Castle Hill, The Bronx: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Castle Hill, Bronx, has 731 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 367 A, 46 B, 114 C, 107 D and 97 F. The median building has 3.3 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 6.7 across Bronx. 3,021 of its 13,799 residential units (22%) are rent-stabilized on the latest Department of Finance tax bills on file. The most common housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months were heat and hot water (1,623), unsanitary condition (505), and plumbing (365).

Castle Hill by the numbers

3,379 residential buildings (13,799 units) on record. 12,182 open HPD violations (2,650 class C, immediately hazardous). 3,286 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 178 executed evictions in 3 years, 60 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 58 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Castle Hill

Most open HPD violations per 10 units. Graded rental buildings with 6 or more units; co-ops, condos and NYCHA are left out. Only buildings with an HPD violation issued in the last 24 months or a 311 housing complaint in the last 12 are listed.

  1. 2164 Powell Avenue: 210 open violations per 10 units (168 open, 8 units), grade F, owner: 2164 POWELL LLC
  2. 935 Castle Hill Avenue: 70 open violations per 10 units (42 open, 6 units), grade D, owner: 931 CASTLE HILL REALTY INC
  3. 1201 White Plains Road: 60 open violations per 10 units (48 open, 8 units), grade D, owner: YEMEN REALTY CORP
  4. 1267 Castle Hill Avenue: 46.3 open violations per 10 units (37 open, 8 units), grade D, owner: JOVA REALTY LLC
  5. 2058 Haviland Avenue: 45 open violations per 10 units (54 open, 12 units), grade F, owner: SAKS REALTY MGMT LLC

Best five in Castle Hill

Fewest open HPD violations per 10 units, then highest score and most units. The same rule as the worst five, recently active buildings only. Best buildings citywide.

  1. 1017 Olmstead Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 265 units), grade A, owner: Bruckner LIHTC Owner LLC (City program owner (HDFC))
  2. 1001 Castle Hill Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 11 units), grade A, owner: THE MITSIOS IRREVOCABLE FAMILY TRUST
  3. 2024 Blackrock Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 6 units), grade A, owner: 2024 Blackrock LLC
  4. 1236 Virginia Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 92 units), grade A, owner: 1236 ASSOCIATES LLC
  5. 2162 Westchester Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 8 units), grade A, owner: OMZA HOLDING LLC

Largest landlords in Castle Hill

By units in Castle Hill, among portfolios of 3 or more buildings and 50 or more units citywide. Names are as filed on HPD registrations. How totals are counted. Report an error.

  1. Mike Kovitz (head officer on HPD registrations): 331 units in 1 building
  2. Eduart Shllaku (head officer on HPD registrations): 210 units in 2 buildings
  3. MOSHE PILLER (head officer on HPD registrations): 167 units in 2 buildings
  4. Beverly Riddick (head officer on HPD registrations): 161 units in 1 building
  5. Arthur Gabriel (head officer on HPD registrations): 159 units in 2 buildings

Nearby neighborhoods

Sources: NYC HPD housing maintenance code violations, HPD property registrations and housing litigation, 311 service requests, DOB violations, NYC Marshals evictions, and HPD bedbug filings from NYC Open Data, plus rent-stabilized unit counts from NYC Department of Finance tax bills. How grades work.