A 16-unit subsidized rental carrying 21 open housing code violations, including immediate hazards for severe mold and active pest infestations.
This 16-unit Bronx pre-war operates as subsidized housing under the Marshall Court Housing Development Fund Corp., but building maintenance shows open, severe violations alongside neighborhood air quality signals. Three things to know:
Surrounding blocks show recurring air quality and food establishment complaint patterns. Within three blocks, residents filed 11 indoor air quality calls and 9 food establishment complaints over the last 12 months. Fume and ventilation issues often move through shared building risers or lower-level retail setups.
Apt 4A carries documented, large-scale mold conditions tied to open moisture leaks. Apt 4A holds open class C violations from April 2026 for mold exceeding 30 square feet on bathroom ceilings and primary room walls, alongside open calls for water leaks.
Apt 6A has active citations for building-wide pest infestations and fire safety hazards. May 2026 filings for Apt 6A document immediate hazards including roach and mouse infestations across the unit, missing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and a key-operated lock on a fire escape window.
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578 East 163rd Street is a 16-unit building in Bronx, New York City (BBL 2026200027). This building is associated with The City Of NY Its Department Of Housing. Brix tracks 34 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1908, 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 27 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about unsanitary condition.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed May 15, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on July 30, 2019, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 32/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 6A at 578 East 163rd Street has 16 open violations.
Unit 4A at 578 East 163rd Street has 14 open violations.
Unit 5A at 578 East 163rd Street has no open violations (15 past violations).
Unit 5C at 578 East 163rd Street has no open violations (5 past violations).
Unit 4B at 578 East 163rd Street has no open violations (3 past violations).
Unit 3CD at 578 East 163rd Street has no open violations (16 past violations).
Unit 1B at 578 East 163rd Street has no open violations (17 past violations).
Unit 1C at 578 East 163rd Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
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