2440 Buck Street

2440 Buck Street in Westchester Square, Bronx, has 4 open HPD violations, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (45/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1962

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 45/100)

• 4 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 17 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

• Repairs: High (4 open), 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: Not on file, records as of Oct 6, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

4 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. 5 issued in the last 12 months. 5 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2026-06-22. Newest violation issued 2026-10-20.

1 closed in the last 90 days. Median 120 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Mold, north wall, bathroom, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1FLOOR, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 19015571 ISSUED 18-JUN-26 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 1FLOOR), issued 2026-10-20. HPD violation 19316779
• Class B: Items blocking a hallway or exit, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. , 2007 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF COUCH IN FRONT OF SECOND MEANS OF EGRESS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 1FLOOR, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1FLOOR), issued 2026-06-22. HPD violation 19015568
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. (B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1FLOOR, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1FLOOR), issued 2026-06-22. HPD violation 19015569
• Class B: Chimney or vent defect, bathroom, 1st floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AIR VENT IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1FLOOR, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1FLOOR), issued 2026-06-22. HPD violation 19015570

311 housing complaints

17 in the last 12 months, 18 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (7), Door/Window (5), Paint/Plaster (4), Water Leak (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: SINGH, BALWINDER. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2039950027, HPD building ID 53875. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Zerega Av (6), 7 min walk
• Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av (6), 8 min walk
• Castle Hill Av (6), 10 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.