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685 East 233 Street, Bronx

BIN 2068040BBL 2049940007Block 4994 · Lot 7Built 19255 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
8 open Class C — see them ↓$2,532.00 recorded as due
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685 East 233 Street at a glance

685 East 233 Street, Bronx has 44 open city records on file, 8 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $2,532.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. City marshals have executed 3 evictions at this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was May 1, 1979 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated Jul 23, 2026.

Open Class C
8
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
34
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
2
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$2,532.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
2.00
26 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
3
Marshal evictions — click to see them
Permits on file
2
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Jul 23, 2026
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Health score for 685 East 233 Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

F
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from the 300 most recent of 384 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 8
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 34
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 3
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $2,532
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 3
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 685 East 233 Street

Showing the 300 most recent of 384 records; the CSV has the full history. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 685 East 233 Street

$2,532.00 is recorded as due across the 29 summonses below, out of $13,860.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 685 East 233 Street
049949717YJul 23, 2026FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETOct 21, 2026Pending$50.00
049475938XOct 29, 2025FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJan 27, 2026Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
014202638KAug 26, 2025ELECTRICAL HAZARDSOct 16, 2025Found in violation$32.00
014202639MAug 26, 2025UNLAWFUL QUANTITY OR LOCATION OF REGULATED MATERIALOct 16, 2025Found in violation$950.00
049149264PJun 9, 2025FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETSep 8, 2025Pending
048035070PSep 23, 2023FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETDec 27, 2023Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
047827447PMay 17, 2023FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETAug 15, 2023Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
047861135PApr 22, 2023FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJul 26, 2023Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
047861007KApr 15, 2023FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJul 19, 2023Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
047595892NOct 5, 2022FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJan 3, 2023Pending
047328397JMay 4, 2022FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETAug 10, 2022Pending
047350529NJan 16, 2022FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETApr 18, 2022Pending
047013792NAug 6, 2021IMPROPER RECEPTACLES 1ST OFFENSENov 8, 2021Pending
0210179366Mar 30, 2020FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJul 15, 2020Pending
042556674LApr 16, 2018FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETMay 21, 2018Pending
0194859482May 10, 2017FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJun 13, 2017Pending
0194858281Apr 22, 2017FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETMay 30, 2017Pending
0194854074Mar 23, 2017FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETApr 25, 2017Defaulted (did not respond)
1104660Aug 30, 2012OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE BLDG DEPT RECORDS. AT THE BASMENT , 5 SRO'S HAVE BEEN CREATED FOR SLEEPING. ONLY 3 ROOMS ARE OCCUPIED. PARTITIONS WERE ERECTED & THE FLR WAS RAISED TO CREATE A NEW WOODOct 19, 2012Admitted the violation
958097Aug 30, 2012WORK WITHOUT PERMIT. WORK NOTED:PARTITIONS WERE ERECTED FROM FLR TO CEILING TO CREATE ROOMS AS SLEEPING ACCOMMENDATION. THERE ARE APPROX 5 SRO'S THROUGHOUT THE BSMT. THE ROOMS WERE CREATED WITH 2X4 WOOD STUDS &Oct 19, 2012Admitted the violation
034956778ZAug 30, 2012WORK WITHOUT A PERMITOct 19, 2012Admitted the violation
034956779KAug 30, 2012OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O OR BUILDING DEPT RECORDSOct 19, 2012Pending
042563353XAug 19, 2012FAILURE TO POST NOTICES/INFORM ABOUT RECYCLING(9+ DWELLING UNITS)Sep 19, 2012Pending
0173527559Jul 31, 2010FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETSep 14, 2010Pending
0171747429Nov 27, 2009FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETDec 29, 2009Pending
0171035839Jun 11, 2009FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJul 28, 2009Pending
042650574PMar 23, 2009FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETMay 5, 2009Pending
0109213675Nov 26, 1999DIRTY SIDEWALKJan 24, 2000Written off
0105728325Oct 26, 1998DIRTY SIDEWALKDec 3, 1998Found in violation

Marshal evictions at 685 East 233 Street

Each row is a warrant of eviction a city marshal actually carried out at this building, from the Department of Investigation’s eviction ledger. It records the end of a Housing Court case, not a violation. “Possession” means the tenant was removed and the space returned to the landlord. Filings that never reached execution are not in this dataset.

Executed marshal evictions at 685 East 233 Street
Oct 28, 2025Residential3APossessionJustin Grossman335288/24
Jun 14, 2018Residential3DPossessionThomas Bia35760/17
Apr 26, 2018Residential1DPossessionThomas Bia57542/17

Ownership history for 685 East 233 Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 2049940007), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 685 East 233 Street
May 1, 1979May 1, 1979William P Ruffa, Luisa Ruffa685-689 East 233rd Street CORPDeedView ↗
May 1, 1979May 1, 1979Sadell Holding CORPRuffa William P, Ruffa LuisaDeedView ↗

Financing record for 685 East 233 Street

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 685 East 233 Street
Mar 20, 2020Mortgage$620,000Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.View ↗
Sep 10, 2015Mortgage$3,430,000Jpmorgan Chase Bank NaView ↗
Sep 10, 2015Mortgage$1,310,282Jpmorgan Chase Bank NaView ↗
Aug 14, 2012Mortgage$384,342Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.View ↗
May 27, 2010Mortgage assignmentJpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.View ↗
May 27, 2010Mortgage$1,925,000Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.View ↗
May 27, 2010Mortgage$1,653,103Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.View ↗
Aug 2, 2002Partial releaseAstoria Federal Savings And Loan AssociationView ↗
May 1, 1979Mortgage assignmentPrestige Assets INCView ↗
May 1, 1979MortgageWilliam P Ruffa, Luisa RuffaView ↗
May 1, 1979MortgagePrestige Assets INCView ↗
May 1, 1979Mortgage assignmentAlfred Geisinger, Walter BergerView ↗
Mortgage assignmentAstoria Federal Savings And Loan AssociationView ↗
Mortgage$50,762Astoria Federal Savings And Loan AssociationView ↗
Mortgage assignmentAstoria Federal Savings And Loan AssociationView ↗
Mortgage$1,000,000Emigrant Funding CorporationView ↗
Mortgage$456,410Emigrant Funding CorporationView ↗
Mortgage assignmentEmigrant Funding CorporationView ↗
Mortgage assignmentEmigrant Funding CorporationView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageBowery Savings BankView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgagePrestige Assets, INC.View ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageRuffa, William P., Ruffa, LuisaView ↗
Mortgage assignmentFederal Home Ln Mtgecp.View ↗
Mortgage$600,000Norstar Mortgage CORP.View ↗
Mortgage assignmentFederal Home Ln Mtgecp.View ↗
Mortgage assignmentNorstar Mortgage CORP.View ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.