913 East 179th Street, Bronx

Heads up — this East Tremont pre-war is carrying 71 open violations.

Built in 1924, this 43-unit building is registered with stable ownership history dating back to 2008. While ownership has been consistent, the physical space is showing its age with a heavy stack of unresolved maintenance tickets. Three things to know:

The building is carrying 71 open violations. For a 43-unit property, having 71 open violations is a highly elevated backlog. The city's inspectors have flagged unresolved structural and systemic issues over time, indicating that management is slow to clear official citations even if they resolve day-to-day tenant complaints.

A cluster of seven air quality complaints crops up in the immediate three blocks. With seven indoor air quality reports filed in the local corridor—including one as recently as July 16, 2026—there is a localized pattern of odor or ventilation bleed. In pre-war layouts, fumes or chemical smells typically migrate upstairs through shared risers and venting shafts from ground-level retail or adjacent structures.

Six different repair categories flared up on a single afternoon last summer. On June 24, 2026, complaints were filed for defective flooring, ceilings, walls, a broken window, mold, and a broken lobby intercom. While these specific items are marked closed, a concentrated spike of issues on one afternoon shows structural wear that shouldn't be ignored.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 10 heat and hot water complaints have been logged at the address, including an apartment-level call in May 2026.
• Defective sidewalk scaffolding was flagged by tenants in June 2026.
• 5 water leak complaints and 3 rodent complaints have been reported directly at this property.
• The building's bones are nearly a century old, requiring constant tenant diligence to keep things functional.

913 East 179th Street is a 43-unit building in Bronx, New York City (BBL 2031220067). This building is associated with East 179th St LLC. Brix tracks 72 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1924, this elevator apartment building sits in Bronx and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 507 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:

• Heat/hot Water: 280 complaints
• Unsanitary Condition: 48 complaints
• Water Leak: 39 complaints
• Paint/plaster: 29 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed August 6, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
• § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING, NORTH AND EAST WALLS INSIDE THE EAST WALL CLOSET 1st CLOSET F
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANE AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

The building last changed hands on March 6, 2014 for $12,000,000, according to recorded deeds.

Brix rating: Concerning (0/100). View the Building Report on Brix.

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