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HPD confirmed a finding of tenant harassment against this building's owner with a $5,000 penalty. See the for details.
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286 East 149 Street is a walkup apartment building built in 1905 in the Bronx with 12 residential units. It carries a Grade F health score, with 42 open Class C hazardous violations and a history of heat and hot water complaints among the recorded concerns. Our analysis reviewed 635 records across 26 public data sources, benchmarked against similar mid-sized prewar residential buildings in NYC.
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Class C (Hazardous): § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF A WOODEN DECK ERECTED AT BUILDING REAR OBSTRUCTING 2ND MEANS OF EGRESS FOR BUILDING #288 AND 286 ( PER SECTION OF LAW 1RCNY §15-10(N) , 1st STORY
Class C (Hazardous): 567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL
Class C (Hazardous): § 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN, DEFECTIVE AND/OR MISSING 3RD TREAD UP FROM BOTTOM AT REAR OF BUILDING AT FIRE ESCAPE, 1st STORY
Class C (Hazardous): § 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. PROPERLY SECURE 15TH TREAD UP FROM BOTTOM AT REAR OF BUILDING AT FIRE ESCAPE, 1st STORY
HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY [EMERGENCY] (Apt 2)
DOB Complaint #1X
Class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE MAKE SAFE BY PROPERLY REPAIRING THE STRUCTURAL DEFECT VERTICAL CRACKS IN BRICK AND MORTAR AT SOUTH EXTERIOR WALL (REAR OF BLDG) EXTENDING FROM 1ST TO 2ND STORIES
Class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. ADJUST THE DROPLADDER SO THAT IT WILL SLIDE EASILY IN THE GUIDE RODS AT REAR OF BUILDING AT FIRE ESCAPE, 1st STORY
DOB Complaint #30
DOB Complaint #1X
Class A: § 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION WOOD DECK ERECTED APPROX 12'L X 8'D X 6'H AT 1ST STORY LEVEL AT BUILDING REAR. , 1st STOR
Tax Year 2026 Market Value: $985,000
Annual bedbug filing — no infestations reported
Rent stabilization registration
HPD registration filed
IMMEDIATELY REMOVE THE ENTIRE WOOD DECK AT EXPOSURE#3
Construction: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL(S) OR APPURTENANCES. NOTED: AT EXPOSURE 3 - FIRE ESCAPE STEPS BETW — $5,000 penalty
Construction: W/O A PERMIT. NOTED: AT EXPOSURE 3/REAR YARD - WOOD DECK ERECTED APPRX. 12'X8'X6' WITH WOOD POSTS & — $2,500 penalty
Construction: AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED MISSING/SPALLING MORTAR JOINTS AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS EXP1 AND 4 (RIGH — $1,250 penalty
Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
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