494 East 139 Street,Bronx, NY 10454

15 Units

Built in 1910

5 Floors

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Open Violations

A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311. The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed as resolved by the city.
This building has a total of 38 violations which is 2.53 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is worse than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
11Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
15Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
12Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Dec 24, 2023§ 53, 187, 231 m/d law and department rules and regulations. provide a shoe properly secured to bottom of string of dropladder affixed with appropriate nuts and bolts at 1st fire escape from east at north (building front) at fire escapeNov certified on time
Dec 24, 2023§ 27-2005 hmc: properly repair or replace the broken or defective intercom return system from building front to the east wall in the private hallway located at apt 5a, 5th story, 1st apartment from north at eastCiv14 mailed
Dec 21, 2023§ 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective slopping hardwood floor in the 2nd room from north located at apt 2a, 2nd story, 1st apartment from north at eastCiv14 mailed
May 09, 2021Section 27-2026, 2027 hmc: properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak the ceiling in the 3rd room from north located at apt 3b, 3rd story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
May 09, 2021Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceilings and all walls in the entire apartment located at apt 3b, 3rd story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
May 09, 2021Section 27-2026, 2027 hmc: properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the kitchenette located at apt 3b, 3rd story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
May 03, 2020Section 27-2005 adm code properly repair the broken or defective intercom system from building entrance to apt located at apt 1b, 1st story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
Dec 09, 2019Section 27-2005 adm code refit lower sash window counter balance in the 1st room from east located at apt 5b, 5th story, 1st apartment from south at westNot complied with
May 20, 2018Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling and at west wall and south wall in the kitchen located at apt 5b, 5th storyNot complied with
May 20, 2018Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at all walls and ceiling in the foyer located at apt 5b, 5th story, 1st apartment from south at westNot complied with
Jan 11, 2013Section 27-2005 adm code properly repair the broken or defective intercom system located at apt 2b, 2nd story, 1st apartment from south at westFirst no access to re- inspect violation

Property Owners and Associates

Ben Schwadel
Site Manager, Agent
0(0)

1 Property

15 Units

Brook-sharp Realty LLC
Corporate Owner
2.9(1)

10 Properties

147 Units

Martin Kirzner
Head Officer
2.6(26)

132 Properties

2278 Units

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Cleanliness
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Pest Control
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Heat
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Noise Levels
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Owner Responsiveness
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Neighbors
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Garbage Management
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Rents and Deposits

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