798 East 170th Street, Bronx, NY 10459
798 East 170th Street is a 20-unit, 5-story New Law Tenement building constructed in 1904, currently owned by Xhafer Gecaj. The building has a concerning history of heating and hot water issues, with eight documented emergencies between December 2020 and April 2025, including the most recent incidents in April 2025 that required HPD intervention.
There are also two active violations from 2023: one regarding the failure to file the 2019 external low-pressure inspection and another related to improperly maintained window A/C units on floors 3 and 5, which carries a $500 penalty. While the building has shown consistent compliance with rodent inspections, passing inspections from 2015 through 2022, it experienced rat activity in 2016 and 2018. The property has undergone various repairs and maintenance actions over the years, particularly in 2018 when multiple violations were addressed in apartments 3A, 3B, and 4C, including bathroom repairs, wall repainting, and the installation of window guards.
The building shows a good record of bedbug management, with no reported infestations in the past four years (2021-2025), and recent annual reports have shown zero infested units. A food establishment inspection in 2020 was also addressed, though the specific details were not documented. The building's heating system appears to have persistent problems, as evidenced by the multiple emergency complaints, despite HPD confirming corrections in most recent cases.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 20 |
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Year built | 1904 |
Total area | 16949 sq ft |
Floors | 5 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | NEW LAW TENEMENT |

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- 798 East 170th St, New York, NY 10459
- 1422 Prospect Ave, New York, NY 10459
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