51 East 196th Street

51 East 196th Street in Bedford Park, Bronx, has 73 open HPD violations, 30 of them class C, and 6 of 7 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (49/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 7 units · Built 1922

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 49/100)

• 30 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 6 of 7 units are rent-stabilized.

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

• Repairs: High (73 open, 30 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Medium (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2019, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

73 open violations: 30 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 25 class A, 7 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 7 issued in the last 12 months. 119 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1990-04-17. Newest violation issued 2026-08-11.

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

• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 1st floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt B), issued 2026-04-13. HPD violation 18782989
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, west wall, bathroom, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HEAT PIPE AT WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt B), issued 2026-04-13. HPD violation 18782991
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED. AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2016-05-17. HPD violation 11235609
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED BOILER ROOM DOOR AT BASEMENT, issued 2016-03-02. HPD violation 11132403
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2006-03-06. HPD violation 6034191
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st closet from the west, north wall, 2nd 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 CLOSET FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL DOOR FRAME, 1st CLOSET FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL DOOR FRAME, 4th DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, 2nd WINDOW FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, 2nd WINDOW SASH FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1), issued 2006-02-03. HPD violation 5981635
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st door from the south, west wall, foyer, 2nd 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 FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1), issued 2006-02-03. HPD violation 5981636
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the east, south wall, 6th room from the north, 2nd 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 WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 6th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1), issued 2006-02-03. HPD violation 5981639

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 9 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (1).

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 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

6 of 7 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: 6 in 2024, 6 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: PAQUITA MARTIR. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 18, 2018. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2019 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 2033180072, HPD building ID 67062. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Kingsbridge Rd (B, D), 3 min walk
• Kingsbridge Rd (4), 3 min walk
• Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College (4), 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.