230 East 173rd Street

230 East 173rd Street in Mount Eden, Bronx, has 25 open HPD violations, 15 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (45/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 27 units · Built 1917

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 45/100)

• 15 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 79 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 2 buildings' registrations; 2 graded D or F.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Bronx buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (25 open, 15 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 79 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

25 open violations: 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 0 class A. 243 issued in the last 12 months. 555 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2020-02-11. Newest violation issued 2026-10-13.

349 closed in the last 90 days. Median 212 days from issue to close for the 368 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Mold, south wall, bathroom, 4th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... MORE THAN 10 SQ FT AT VAINTY AT SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18987188 ISSUED 07-JUN-26 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b). (apt 4A), issued 2026-08-27. HPD violation 19174098
• Class C: Mold, west wall, 2nd room from the north, 5th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 10SQFT AT WEST WALL APPROX 10 SQFT AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 15052266 ISSUED 16-MAR-22 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b). (apt 5B), issued 2026-08-27. HPD violation 19174073
• Class C: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 5th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 15 SQFT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 15052262 ISSUED 16-MAR-22 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b). (apt 5B), issued 2026-08-27. HPD violation 19174072
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4C), issued 2026-08-17. HPD violation 19150606
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 2, WG TO REPLACE = 0, WG TO REPAIR = 0 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2C), issued 2026-04-20. HPD violation 18795701
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4C), issued 2026-03-16. HPD violation 18711360
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4C), issued 2026-03-16. HPD violation 18711361
• 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 HINGES TO DOOR FROM STREET TO VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2026-03-16. HPD violation 18711365

311 housing complaints

129 in the last 12 months, 349 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (79), Door/Window (18), Plumbing (17), Paint/Plaster (11), Unsanitary Condition (3).

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

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 2 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

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

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: East 173rd Realty LLC. Head officer: Gerard Geisweller. Managing agent: Joel Spitzer. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 7, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2027930011, HPD building ID 65581. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 174-175 Sts (B, D), 4 min walk
• Mt Eden Av (4), 7 min walk
• 176 St (4), 8 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 2026-10-28.