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998 East 179 Street

1,077Records
17City systems
25Open violations
9.3Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10460 · Neighborhood: West Farms
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1,077 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 387 311 service requests, 280 HPD complaints, 106 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10460
Built1971
Floors7
Res. units90
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)WEST FARMS SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU ND CORPORA
BBL2031310020
BIN2013248, 2112834

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 66% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 9.3. In ZIP 10460, 45% of residential buildings hold an A and 18% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations25 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2014-08-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
6
’24–25
10
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

57 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · Illegal Parking (10) · Dirty Condition (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Derelict Vehicles (2).

Filed construction activity

$10,000 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 (1971)
YesSix or more residential units (90)
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)West Farms Square LLC
Head officerIbsam Martinez
Managing agentFordham Bedford Housing Corporation
Last registered2024-11-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,391,000 $3,325,950
2026$7,057,000 $3,175,650
2027$6,225,000 $2,801,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $1,987,074 a year ($21.86 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,097,163 ($12.07 per sq ft), net operating income $889,911. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).

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

Getting around

SubwayWest Farms Sq-E Tremont Av — 2 5 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Boston Rd / E 178 St — Bx9 · 500 ft
Citi BikeBoston Rd & E 178 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 006 West Farms. 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

998 East 179 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

57 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 FORDHAM BEDFORD HOUSING CORP — 112 buildings, 4,131 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B41 · C30 · D22 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
999 East Tremont Avenue BX231 B
2008 Bryant Avenue BX205 B
2810 Bainbridge Avenue BX201 B
2855 Southern Boulevard BX119 B
2885 Marion Avenue BX114 B
3054 Villa Avenue BX101 B
998 East 179 Street BX90 A
909 Beck Street BX89 A
3069 Villa Avenue BX85 A
325 East 198 Street BX80 A
2323 Walton Avenue BX66 C
220 East 197 Street BX65 B
54 Evelyn Place BX65 B
2348 Webster Avenue BX63 B
2344 Davidson Avenue BX59 F
1830 Amethyst Street BX58 A
2290 Davidson Avenue BX55 D
1874 Loring Place South BX55 B
2075 Walton Avenue BX54 B
2270 Walton Avenue BX54 D
2081 Grand Avenue BX52 B
2285 Davidson Avenue BX51 B
15 W Mosholu Parkway N BX50 B
2621 Briggs Avenue BX50 C
2825 Webb Avenue BX49 D
2249 Morris Avenue BX49 B
111 West 183 Street BX48 C
373 East 188 Street BX48 D
457 East 187 Street BX47 C
3512 Holland Avenue BX46 A
2385 Valentine Avenue BX46 C
2432 University Avenue BX45 B
2333 Grand Avenue BX44 A
2065 Davidson Avenue BX43 B
38 West 182 Street BX43 C
2068 Bathgate Avenue BX43 B
2085 Walton Avenue BX42 A
200 E Mosholu Parkway S BX42 B
2690 Briggs Avenue BX41 B
2314 Morris Avenue BX37 A
21 W Mosholu Parkway N BX37 B
2380 Ryer Avenue BX36 C
2295 Andrews Avenue North BX36 B
100 East 182 Street BX35 B
2600 Briggs Avenue BX35 B
2356 Walton Avenue BX34 C
2240 Walton Avenue BX31 D
2414 Creston Avenue BX30 B
310 East 196 Street BX28 A
2358 Webster Avenue BX27 C
1921 Morris Avenue BX26 C
2327 Valentine Avenue BX26 C
2307 Tiebout Avenue BX26 B
64 East Tremont Avenue BX26 B
2326 Ryer Avenue BX26 C
62 East 190 Street BX26 B
1854 Monroe Avenue BX26 A
2362 Webster Avenue BX26 B
2665 Decatur Avenue BX26 D
2352 Walton Avenue BX26 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $13,280,000 on 2011-05-19 (lender: West Farms Neighborhood Housing Development Fund C), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-08-22Agreement $3,888,642 — from WEST FARMS SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; WEST FARMS SQUARE LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HPD $3,888,642
2014-08-22Agreement $1,711,358 — from WEST FARMS SQUARE LLC; WEST FARMS SQUARE HOSUING DEVELOPMENT FU to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HPD $1,711,358
2011-05-19Mortgage $2,300,000 — from WEST FARMS SQUARE LLC; WEST FARMS SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NYC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $2,300,000
2011-05-19Mortgage $5,134,330 — from WEST FARMS SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; WEST FARMS SQUARE LLC to NYC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $5,134,330
2011-05-19Mortgage $36,385,670 — from WEST FARMS SQUARE LLC; WEST FARMS SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NYC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $36,385,670
2011-05-19Mortgage $3,888,642 — from WEST FARMS SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; WEST FARMS SQUARE LLC to NYC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $3,888,642
2011-05-19Mortgage $7,028,927 — from WEST FARMS SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; WEST FARMS SQUARE LLC to FORDHAM-BEDFORD HOUSING CORPORATION; UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING PROGRAM, $7,028,927
2011-05-19Mortgage $13,280,000 — from WEST FARMS SQUARE LLC; WEST FARMS SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to WEST FARMS NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING DEVELOPM $13,280,000
2011-05-19Mortgage $3,340,000 — from WEST FARMS SQUARE LLC; WEST FARMS SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NYC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $3,340,000
2011-05-19Deed $15,355,990 — from WEST FARMS NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING DEVELOPM to WEST FARMS SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU $15,355,990
2011-05-19Mortgage $1,711,358 — from WEST FARMS SQUARE LLC; WEST FARMS SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NYC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $1,711,358
2010-04-08Mortgage $1,439,016 — from WEST FARMS NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING DEVELOPM to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,439,016

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170039948
20180074478
20190614525
202048131136
2021019414
20220236543
2023027413
20240325735
20250029736
20260038543
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 136Housing & tenants 783Ownership & money 48Health & systems 86

Every one of the 1,077 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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