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10 East 198 Street

BRONX, NY 10468 BBL 2033180114 57 units · 6 floors · 1941

This building has a severe track record, and our model predicts major ongoing maintenance failures.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Fordham
At or below average
avg 128.0
33
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 33 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Fordham average of 128.0.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 10 East 198 Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1941
6 or more units
57 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

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How 10 East 198 Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
55th percentile

Out of 1076 buildings in this neighborhood, 592 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
4.9%
No serious
violations
49.6%
Some violations
(1–9)
45.4%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

311 housing calls (past 7 years)

311 calls from or about this address logged as housing-related over 7 years.

Hazardous violations (past 7 years)

HPD violations classified as hazardous — things like mold, peeling lead paint, or broken heat.

Emergency violations (past 7 years)

HPD violations classified as immediately dangerous — fires, raw sewage, no heat in winter.

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What's in the 10 East 198 Street report

Building characteristics
Total units57
Floors6
Year built1941
Gross area69,000 sq ft
Building class—
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

4 East 198th St, New York, NY 10468
6 East 198th St, New York, NY 10468
8 East 198th St, New York, NY 10468
10 East 198th St, New York, NY 10468
12 East 198th St, New York, NY 10468
2836 Jerome Ave, New York, NY 10468
2842 Jerome Ave, New York, NY 10468
Who's behind the building

10 East 198 Street's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Refika Realty Co LLC.
Address
1085 Lydig Ave
Bronx, NY 10461
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The story over time

10 East 198 Street event timeline

Violations, complaints, fines, and permits — the most recent records on file, in order.

2026
311+HPD Jan 17
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