2081 Grand Avenue

2081 Grand Avenue in University Heights, Bronx, has 184 open HPD violations, 30 of them class C, and 52 of 52 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (35/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 52 units · Built 1924

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, 35/100)

• 30 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 16 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 3 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 52 of 52 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Bronx buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (184 open, 30 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 3 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)

184 open violations: 30 class C (immediately hazardous), 117 class B, 37 class A. 35 issued in the last 12 months. 453 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-04-16. Newest violation issued 2026-07-10.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 120 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.

16 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''58'' (apt 3A), issued 2026-03-12. HPD violation 18700209
• Class C: Plumbing defect, bathroom, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET ... IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''58'' (apt 3A), issued 2026-03-12. HPD violation 18700208
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''58'' (apt 3A), issued 2026-03-12. HPD violation 18700210
• 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 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3A), issued 2026-01-22. HPD violation 18591290
• Class C: Fire escape defect, 1st room from the north, 3rd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK AT DOOR LEADING TO ROOM WITH FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 2B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''56'', AT EAST (apt 2B), issued 2025-12-15. HPD violation 18499607
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 7, WG TO REPLACE = 0, WG TO REPAIR = 0 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''56'', AT EAST (apt 2B), issued 2025-12-15. HPD violation 18499609
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1E, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1E), issued 2025-07-07. HPD violation 18066217
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARTDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING APPRIX 3 SQ FT AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY, issued 2025-07-07. HPD violation 18066220

311 housing complaints

33 in the last 12 months, 172 in 5 years. Most common: Plumbing (9), Paint/Plaster (8), Unsanitary Condition (7), Door/Window (3), Heat/Hot Water (3).

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 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 3 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

52 of 52 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: 52 in 2024, 52 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 56-58 W 180TH ST HDFC. Head officer: HENG K LY. Managing agent: FORDHAM BEDFORD HOUSING CORP. This owner has 100 buildings on record, 79 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 31, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2032060022, HPD building ID 81484. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Burnside Av (4), 3 min walk
• 183 St (4), 7 min walk
• Tremont Av (B, D), 7 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.