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870 East 228th St, Bronx

BBL 2-04852-0071

En español: 16 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 26 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 30 años abierta, desde el 5 de diciembre de 1995.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 16 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 5 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 30 years, since December 5, 1995.

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16 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed December 5, 1995.

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HPD vacate order
HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since September 3, 2026. Reason on the order: habitability.
Alternative Enforcement Program
In HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program since January 31, 2012.
Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened January 31, 2017.
DOB complaints
1 DOB complaint, a conversion complaint, in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed September 8, 2026.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C16 open most often Heat / Hot Water
Notice sent19234786
Notice sent19207758
Notice sent19207755
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19207726
Notice sent19179825
Notice sent18692224
Notice sent18692220
Notice sent18692208
Notice sent18692199
Notice sent18692197
The report lists all 16, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B10 open
Notice sent19179824
Notice sent19179823
Notice sent19179822
Notice sent19179821
Notice sent19179820
Notice sent19179818
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19179817
Notice sent19179816
Notice sent18692203
Notice sent18692172

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The most common category among the open records here is heat and hot water.

Heat and hot water in the Bronx

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Questions about this building

Does 870 East 228 Street, Bronx have open violations?

Yes. 870 East 228 Street, Bronx had 26 open violations on September 27, 2026: 26 from HPD. 16 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 30 years, since December 5, 1995.

Is 870 East 228 Street, Bronx getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 16 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 5 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. That window ends September 27, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

Is an HPD vacate order in effect at 870 East 228 Street, Bronx?

Yes. HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since September 3, 2026. Reason on the order: habitability. A vacate order requires all or part of a building to be emptied for the reason on the order, and it stays in effect until HPD rescinds it. HPD Online shows whether an order has been rescinded since.

Is 870 East 228 Street, Bronx in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program?

Yes. In HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program since January 31, 2012. HPD puts a group of buildings with serious, long-running violations into the program each year. While a building is in it, HPD can make repairs itself and charge the cost to the property, and the building stays in until HPD discharges it.

Is 870 East 228 Street, Bronx in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened January 31, 2017. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Has DOB received complaints about 870 East 228 Street, Bronx?

Yes. 1 DOB complaint, a conversion complaint, in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed September 8, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

When was 870 East 228 Street, Bronx built?

The city's record gives 1910 as the year 870 East 228 Street, Bronx was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a three-family dwelling with 2 floors.

How many apartments does 870 East 228 Street, Bronx have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 3 residential units at 870 East 228 Street, Bronx. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on HPD vacate orders, HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program list, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 27, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus HPD vacate orders, HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program list, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 870 East 228th St, Bronx: 16 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/870-east-228-street-bronx

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