2017 Grand Avenue

2017 Grand Avenue in University Heights, Bronx, has 10 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: F (25/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1909

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, 25/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 3 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 3 heat or hot water 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.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Bronx buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (10 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 3 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)

10 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. 13 issued in the last 12 months. 138 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2025-07-30. Newest violation issued 2026-08-12.

1 closed in the last 90 days. Median 121 days from issue to close for the 11 violations closed in the last 12 months.

3 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Plumbing defect, bathroom, 2nd floor. REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASH BASIN IN THE 2nd BATHROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt C), issued 2026-08-12. HPD violation 19135606
• Class C: Fire escape defect, 6th room from the east, 2nd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED/ ELECTRONIC PAD LOCK INSTALLED AT DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 6th ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt C), issued 2026-08-12. HPD violation 19135580
• Class C: Plumbing defect, bathroom, 2nd floor. REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASH BASIN IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt C), issued 2026-08-12. HPD violation 19135601
• Class C: Fire escape defect, 6th room from the east, 2nd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH AND ASSEMBLY AT DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 6th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt C), issued 2025-07-30. HPD violation 18126577
• Class B: Fire escape defect, 7th room from the east, 2nd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOUSE HOLD FURNITURE BLOCKING FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 7th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt C), issued 2026-08-12. HPD violation 19135569
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 10 SQUARE FEET BUT LESS THAN 30 SQFT AT CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt C), issued 2026-08-12. HPD violation 19135640
• Class B: Mold, east wall, bathroom, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT THE EAST WALL IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18778306 ISSUED 07-APR-26 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt C), issued 2026-08-07. HPD violation 19132116
• Class B: Plumbing defect, bathroom, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET IN THE 2nd BATHROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt C), issued 2026-04-09. HPD violation 18778317

311 housing complaints

4 in the last 12 months, 22 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (3), Water Leak (1).

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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 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. 5 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

1 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: CPE EQUITIES LLC. Head officer: CRAIG LIVINGSTON. Managing agent: WAVECREST MGMT GROUP. This owner has 54 buildings on record, 36 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 14, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2028690142, HPD building ID 81457. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Burnside Av (4), 3 min walk
• Tremont Av (B, D), 7 min walk
• 176 St (4), 7 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.