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689 East 187 Street

1,987Records
20City systems
6Open violations
148.7Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10458 · Neighborhood: Belmont
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1,987 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 711 HPD complaints, 518 311 service requests, 466 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10458
Built1913
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)689 E. 187TH ST. LLC
BBL2030900031
BIN2012546

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 148.7. In ZIP 10458, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations6 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2023-08-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 5 · winter 2024–25: 5). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

59 service requests in the last three years. Most common: APPLIANCE (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · FLOORING/STAIRS (5) · PLUMBING (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (5).

Filed construction activity

$15,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1913)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)689 E. 187TH ST. LLC
Head officerRICK HERMAN
Managing agentJLP METRO MANAGEMENT INC.
Last registered2025-08-25

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,378,800 $620,460
2026$1,606,000 $722,700
2027$1,312,000 $590,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Pick Up PolloChickenA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayFordham Rd — B D · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 21-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Crotona Av / E 187 St — Bx17 · 400 ft
Citi BikeCrescent Ave & Belmont Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 205 Fiorello LaGuardia
Middle: Thomas C. Giordano Middle School 45. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

689 East 187 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

59 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by JLP METRO MANAGEMENT INC. — 76 buildings, 2,380 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B18 · C29 · D17 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2922 Barnes Avenue BX129 B
97 Cooper Street MN82 B
2420 Morris Avenue BX74 C
180 Van Cortlandt Park S BX73 A
183 Claremont Avenue MN62 A
1226 Sherman Avenue BX61 D
1491 Watson Avenue BX60 B
1126 Evergreen Avenue BX60 B
1240 Sherman Avenue BX59 C
2830 Briggs Avenue BX58 C
3021 Holland Avenue BX56 C
160 Audubon Avenue MN55 B
2719 Morris Avenue BX54 F
1025 Leggett Avenue BX51 A
1081 Sheridan Avenue BX47 D
2499 Grand Avenue BX46 B
517 West 212 Street MN44 B
2489 Morris Avenue BX43 C
1171 Sherman Avenue BX42 C
1427 Taylor Avenue BX41 B
1900 Grand Concourse BX40 D
2438 Washington Avenue BX38 B
2547 Aqueduct Avenue West BX37 C
1225 Sherman Avenue BX37 C
3050 Perry Avenue BX37 C
3511 Hull Avenue BX37 C
2541 Aqueduct Avenue West BX37 F
2718 Morris Avenue BX37 C
136 West 168 Street BX36 A
1049 Grand Concourse BX36 C
2101 Grand Avenue BX33 C
1236 Grand Concourse BX31 C
219 Echo Place BX31 D
1466 Beach Avenue BX30 C
1459 Taylor Avenue BX30 C
144 East 208 Street BX28 C
1024 Walton Avenue BX27 C
221 East 173 Street BX26 B
450 East 165 Street BX25 C
566 East 187 Street BX24 C
2253 Ryer Avenue BX22 B
3485 Broadway MN22 B
3067 Decatur Avenue BX21 D
2761 University Avenue BX21 D
693 East 189 Street BX20 D
667 East 187 Street BX20 D
485 Washington Avenue BX20 D
1475 Taylor Avenue BX20 C
1876 Arthur Avenue BX20 C
663 Crescent Avenue BX20 D
1704 Van Buren Street BX19 D
276 East 7 Street MN19 B
540 East 187 Street BX17 D
2385 Lorillard Place BX17 B
155 Avenue C MN17 A
2389 Lorillard Place BX17 B
1539 Westchester Avenue BX17 C
134 West 20 Street MN16 B
518 East 187 Street BX16 C
576 East 187 Street BX16 D

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $473,144 on 2019-07-26 (lender: Peapack-Gladstone Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-07-26Agreement $1,600,000 — from 689 E. 187 ST, LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $1,600,000
2019-07-26AL&R $1,600,000 — from 689 E. 187 ST, LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $1,600,000
2019-07-26Mortgage $473,144 — from 689 E. 187 ST, LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $473,144
2016-05-25Deed $1,605,000 — from EAST 187 LLC to 689 E. 187TH ST. LLC $1,605,000
2016-05-25Mortgage $68,260 — from 689 E. 187TH ST. LLC, to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $68,260
2016-05-25Agreement $1,203,750 — from 689 E. 187TH ST. LLC, to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $1,203,750
2016-05-25AL&R $1,203,750 — from 689 E. 187TH ST. LLC, to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $1,203,750
2016-05-16Sold for $1,605,000 $1,605,000 $267,500
2015-08-12Agreement $1,150,000 — from EAST 187 LLC to ASTORIA BANK $1,150,000
2015-08-12Mortgage $350,000 — from EAST 187 LLC to ASTORIA BANK $350,000
2014-03-18SPRD $800,000 — from EAST 187 LLC; 219 EAST BURNSIDE LLC to LENDERS CAPITAL LLC $800,000
2014-03-18Mortgage $175,207 — from 219 EAST BURNSIDE LLC; EAST 187 LLC to LENDERS CAPITAL LLC $175,207
2014-03-18AL&R $800,000 — from 219 EAST BURNSIDE LLC; EAST 187 LLC to LENDERS CAPITAL LLC $800,000
2014-02-25Deed $1,250,000 — from ITAL REALTY LLC to EAST 187 LLC $1,250,000
2012-11-27Deed $850,000 — from SRH REALTY DEVELOPMENT CORP. to ITAL REALTY LLC $850,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701102011114
201800270431
201902234635
20202111902124
202100760278
202201390646
202320650774
20240012307130
202500170320
2026004015
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 62Housing & tenants 1,773Ownership & money 49Health & systems 73

Every one of the 1,987 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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