1670 Grand Avenue

1670 Grand Avenue in University Heights, Bronx, has 26 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

• Repairs: High (26 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Nov 1, 2020, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

26 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 2 class A, 6 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 28 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-07-03. Newest violation issued 2018-09-18. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2018. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT PUBLIC HALL CEILING , 2nd STORY, issued 2018-09-18. HPD violation 12585303
• Class C: Leak or water damage (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK FROM CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL , 2nd STORY, issued 2018-09-18. HPD violation 12585296
• Class B: Electrical defect (entrance). , 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSE ELECTRICAL WIRES AT ENTRANCE TO BUILDING AT FRONT, issued 2013-10-18. HPD violation 10008799
• Class B: - DISCONTINUE THE ROOMING UNIT AT 6TH FROM EAST AT SOUTH (MARY DOE) LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2008-01-29. HPD violation 7121046
• Class B: - DISCONTINUE THE ROOMING UNIT AT 1ST FROM EAST AT SOUTH (JOHN DOE -) LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2008-01-29. HPD violation 7121036
• Class B: - DISCONTINUE THE ROOMING UNIT AT 1ST FROM EAST AT NORTH (PETER DOE )- LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2008-01-29. HPD violation 7121039
• Class B: - DISCONTINUE THE ROOMING UNIT AT 2ND FROM EAST AT NORTH (ARLENE EDWARDS) LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2008-01-29. HPD violation 7120960
• Class B: - DISCONTINUE THE ROOMING UNIT AT 5TH FROM EAST AT SOUTH (JOSE DOE ) LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2008-01-29. HPD violation 7121042

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: JOSE ENCARNACION. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 13, 2019. HPD registration expired Nov 1, 2020 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2028670018, HPD building ID 81416. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 176 St (4), 3 min walk
• Mt Eden Av (4), 4 min walk
• 174-175 Sts (B, D), 5 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.