489 East 142nd Street

489 East 142nd Street in Mott Haven, Bronx, has 8 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (85/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family elevator · 96 units · Built 1973

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 85/100)

• 2 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.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 10 buildings' registrations; 2 graded D or F.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

Fewer open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Bronx buildings this size.

• Repairs: Low (8 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 3 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Medium (13 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

8 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 3 class A. 20 issued in the last 12 months. 437 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2025-03-20. Newest violation issued 2026-09-25.

8 closed in the last 90 days. Median 111 days from issue to close for the 16 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Roaches (hallway). HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2026-09-10. HPD violation 19204679
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3C), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19172256
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3C), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19172254
• Class B: Plumbing defect, bathroom, 3rd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PORCELAIN ENAMEL FINISH BY METHOD OF REGLAZING AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3C), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19172255
• Class B: Mold, south wall, bathroom, 4th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT SOUTH WALL AROUND THE BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18497826 ISSUED 11-DEC-25 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 4A), issued 2026-04-13. HPD violation 18785707
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADDRESS OF THE BUILDING. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2026-09-25. HPD violation 19243086
• Class A: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 3rd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10SQ FT AT CEILING AND WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3C), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19172253
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3C), issued 2025-03-20. HPD violation 17770692

311 housing complaints

16 in the last 12 months, 39 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (6), Door/Window (5), Heat/Hot Water (3), Paint/Plaster (2).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

13 open DOB violations, 10 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000. 15 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (2 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: GGEORGE HARDY ST. FRANCIS APARTMENTS LLC. Head officer: ERIKA BRANDT. Managing agent: THE WAVECREST MGMT TEAM. This owner has 10 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 16, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2022870046, HPD building ID 806617. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Brook Av (6), 5 min walk
• 3 Av-149 St (2, 5), 7 min walk
• 3 Av-138 St (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 2026-10-27.