1685 Hoe Avenue

1685 Hoe Avenue in Crotona Park East, Bronx, has 17 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (79/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family elevator · 75 units · Built 1926

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: B (Good, 79/100)

• 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.
• 2 evictions carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

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

• Repairs: Low (17 open, 2 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 (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)

17 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 7 class A. 2 issued in the last 12 months. 35 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2019-01-18. Newest violation issued 2026-06-22.

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: Rats, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. 567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT ... IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6F, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''E-G'', AT NORTH (apt 6F), issued 2026-06-22. HPD violation 19012827
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION AT SOUTH (apt 3E), issued 2023-09-12. HPD violation 16224202
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2D), issued 2023-09-19. HPD violation 16239254
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, kitchen, 5th floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5G, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT SOUTH (apt 5G), issued 2023-09-12. HPD violation 16224218
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 2nd BATHROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION AT SOUTH (apt 3E), issued 2023-09-12. HPD violation 16224207
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR ADDITIONAL REQUIRED. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5F, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT NORTH (apt 5F), issued 2023-03-06. HPD violation 15755617
• Class B: Electrical defect, outlet on the west wall, kitchen, 5th floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING COVER AT ELECTRIC OUTLET AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5F, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT NORTH (apt 5F), issued 2023-03-06. HPD violation 15755613
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). ADDITIONAL REQUIRED. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5F, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT NORTH (apt 5F), issued 2023-03-06. HPD violation 15755616

311 housing complaints

4 in the last 12 months, 29 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (2), Door/Window (1), 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: 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)

1 open DOB violation. 8 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

2 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: PRC SHAKESPEARE AVE LLC. Head officer: JENNIFER LAU. Managing agent: FAIRSTEAD MANAGEMENT LLC/SYCAMORE. This owner has 35 buildings on record, 29 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 29, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2029830038, HPD building ID 85558. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 174 St (2, 5), 2 min walk
• Freeman St (2, 5), 10 min walk
• West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av (2, 5), 10 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.