288 East 168th Street

288 East 168th Street in Concourse, Bronx, has 67 open HPD violations, 17 of them class C, and 28 of 28 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (35/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Mixed residential & commercial · 28 units · Built 1916

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 35/100)

• 17 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 4 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 12 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 28 of 28 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Bronx buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (67 open, 17 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

67 open violations: 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 38 class B, 12 class A. 28 issued in the last 12 months. 679 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2019-07-01. Newest violation issued 2026-08-31.

3 closed in the last 90 days. Median 536 days from issue to close for the 55 violations closed in the last 12 months.

4 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Self-closing door not working (hallway). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING CINDER BLOCK AT DOOR TO ROOF AT BULKHEAD AT 5TH STORY AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19176540
• Class C: Floor or stair defect, floor, kitchen, 5th floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PROTRUDING NAIL AT FLOOR AT SADDLE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT E1, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt E1), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19176531
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (hallway). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING MOP STICK AT DOOR TO REAR YARD AT BASEMENT AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19176539
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (hallway). , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE [LATCH SET] STREET DOOR AT BASEMENT AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19176537
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, 7th window from the north. MAKE SAFE BY PROPERLY REPAIRING THE STRUCTURAL DEFECT HORIZONTAL CRACKED BRICKS WITH MISSING MORTAR JOINTS ABOVE 1ST, THROUGH 7TH WINDOW FROM NORTH AT WEST EXTERIOR WALL AT 5TH STORY (NEAR PARAPET WALL), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19176534
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (hallway). , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE [LATCH SET] DOOR TO ROOF AT BULKHEAD AT 5TH STORY AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19176541
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT C4, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt C4), issued 2025-05-15. HPD violation 17895082
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT C4, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt C4), issued 2025-05-15. HPD violation 17895081

311 housing complaints

12 in the last 12 months, 121 in 5 years. Most common: Door/Window (4), Plumbing (4), Paint/Plaster (2), Unsanitary Condition (2).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 4 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

2 executed evictions in the last 3 years (5 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

28 of 28 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 28 in 2024, 28 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 288 SHEVA REALTY HDFC, INC. Head officer: MARK ENGEL. Managing agent: LANGSAM PROPERTY SERVICES CORP. This owner has 88 buildings on record, 73 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 8, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2024350015, HPD building ID 65040. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 167 St (B, D), 6 min walk
• 170 St (B, D), 8 min walk
• 167 St (4), 10 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-27.