1044 Avenue St John

1044 Avenue St John in Longwood, Bronx, has 42 open HPD violations, 13 of them class C, and 47 of 47 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (42/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 47 units · Built 1924

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: F (Severe, 42/100)

• 13 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 11 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 47 of 47 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Bronx buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (42 open, 13 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 11 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), 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)

42 open violations: 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 5 class A. 95 issued in the last 12 months. 666 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2023-10-20. Newest violation issued 2026-08-31.

17 closed in the last 90 days. Median 121 days from issue to close for the 136 violations closed in the last 12 months.

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 2, WG TO REPLACE = 0, WG TO REPAIR = 0 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 44, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 44), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19169179
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 44, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 44), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19169178
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 5th floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE INOPERABLE HINGES AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 44, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 44), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19169180
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 44, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 44), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19169177
• Class C: Mold, east wall, 1st room from the north, 5th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 30 SQFT AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 45, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18544543 ISSUED 01-JAN-26 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b). (apt 45), issued 2026-04-06. HPD violation 18770551
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 3rd floor. , 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE TESTED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, POSITIVE LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT 26, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 26), issued 2026-02-20. HPD violation 18663065
• Class C: Mold, 1st room from the north, 3rd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 30 SQ.FT. AT NORTH AND WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 23, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 23), issued 2025-02-27. HPD violation 17723877
• Class C: Mold, south wall, 2nd room from the north, 4th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 45, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 45), issued 2024-05-23. HPD violation 16991427

311 housing complaints

56 in the last 12 months, 161 in 5 years. Most common: Paint/Plaster (15), Heat/Hot Water (11), Unsanitary Condition (11), Plumbing (10), Water Leak (8).

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: 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)

No open DOB violations. 3 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

4 executed evictions in the last 3 years (5 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

47 of 47 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 47 in 2024, 47 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY LEMLE WOLFF LLC. Head officer: JOSEPH ZITOLO. Managing agent: LEMLE & WOLFF, INC. This owner has 178 buildings on record, 77 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

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

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2026030030, HPD building ID 46461. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• E 149 St (6), 3 min walk
• Longwood Av (6), 7 min walk
• E 143 St-St Mary's St (6), 8 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.