998 East 179th Street

998 East 179th Street in West Farms, Bronx, has 22 open HPD violations, and 90 of 90 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (82/100).

Co-op · Multi-family elevator · 90 units · Built 1971

A cooperative: apartments are owned as shares, so a rental here is a sublet that usually needs board approval and may be limited to one or two years. Co-op units are not rent-stabilized.

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 82/100)

• 22 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 6 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's other 2 buildings are all graded C or better.
• 90 of 90 units are rent-stabilized.

• Repairs: Low (22 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 6 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2025, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

22 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 7 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 3 issued in the last 12 months. 106 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2014-09-05. Newest violation issued 2026-09-23.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Floor or stair defect, bathroom, 2nd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2K, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2K), issued 2026-09-23. HPD violation 19235897
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE 4th BATHROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2N, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2N), issued 2025-05-20. HPD violation 17878533
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2N, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2N), issued 2025-05-20. HPD violation 17878535
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING, EAST WALL, AND NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2N, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2N), issued 2025-05-20. HPD violation 17878534
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE 4th BATHROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2N, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2N), issued 2025-05-20. HPD violation 17878532
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT THE CEILING LESS THAN 30 SQ FT IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2N, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2N), issued 2025-05-20. HPD violation 17878536
• Class B: Self-closing door not working, 4th floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 4J, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4J), issued 2017-05-02. HPD violation 11758700
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4J, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4J), issued 2017-05-02. HPD violation 11758746

311 housing complaints

10 in the last 12 months, 22 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (6), Unsanitary Condition (2), Plumbing (1), Water Leak (1).

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2021: Owner reported 2 infested, 0 treated, 0 re-infested

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 5 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

90 of 90 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).

Owner and management

Owner: West Farms Square LLC. Head officer: Ibsam Martinez. Managing agent: Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation. This owner has 3 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Nov 20, 2024. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2025 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2031310020, HPD building ID 806565. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av (2, 5), 2 min walk
• E 180 St (2, 5), 7 min walk
• 174 St (2, 5), 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 2026-10-28.