1842 Watson Avenue

1842 Watson Avenue in Soundview, Bronx, has 27 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 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 9 in 10 Bronx buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (27 open, 3 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: 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)

27 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 13 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 37 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-08-28. Newest violation issued 2026-04-30.

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

• Class C: No heat / heating defect. 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, 1st STORY, issued 2021-05-07. HPD violation 14315465
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, kitchen, basement. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT BSMT-APT B (apt B), issued 2007-08-28. HPD violation 4890349
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, basement. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD DOOR AT ENTRANCE LOCATED AT BSMT-APT B (apt B), issued 2007-08-28. HPD violation 4890385
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, kitchen, basement. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT BSMT-APT B (apt B), issued 2007-08-28. HPD violation 4890395
• Class B: Mice, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN mice IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3), issued 2007-08-28. HPD violation 4887494
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the north, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR north wall IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3), issued 2007-08-28. HPD violation 4887496
• Class B: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN roaches IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3), issued 2007-08-28. HPD violation 4887495
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILINGS AND WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B (apt B), issued 2007-08-28. HPD violation 4890355

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 1 in 5 years.

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)

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: LEONARDO DELACRUZ. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 6, 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 2037300041, HPD building ID 120187. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• St Lawrence Av (6), 7 min walk
• Parkchester (6), 8 min walk
• Morrison Av-Soundview (6), 12 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.