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683 East 234 Street

1,174Records
18City systems
71Open violations
411.7Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10466 · Neighborhood: Wakefield-Woodlawn
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1,174 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 404 HPD housing violations, 357 HPD complaints, 264 311 service requests.

BoroughBronx 10466
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)683 E 234TH HOLDINGS LLC
BBL2049950009
BIN2068073, 2122841

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 411.7. In ZIP 10466, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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 violations71 total — 24 class C (immediately hazardous), 40 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2019-05-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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6
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · WATER LEAK (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

$126,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1930)
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)683 E 234th Holdings LLC
Head officerIan Lagowitz
Managing agentESTATE REALTY GROUP INC
Last registered2026-06-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$701,000 $315,450
2026$726,000 $326,700
2027$871,000 $391,950

The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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

Subway233 St — 2 5 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 233 St / White Plains Rd — Bx31 · 350 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 103 Hector Fontanez
Middle: 287, 370. 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

683 East 234 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

17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 ESTATE REALTY GROUP INC — 28 buildings, 648 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B8 · C11 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
580 St Nicholas Avenue MN92 B
736 Riverside Drive MN60 D
2363 7 Avenue MN46 C
245 Sullivan Place BK40 C
3820 Broadway MN37 A
106 Convent Avenue MN34 A
3750 Broadway MN34 C
3760 Broadway MN32 B
510 West 134 Street MN32 C
3336 Perry Avenue BX27 D
605 West 141 Street MN24 C
535 West 155 Street MN21 C
521 West 180 Street MN21 B
539 West 155 Street MN21 B
320 East 126 Street MN20 A
513 West 134 Street MN20 B
145 West 138 Street MN13 C
145 Allen Street MN10 B
419 East 114 Street MN10 C
247 New York Avenue BK9 B
212 Hull Street BK8 C
214 Hull Street BK8 C
683 East 234 Street BX6 D
60 West 130 Street MN6 B
685 East 234 Street BX6 C
22 East 130 Street MN4 D
20 East 130 Street MN4 F
2056 Madison Avenue MN3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,251,000 on 2017-12-11 (lender: Arbor Agency Lending, LLC), 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
2017-12-11Mortgage $1,251,000 — from 683 E 234TH HOLDINGS LLC; 685 MK REALTY GROUP LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC $1,251,000
2006-02-16Deed $480,000 — from JAIPERSAUD, KALYAN to MAKAJ TOWERS LLC $480,000
2006-02-07AL&R $384,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to MAKAJ TOWERS LLC $384,000
2006-02-07Mortgage $384,000 — from MAKAJ TOWERS LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $384,000
2002-12-05Mortgage $292,500 — from JAIPERSAUD, KALYAN to FIRST NATIONAL BANKOF ARIZONA; MERS/NOM $292,500
1999-08-13Mortgage $184,000 — from JALPERSAUD, KALYAN to EQUICREDIT CORPORATION OF NY $184,000
1987-12-07Mortgage $18,815 — from JOHNSON, HAYWOOD L.; JOHNSON, GASTON to CITY OF NEW YORK/HPD $18,815

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201751312039
201802932097
20192113601140
202040591064
202111170019
202201280029
202309110020
202402260028
202501640065
2026008008
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 44Housing & tenants 1,084Ownership & money 32Health & systems 2

Every one of the 1,174 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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