1826 Cedar Avenue

1826 Cedar Avenue in University Heights, Bronx, has 7 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (46/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1899

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 46/100)

• 2 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.

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

• Repairs: High (7 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Not on file, records as of Oct 28, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

7 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. 2 issued in the last 12 months. 7 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2018-09-28. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

HPD recorded no violation closed here 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: No heat / heating defect, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1F), issued 2025-12-15. HPD violation 18502933
• Class C: Floor or stair defect, floor. ,2011,2012 ADMIN. CODE: CLEANSE AND DISINFECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AFTER REMOVING THE ANIMAL URINE AT FLOOR AT CELLAR, issued 2018-09-28. HPD violation 12607545
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, kitchen, 2nd floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK THE CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2F), issued 2022-01-10. HPD violation 14769985
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, kitchen, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2F), issued 2022-01-10. HPD violation 14769986
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, kitchen, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2F), issued 2021-10-05. HPD violation 14592550
• Class B: Pest infestation (basement). HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2018.4 ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN GNATS AT CELLAR, issued 2018-09-28. HPD violation 12607546
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-04-29. HPD violation 18836584

311 housing complaints

2 in the last 12 months, 16 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (1), Unsanitary Condition (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: YANG, JIAN MEI. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2028810011, HPD building ID 55886. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 176 St (4), 10 min walk
• 191 St (1), 11 min walk
• Dyckman St (1), 12 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.