2597 Jerome Avenue

2597 Jerome Avenue in University Heights, Bronx, has 33 open HPD violations, 8 of them class C, and 31 of 34 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (57/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 34 units · Built 1915

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 57/100)

• 8 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 38 buildings' registrations; 23 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 31 of 34 units are rent-stabilized.

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

• Repairs: High (33 open, 8 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), 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)

33 open violations: 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 2 class A. 3 issued in the last 12 months. 148 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2004-07-21. Newest violation issued 2026-06-15.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 253 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Lead paint hazard, east wall, 5th 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) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 56, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 56), issued 2024-08-08. HPD violation 17180694
• 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 56, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 56), issued 2024-08-08. HPD violation 17169024
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, west wall, 1st 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) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 56, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 56), issued 2024-08-08. HPD violation 17180696
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, south wall, bathroom, 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) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 56, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 56), issued 2024-08-08. HPD violation 17180691
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the south, west wall, 2nd 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) SOUTH WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 56, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 56), issued 2024-08-08. HPD violation 17180695
• Class C: Fire escape defect, 1st room from the east, 3rd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK AT DOOR LEADING TO THE FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 36, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 36), issued 2022-06-29. HPD violation 15229067
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st 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) CEILING, SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 56, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 56), issued 2005-10-18. HPD violation 5772412
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, kitchen, 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) SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 56, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 56), issued 2005-10-18. HPD violation 5772416

311 housing complaints

6 in the last 12 months, 36 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (3), Plumbing (2), 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 3 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

31 of 34 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: 31 in 2024, 31 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 3 WEST 192ND ASSOCICATES,LLC. Head officer: KENNETH YUSTMAN. Managing agent: JOSE PENA. This owner has 38 buildings on record, 23 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 27, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2032020060, HPD building ID 88956. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Kingsbridge Rd (4), 3 min walk
• Fordham Rd (4), 5 min walk
• Kingsbridge Rd (B, D), 6 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.