1042 Elder Avenue

1042 Elder Avenue in Soundview, Bronx, has 6 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (45/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1960

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 45/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner's bedbug filings report 18 infested units over the last 3 years, including re-infestations.
• The owner has 2 buildings on record; 2 graded D or F.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

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

• Repairs: High (6 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: High (18 infested units, 3 yr, re-infested), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No 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)

6 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 37 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2022-12-07. Newest violation issued 2024-03-25. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2024. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• 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 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3), issued 2024-03-25. HPD violation 16762259
• 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 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2), issued 2024-03-25. HPD violation 16762262
• 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 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2), issued 2024-03-25. HPD violation 16762263
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2023-09-12. HPD violation 16216118
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING APPR 8 SQ FT IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 15293359 ISSUED 05-AUG-22 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 1), issued 2022-12-07. HPD violation 15606710
• Class A: Mold, bathroom, 2nd floor. CLEANSE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE MILDEW IN BETWEEN WALL TILES AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2), issued 2024-03-25. HPD violation 16762266

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 9 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

The owner reported 18 infested units in the last 3 years, including re-infestations. 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 6 infested, 6 treated, 6 re-infested
• 2024: Owner reported 6 infested, 6 treated, 6 re-infested
• 2023: Owner reported 6 infested, 6 treated, 6 re-infested
• 2022: Owner reported 6 infested, 6 treated, 6 re-infested
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: FARHANA ISLAM. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 10, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2037140023, HPD building ID 75955. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Elder Av (6), 5 min walk
• Morrison Av-Soundview (6), 7 min walk
• Whitlock Av (6), 9 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.