1500 Longfellow Avenue

1500 Longfellow Avenue in Crotona Park East, Bronx, has 25 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and 19 of 19 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (42/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 19 units · Built 1931

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)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 17 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 17 buildings' registrations; 12 graded D or F.
• 19 of 19 units are rent-stabilized.

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

• Repairs: High (25 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Medium (2 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

25 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 1 class A. 28 issued in the last 12 months. 290 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2018-09-04. Newest violation issued 2026-09-29.

8 closed in the last 90 days. Median 74 days from issue to close for the 11 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 4A, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4A), issued 2026-06-01. HPD violation 18969407
• 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 5B, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 5B), issued 2025-06-02. HPD violation 17931697
• 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 5B, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 5B), issued 2025-06-02. HPD violation 17931698
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 4th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FEET AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18969413 ISSUED 28-MAY-26 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 4A), issued 2026-09-29. HPD violation 19261335
• Class B: Electrical defect, west wall, kitchen, 1st floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET COVER AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1C), issued 2026-09-14. HPD violation 19203349
• Class B: Garbage not removed (exterior). , 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE YARD AT WEST EXTERIOR BUILDING FRONT, issued 2026-09-14. HPD violation 19202121
• Class B: Leak or water damage, bathroom, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK ABOVE CEILING AND NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1C), issued 2026-09-14. HPD violation 19203351
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 2nd room from the north, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1C), issued 2026-09-14. HPD violation 19203354

311 housing complaints

17 in the last 12 months, 53 in 5 years. Most common: Paint/Plaster (5), Unsanitary Condition (5), Plumbing (4), Water Leak (2), Heat/Hot Water (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: 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)

2 open DOB violations, all 2 Local Law violations issued before 2000. 4 DOB violations 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

19 of 19 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: 19 in 2024, 19 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: MRC 754 EAST 161 HDFC. Head officer: PAUL MOORE. Managing agent: MRC 754 EAST 161 HDFC. This owner has 17 buildings on record, 12 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration May 4, 2026. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2030080017, HPD building ID 92440. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Freeman St (2, 5), 7 min walk
• 174 St (2, 5), 7 min walk
• Whitlock Av (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 2026-10-28.