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625 East 187 Street · Bronx · BBL 2030760026 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% 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 5. In ZIP 10458, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1910)
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)SIMBA INC
Head officerALFONSO CAPRIGLIONE
Managing agentSIMBA INC
Last registered2025-12-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,064,400 $478,980
2026$1,277,000 $574,650
2027$1,418,000 $638,100

The city's market estimate has risen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Gong ChaCoffee/TeaB—

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 · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Crotona Av / E 187 St — Bx17 · 950 ft
Citi BikeE 188 St & Hughes Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

625 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

1 311 service request from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-12-02Deed $645,000 — from CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL, BRONX, to SIMBA, INC. $645,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
8
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017033
2018336
2019336
2020123
2021325
2022437
2023134
2024268
2025246
2026044
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-09-01Restaurant inspection: GONG CHA — grade B
2026-06-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-10Restaurant inspection: GONG CHA
2025-12-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-12Boiler inspection
2025-12-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-17HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-01Restaurant inspection: GONG CHA — grade B
2026-06-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-10Restaurant inspection: GONG CHA
2025
2025-12-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-12Boiler inspection
2025-12-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-17HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-07-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-06-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2024
2024-12-18Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUEL
2024-12-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-12-10Boiler inspection
2024-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-09-30Restaurant inspection: GONG CHA — grade A
2024-08-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-06-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-03-18Restaurant inspection: GONG CHA — grade A
2023
2023-12-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-06-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-01-12Boiler inspection
2022
2022-12-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-12-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-06-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-28311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-05-16311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2022-04-12311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-01-26Boiler inspection
2021
2021-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-07-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-06-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-03-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-01-06Boiler inspection
2020
2020-09-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-08-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-01-31Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-12-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-10-22311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2019-06-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-06-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-08Boiler inspection
2018
2018-12-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-09-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2018-06-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-06-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-03-09Boiler inspection
2018-01-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-11-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-02Boiler inspection
2017-06-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-11-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-06-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-03-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-10-05HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-09-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-04-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-10-26FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2014-09-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-04-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-12-02Deed $645,000 — from CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL, BRONX, to SIMBA, INC.$645,000
2013-08-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-05-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-08-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-06-30311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2011-06-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-12-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-10-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — JANITOR/SUPER
2010-10-12Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2010-10-12311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2010-10-12311: NONCONST — JANITOR-SUPER
2010-10-11Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2010-10-11311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2010-08-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-01-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-01-19311: HEATING — HEAT
2009
2009-11-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-11-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007
2007-09-25Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2007-08-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-01-19Job filed: RESTORE EXIT FROM COURT YARD TO STREETTO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION, REMOVE SIDEWALK HATCH REPAIR METAL STAIRREPLACE SECURITY GATE WITH NEW EXIT HARDWARE A$4,000
2006
2006-06-16ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE AT LEAST 2 MEANS OF EGRESS FOR REAR APT, BACK YARD AND ALLEY IS BLOCKED. REMEDY:PROVIDE REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRES$1,200
2006-03-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-03-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-02-15ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE AT LEAST TWO MEANS OF EGRESS FOR REAR APARTMENTS-REAR YARD AND ALLEY IS BLOCKED. REMEDY: PROVIDE REQUIRED MEANS$480
2006-01-11Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2006-01-11Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2006-01-11Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2006-01-11Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2006-01-11Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2006-01-11Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2006-01-11DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-11-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-11-23Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2005-11-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-11-23Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2005-11-23Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2005-11-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-11-23Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2005-11-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-11-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-11-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-11-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-10-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-02-11Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2005-02-11Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2004
2004-10-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-10-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-10-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-10-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-05-28DOB complaint, category ?
2004-03-04Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-02-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:

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