Eastchester, The Bronx: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Eastchester, Bronx, has 982 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 28, 2026. By grade: 477 A, 76 B, 204 C, 114 D and 111 F. The median building has 3.2 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 6.7 across Bronx. 276 of its 16,693 residential units (2%) 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 (1,275), unsanitary condition (805), and plumbing (578).

Eastchester by the numbers

6,324 residential buildings (16,693 units) on record. 19,479 open HPD violations (3,730 class C, immediately hazardous). 3,410 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 255 executed evictions in 3 years, 70 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 14 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Eastchester

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. 3805 Dyre Avenue: 102.5 open violations per 10 units (123 open, 12 units), grade F, owner: 3805 PROPERTY LLC
  2. 4092 Monticello Avenue: 66.7 open violations per 10 units (40 open, 6 units), grade D
  3. 3910 Seton Avenue: 55 open violations per 10 units (33 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: SETON APARTMENTS LLC
  4. 3376 Fenton Avenue: 40 open violations per 10 units (88 open, 22 units), grade F, owner: FENTON ASSOCIATES LLC
  5. 3512 Baychester Avenue: 38.3 open violations per 10 units (46 open, 12 units), grade F, owner: OASIS HOSPITALITY INC.

Best five in Eastchester

Rental buildings graded A or B with 6 or more units and a current HPD registration, ordered by the housing-code violations HPD issued per 10 units in the last 3 years, then 311 housing complaints per 10 units in the last 12 months, then class C (immediately hazardous) violations issued in 3 years, then the median days HPD took to close a violation in the last 12 months. Size is never a tie-breaker. Co-ops, condos and public housing (NYCHA) are left out. At least 5 years of record. Best buildings citywide.

  1. 3530 Mickle Avenue: 0.0 HPD violations issued per 10 units in 3 years, 0.0 311 housing complaints per 10 units in 12 months (28 units, built 2017), grade A, owner: NEW YORK B REALTY CORP.
  2. 1220 East 225th Street: 0.0 HPD violations issued per 10 units in 3 years, 0.0 311 housing complaints per 10 units in 12 months (6 units, built 1960), grade A, owner: CMT HOMES INC.
  3. 3417 Hunter Avenue: 0.0 HPD violations issued per 10 units in 3 years, 0.0 311 housing complaints per 10 units in 12 months (6 units, built 2014), grade A, owner: HUNTER AVENUE REALTY LLC
  4. 1470 Knapp Street: 1.4 HPD violations issued per 10 units in 3 years, 0.0 311 housing complaints per 10 units in 12 months (7 units, built 2006), grade A
  5. 1472 Knapp Street: 1.4 HPD violations issued per 10 units in 3 years, 0.0 311 housing complaints per 10 units in 12 months (7 units, built 2006), grade A, owner: PENINSULA PROPERTIES, LLC

Largest landlords in Eastchester

By units in Eastchester, 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. Rick Gropper (head officer on HPD registrations): 2,255 units in 2 buildings
  2. ANDREW SCHWARTZ (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,416 units in 5 buildings
  3. Dara Kovel (head officer on HPD registrations): 538 units in 2 buildings
  4. HERMINIO TORRES (head officer on HPD registrations): 441 units in 1 building
  5. JAVIER MONROY (head officer on HPD registrations): 102 units in 36 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.