Does 721 East 216 Street, Bronx have open violations?

Yes. 721 East 216 Street, Bronx had 13 open violations on October 10, 2026: 13 from HPD. 6 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 18 years, since October 15, 2007.

Is 721 East 216 Street, Bronx getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 6 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 2 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.

Has 721 East 216 Street, Bronx been in housing court?

Yes. 2 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.

When was 721 East 216 Street, Bronx built?

The city's record gives 2005 as the year 721 East 216 Street, Bronx was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a three-family dwelling with 3 floors.

How many apartments does 721 East 216 Street, Bronx have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 3 residential units at 721 East 216 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, DOF's tax lien sale lists, HPD's housing court cases, 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.

721 East 216th St, Bronx

BBL 2-04664-0038

Built: 2005
Floors: 3
Residential units: 3
Building type: Three-family dwelling
Zoning district: R7A
Lot area: 2,057 sq ft
Floor area: 3,330 sq ft
Last transfer: No price recordedNovember 22, 2021
Last sale: $425,000January 27, 2020

En español: 6 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 13 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 18 años abierta, desde el 15 de octubre de 2007.

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6
Class C, immediately hazardous
15 open counting every year, the oldest since July 28, 2008
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7
Class B, hazardous. Most often Fire Safety.
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Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 6 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 2 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

The original certify-by dates on the 13 open HPD violations run from February 15, 2026 to November 9, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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6 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed October 15, 2007.

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OATH/ECB summonses: 1 DOB summons here since January 1, 2019, with $6,250 in penalties imposed. 1 judgment docketed, on August 31, 2022. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
October 27, 2021, DOB: Occupancy contrary to that allowed by certificate of occupancy or building department. Decided by default, $6,250 penalty imposed.
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DOF tax lien sale: Listed for DOF's 2025 tax lien sale. The last list it appeared on was the 10-day notice of May 2025.
Housing court: 2 housing court cases here since 2007.

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

Filed	Category	Status	Number
Class C	6 open
September 18, 2026	Heat / Hot Water	Notice sent	19230048
September 18, 2026	Vermin / Infestation	Notice sent to tenant	19230037
February 18, 2026	Vermin / Infestation	Notice sent to tenant	18654094
January 31, 2026	Heat / Hot Water	Notice sent	18608474
January 31, 2026	Heat / Hot Water	Notice sent	18608472
January 31, 2026	Vermin / Infestation	Notice sent to tenant	18608471
Class B	7 open most often Fire Safety
September 18, 2026		Notice sent	19230045
September 18, 2026		Notice sent	19230044
September 18, 2026		Notice sent	19230043
September 18, 2026		Notice sent	19230041
September 18, 2026	Fire Safety	Notice sent	19230040
September 18, 2026	Fire Safety	Notice sent	19230039
September 18, 2026		Notice sent	19230038

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