144 East 208th Street

144 East 208th Street in Norwood, Bronx, has 32 open HPD violations, 13 of them class C, and 28 of 28 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (31/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 28 units · Built 1923

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, 31/100)

• 13 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 6 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report 1 infested unit over the last 3 years.
• 28 of 28 units are rent-stabilized; 27 on the 2007 tax bill.

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

• Repairs: High (32 open, 13 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 6 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Medium (1 infested unit, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

32 open violations: 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 7 class A. 48 issued in the last 12 months. 565 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2012-09-10. Newest violation issued 2026-08-17.

11 closed in the last 90 days. Median 123 days from issue to close for the 32 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Gas defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF UNCAPPED GAS LINE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1B), issued 2026-08-17. HPD violation 19136402
• 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 = 3, WG TO REPLACE = 0, WG TO REPAIR = 0 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1B), issued 2026-08-17. HPD violation 19136401
• Class C: Gas defect, ceiling, kitchen, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF UNCAPPED GAS PIPES (2) AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT GB, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt GB), issued 2026-08-17. HPD violation 19144011
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT GB, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt GB), issued 2026-08-14. HPD violation 19136404
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT GB, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt GB), issued 2026-08-14. HPD violation 19136403
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 1st 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 = 3, WG TO REPLACE = 0, WG TO REPAIR = 0 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT GB, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt GB), issued 2026-08-14. HPD violation 19136407
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, window on the east wall. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANE AT WINDOW AT EAST WALL AT BASEMENT, issued 2026-07-10. HPD violation 19063252
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, window on the north wall. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANE AT WINDOW AT NORTH WALL AT BASEMENT, issued 2026-07-10. HPD violation 19063251

311 housing complaints

30 in the last 12 months, 135 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (8), Paint/Plaster (7), Heat/Hot Water (6), Door/Window (5), Water Leak (3).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 1 infested unit in 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2022: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

2 executed evictions in the last 3 years (4 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, 27 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 144 E 208TH ST LLC. Head officer: Rick Herman. Managing agent: JLP METRO MANAGEMENT INC. This owner has 37 buildings on record, 31 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 28, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2033360024, HPD building ID 67494. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Norwood-205 St (D), 4 min walk
• Mosholu Pkwy (4), 6 min walk
• Bedford Park Blvd (B, D), 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.