1420 Crotona Avenue

1420 Crotona Avenue in Morrisania, Bronx, has 51 open HPD violations, 9 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (40/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1901

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 40/100)

• 9 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 3 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

• Repairs: High (51 open, 9 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 3 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: Not on file, records as of Oct 23, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

51 open violations: 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 28 class B, 1 class A, 13 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 13 issued in the last 12 months. 56 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2014-12-03. Newest violation issued 2026-05-14.

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

• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2), issued 2026-05-07. HPD violation 18874529
• Class C: Rats (hallway). 867 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CONDUCIVE TO PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS,CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGE GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT RAT DROPPING AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2026-05-07. HPD violation 18874530
• Class C: Electrical defect. SECTION 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING, issued 2014-12-03. HPD violation 10463808
• Class C: Lighting defect, bathroom. SECTION 27-2024 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT COMMUNITY BATHROOM AND COMMUNITY KITCHEN AT 2ND STORY, issued 2014-12-03. HPD violation 10463772
• Class C: No hot water, bathroom. SECTION 27-2024 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT COMMUNITY BATHROOM AND COMMUNITY KITCHEN AT 2ND. STORY, issued 2014-12-03. HPD violation 10463764
• Class C: Electrical defect, south wall. SECTION 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRIC WIRES AT ELECTRIC PANEL BOX AT THE SOUTH WALL AT THE CELLAR, issued 2014-12-03. HPD violation 10463802
• Class C: Gas defect, kitchen. - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES GAS RANGE AT COMMUNITY KITCHEN AT 2ND STORY, issued 2014-12-03. HPD violation 10463782
• Class C: Floor or stair defect (hallway). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING BALUSTERS LOCATED AT PUBLIC HALL STAIR AT 1ST. AND 2ND STORIES, issued 2014-12-03. HPD violation 10463852

311 housing complaints

4 in the last 12 months, 5 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (3), Paint/Plaster (1).

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 (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: AMBRISTER, LARRY W. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2029370032, HPD building ID 59809. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Freeman St (2, 5), 8 min walk
• 174 St (2, 5), 11 min walk
• Simpson St (2, 5), 15 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 Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.