1157 Ward Avenue

1157 Ward Avenue in Soundview, Bronx, has 15 open HPD violations, 1 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 1940

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation 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 (15 open, 1 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)

15 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 0 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. 15 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-01-19. Newest violation issued 2007-01-19. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2007. 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: 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 SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2007-01-19. HPD violation 6559815
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2007-01-19. HPD violation 6559817
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2007-01-19. HPD violation 6559816
• Class B: Broken window or sash, kitchen. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOWER SASH KITCHEN WINDOW 2ND STY. WEST APT. #2.. HPD violation 6672424
• Class B: Gas defect, kitchen. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AND/ OR REPLACE OVEN CONTROL OF GAS RANGE --- KITCHEN 2ND STY. WEST APT. #2.. HPD violation 6672425
• Class B: Kitchen fixture defect, kitchen. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD CABINETS KITCHEN -- 2ND STY. WEST APT. #2.. HPD violation 6672426
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR EAST WALL CENTER ROOM 2ND STY. WEST APT. #2.. HPD violation 6672427
• Class B: No heat / heating defect. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR AT RADIATOR CENTER ROOM 2ND STY. WEST APT. #2.. HPD violation 6672422

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

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: ANDREW KOWLOWITZ. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Feb 25, 2020. 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 2037410052, HPD building ID 119366. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Elder Av (6), 2 min walk
• Morrison Av-Soundview (6), 4 min walk
• Whitlock Av (6), 9 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.