685 East 230th Street

685 East 230th Street in Wakefield, Bronx, has 7 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (65/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 5 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 7 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

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

• Repairs: High (7 open), records as of Oct 26, 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 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)

7 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 15 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2005-02-28. Newest violation issued 2022-02-17. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2022. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING MINIMUM REQUIRED 100 WATTS (LIGHT FIXTURE PRESENT) AT FRONT AREAWAY, 1st STORY, issued 2016-11-28. HPD violation 11538668
• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING A MINIMUM OF 100 WATTS INCANDESCENT LIGHT REQUIRED. LIGHT FIXTURE PRESENT. AT FRONT AREAWAY, issued 2014-09-17. HPD violation 10380802
• Class B: Self-closing door not working, basement. PROVIDE ONE-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE RATED SELF-CLOSING DOOR WITH KEY-OPERATED DEAD BOLT & LATCH SET, PEEP HOLE IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT BSMT, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt BSMT), issued 2008-02-06. HPD violation 7129317
• Class B: Electrical defect, 1st room from the east, basement. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL SWITCH COVER IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT BSMT, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt BSMT), issued 2008-02-05. HPD violation 7129320
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, kitchen, basement. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE NORTH WALL, EAST WALL, SOUTH WALL, CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT BSMT, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt BSMT), issued 2008-02-05. HPD violation 7129319
• Class B: Certificate of occupancy issue, throughout the apartment. SECTION 300, 301, 302, M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION ROOMS CREATED AT BASEMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT BSMNT, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt BSMNT), issued 2005-02-28. HPD violation 5373696
• Class B: DISCONTINUE THE ROOMING UNIT CREATED AT BASEMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT BSMNT, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt BSMNT), issued 2005-02-28. HPD violation 5373710

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 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. 1 DOB violation 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: 685 EAST 230TH REALTY CORP. Head officer: SIMON SHLLAKU. Managing agent: 685 EAST 230TH REALTY CORP. 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 2048330015, HPD building ID 71374. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 233 St (2, 5), 3 min walk
• 225 St (2, 5), 5 min walk
• Nereid Av (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.