600 West 239th Street

600 West 239th Street in Riverdale, Bronx, has 19 open HPD violations, 6 of them class C, and 89 of 90 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (82/100).

Multi-family elevator · 90 units · Built 1956

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 82/100)

• 6 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 8 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 89 of 90 units are rent-stabilized; 88 on the 2007 tax bill.

Fewer open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Bronx buildings this size.

• Repairs: Low (19 open, 6 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 8 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 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

19 open violations: 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 3 class A. 10 issued in the last 12 months. 56 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2024-07-24. Newest violation issued 2026-09-21.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 522 days from issue to close for the 4 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• 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 4C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION AT WEST (apt 4C), issued 2026-04-09. HPD violation 18773354
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 2nd floor. , 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE TESTED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, POSITIVE LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT 2M, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2M), issued 2024-07-25. HPD violation 17142752
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st closet from the west, north wall, foyer, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st CLOSET FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL DOOR FRAME, 1st CLOSET FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, SOUTH WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2M, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2M), issued 2024-07-24. HPD violation 17142528
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 6th 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 = 4, WG TO REPLACE = 0, WG TO REPAIR = 0 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7K, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''WEST'' (apt 7K). HPD violation 19307489
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, door on the south wall. , 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 AT FIRE DOOR AT SOUTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, SECTION AT EAST. HPD violation 19297500
• 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 AT FIRST FIRE DOOR FROM EAST AT PUBLIC HALL, SECTION AT EAST. HPD violation 19297499
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION AT WEST (apt 4C), issued 2026-04-09. HPD violation 18773350
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, foyer, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 4C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION AT WEST (apt 4C), issued 2026-04-09. HPD violation 18773353

311 housing complaints

19 in the last 12 months, 54 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (8), Unsanitary Condition (7), Door/Window (2), Paint/Plaster (1), Plumbing (1).

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: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 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

89 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).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 89 in 2024, 88 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: BALLARD MANAGEMENT LLC. Head officer: JOSEPH D LIFSCHUTZ. Managing agent: BALLARD MANAGEMENT LLC. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 23, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2059040267, HPD building ID 121568. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 238 St (1), 12 min walk
• Van Cortlandt Park-242 St (1), 13 min walk
• 231 St (1), 16 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.