553 East 188th Street

553 East 188th Street in Belmont, Bronx, has 60 open HPD violations, 23 of them class C, and 14 of 15 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (40/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 15 units · Built 1912

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 40/100)

• 23 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 7 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 13 buildings' registrations; 2 graded D or F.
• 14 of 15 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Bronx buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (60 open, 23 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 7 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2025, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

60 open violations: 23 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 13 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 40 issued in the last 12 months. 473 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2016-11-15. Newest violation issued 2026-09-25.

4 closed in the last 90 days. Median 112 days from issue to close for the 6 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTISE LOCK SET AT BUILDING VESTIBULE DOOR , 1st STORY, issued 2026-09-25. HPD violation 19239824
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTISE LOCK SET AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY, issued 2026-09-25. HPD violation 19239823
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, east wall, 3rd room from the east, 5th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) BASEBOARD AT EAST WALL, BASEBOARD AT WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 14, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 14), issued 2026-06-08. HPD violation 18990533
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, east wall, 3rd room from the east, 5th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) BASEBOARD AT EAST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 14, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 14), issued 2026-06-08. HPD violation 18990534
• 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 14, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 14), issued 2026-06-08. HPD violation 18984998
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, floor. , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING CONSISTING OF PROTRUDING CERAMIC TILES AT FLOOR BELOW VESTIBULE DOOR (FROM VESTIBULE TO PUBLIC HALL) , 1st STORY, issued 2026-05-11. HPD violation 18909958
• 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 14, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 14), issued 2026-01-28. HPD violation 18599234
• 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 14, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 14), issued 2026-01-28. HPD violation 18599233

311 housing complaints

25 in the last 12 months, 135 in 5 years. Most common: Door/Window (9), Unsanitary Condition (8), Heat/Hot Water (7), 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

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 (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

14 of 15 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: 14 in 2024, 14 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: LORILLARD 188 LLC. Head officer: PASQUALE PERRETTA. Managing agent: BELMONT REALTY LLC. This owner has 13 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 3, 2024. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2025 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2030580070, HPD building ID 66804. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Fordham Rd (B, D), 11 min walk
• 182-183 Sts (B, D), 13 min walk
• Kingsbridge Rd (B, D), 15 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.