1439 Prospect Avenue

1439 Prospect Avenue in Morrisania, Bronx, has 22 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and 20 of 20 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (57/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 20 units · Built 1910

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: D (Poor, 57/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 15 buildings' registrations; 15 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 20 of 20 units are rent-stabilized.

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

• Repairs: High (22 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 2 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No 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)

22 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 3 class A. 3 issued in the last 12 months. 166 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2022-07-13. Newest violation issued 2026-04-30.

21 closed in the last 90 days. Median 741 days from issue to close for the 23 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4C), issued 2025-04-28. HPD violation 17853904
• Class C: Mice, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE LOCATED AT APT APT1D, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt APT1D), issued 2022-11-09. HPD violation 15506601
• Class C: Roaches, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES LOCATED AT APT APT1D, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt APT1D), issued 2022-11-09. HPD violation 15506602
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, kitchen, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CRACKED VINYL FLOOR TILES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1D, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1D), issued 2025-06-05. HPD violation 17953547
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, foyer, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 1D, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1D), issued 2024-04-05. HPD violation 16820021
• Class B: Mold, east wall, kitchen, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT EAST WALL APPROX 5 SQ FT IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1D, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 16017514 ISSUED 28-MAY-23 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 1D), issued 2023-09-28. HPD violation 16264404
• Class B: Mold, south wall, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... 2 SQUARE FEET AT SOUTH WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 1D, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 15737548 ISSUED 20-FEB-23 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 1D), issued 2023-06-26. HPD violation 16063830
• Class B: Mold, south wall, kitchen, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... 2 SQUARE FEET AT SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1D, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 15737552 ISSUED 20-FEB-23 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 1D), issued 2023-06-26. HPD violation 16063831

311 housing complaints

5 in the last 12 months, 20 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (2), Plumbing (2), Unsanitary Condition (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: 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)

No open DOB violations. 1 DOB violation 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

20 of 20 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: 20 in 2024, 20 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: Beulah Cluster HDFC. Head officer: Samuel A Habib. Managing agent: Innovative Property Management and Dev.. This owner has 15 buildings on record, 15 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 24, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2029370058, HPD building ID 104354. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Freeman St (2, 5), 8 min walk
• 174 St (2, 5), 11 min walk
• Simpson St (2, 5), 14 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.