300 East 159th Street

300 East 159th Street in Melrose, Bronx, has 16 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (53/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 21 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 53/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 32 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 7 buildings' registrations; 7 graded D or F.

• Repairs: Medium (16 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 32 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

16 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 6 class A. 38 issued in the last 12 months. 518 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1993-05-25. Newest violation issued 2026-06-25.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 223 days from issue to close for the 60 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, window on the south wall, kitchen, 4th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANE WINDOW, WINDOW AT SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4C), issued 2025-11-13. HPD violation 18366117
• Class C: Lead paint hazard (hallway). REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT FUSEBOX COVER 4TH STY NORTHWEST PAT 4D PUBLIC HALL ER1 38577, issued 1999-08-31. HPD violation 503598
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, kitchen. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT AT 4 WALLS AND CEILING KITCHEN 4TH STY NORTHWEST APT 4D. ER1 , SECTION '' '' (apt 4D.), issued 1993-10-26. HPD violation 503509
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, foyer. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT 3RD STY SOUTHWEST APT 3C FOYER NORTH WALL CENTER ROOM & PRIVATE HALL SOUTH WALL MS WILLIAMS 993 7641 CHILD UNDER 6 YRS OLD IN APT., issued 1993-05-25. HPD violation 503499
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, west wall, kitchen, 4th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOM SYSTEM AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4A), issued 2025-11-28. HPD violation 18429111
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall, 1st room from the east, 4th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOWER WINDOW SASH SPRING BALANCES AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4A), issued 2025-11-28. HPD violation 18429113
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, north wall, 1st room from the east, 4th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOWER WINDOW SASH SPRING BALANCES AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4A), issued 2025-11-28. HPD violation 18429114
• Class B: Fire escape defect, 1st room from the north, 5th floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF LOCKABLE HASP ON DOOR TO FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 5D, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 5D), issued 2025-10-06. HPD violation 18277082

311 housing complaints

44 in the last 12 months, 149 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (32), Door/Window (7), Paint/Plaster (3), Unsanitary Condition (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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 2 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

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

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 300 Associates LLC. Head officer: Bozhena Basmanov. Managing agent: GABERIEL QUINONES. This owner has 7 buildings on record, 7 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration May 30, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2024180008, HPD building ID 64246. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 161 St-Yankee Stadium (B, D), 10 min walk
• 3 Av-149 St (2, 5), 11 min walk
• 161 St-Yankee Stadium (4), 11 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.