Fire SafetyNot complied with19093710OZ ROCK REALTY INC
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19091614OZ ROCK REALTY INC
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with19091612OZ ROCK REALTY INC
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with19091611OZ ROCK REALTY INC
Notice sent19091610OZ ROCK REALTY INC
The report lists all 51, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B62 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent19249505
Notice sent19249504
Certified on time19139331OZ ROCK REALTY INC
Fire SafetyCIV14 mailed19139328OZ ROCK REALTY INC
Fire SafetyCIV14 mailed19139327OZ ROCK REALTY INC
CIV14 mailed19139320OZ ROCK REALTY INC
Invalid certification19091615OZ ROCK REALTY INC
No access to reinspect (first try)19043233OZ ROCK REALTY INC
Fire SafetyNotice sent18651591OZ ROCK REALTY INC
Fire SafetyNotice sent18651590OZ ROCK REALTY INC
The report lists all 62, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds

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The most common category among the open records here is vermin and pests.

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Questions about this building

Does 88 West 197 Street, Bronx have open violations?

Yes. 88 West 197 Street, Bronx had 113 open violations on October 10, 2026: 113 from HPD. 51 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 33 years, since May 17, 1993.

Is 88 West 197 Street, Bronx getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed about as fast as new violations come in. 27 certifications filed and 20 new Class C in the last 180 days, neither far ahead. 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 88 West 197 Street, Bronx?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 7 Class C violations, all 7 by the original certify-by date. HPD now marks 3 of them Invalid Certification. 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.

Is 88 West 197 Street, Bronx in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened February 5, 2026. 5 housing court cases here since 2023, most of them tenant actions. 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 88 West 197 Street, Bronx?

Yes. 2 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed August 26, 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 88 West 197 Street, Bronx marked completed?

Yes. 2 completed HPD emergency repair orders since October 12, 2023, awarded for $842 in total. The most recent of the 2, a general construction order, was opened June 10, 2026. 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 did 88 West 197 Street, Bronx last file its bedbug report?

On May 11, 2026, 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 88 West 197 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 88 West 197 Street, Bronx built?

The city's record gives 1935 as the year 88 West 197 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 88 West 197 Street, Bronx have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 37 residential units at 88 West 197 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, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, HPD's annual bedbug reports and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. 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, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, HPD's annual bedbug reports and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. 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, 88 West 197th St, Bronx: 37 units, 51 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/88-west-197-street-bronx

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