The property is navigating a rapid transition between buyers while working through a heavy backlog of housing violations.
With two building sales in under a year and dozens of unresolved violations on file, this property is in the middle of an operational transition. The current maintenance backlog suggests a period of deferred upkeep that the newest owner has yet to clear. Three things to know:
Odor complaints show up inside the building and on the immediate block. An indoor sewer gas odor complaint was logged in April 2026. On the three-block corridor, there are 9 air quality complaints and 9 food establishment complaints in the last year, suggesting that commercial exhaust or neighborhood plumbing leaks can draft into living spaces.
The property carries 65 open violations. For a building of this scale, a backlog of 65 open housing violations is highly concentrated. With a new corporate owner on title since April 2026, these lingering issues represent an outstanding maintenance debt that has yet to be cleared.
The building sold twice in less than a year. Property records show a $1,000,000 sale in June 2025, followed by another sale for $687,500 in April 2026. This rapid shuffling between corporate entities often means a property is treated as a short-term trade rather than a long-term hold, which can easily disrupt day-to-day management.
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378 East 139th Street is a 10-unit building in Bronx, New York City (BBL 2023010021). This building is associated with Gmc Holding Owners LLC. Brix tracks 65 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1931, this walk-up apartment building sits in Bronx and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 143 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed July 6, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on April 15, 2026 for $687,500, according to recorded deeds.
Brix rating: Concerning (0/100). View the Building Report on Brix.
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