1153 Colgate Avenue

1153 Colgate Avenue in Soundview, Bronx, has 9 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: F (40/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1927

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 40/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner has 2 buildings on record; 1 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 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 (9 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 (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 30, 2024, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

9 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 41 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2012-12-04. Newest violation issued 2026-04-30.

4 closed in the last 90 days. Median 341 days from issue to close for the 4 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Broken window or sash. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE METAL LENTIL ABOVE WINDOW AT BUILDING FRONT , 2nd STORY, issued 2024-05-16. HPD violation 16937578
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (entrance). , 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 AT BUILDING ENTRANCE , 1st STORY, issued 2024-05-16. HPD violation 16937591
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd 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 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2R), issued 2024-04-30. HPD violation 16937636
• Class B: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE STUCCO AT BUILDING FRONT , 2nd STORY, issued 2024-05-16. HPD violation 16937595
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 1st floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1R), issued 2017-12-01. HPD violation 12110079
• Class B: Broken window or sash, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. , 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM AT LEAST 1 WINDOW OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1R), issued 2017-12-01. HPD violation 12110080
• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING A MINIMUM OF 100 WATTS INCANDESCENT LIGHT REQUIRED., issued 2012-12-04. HPD violation 9659834
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION CONSISTING OF A PARTITION SHEETROCK WALL ERECTED TO SUBDIVIDE THE ROOM IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1R), issued 2017-12-01. HPD violation 12110078

311 housing complaints

3 in the last 12 months, 3 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (2), Paint/Plaster (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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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: SANJAY PERSAUD. Managing agent: GAUDY VARGAS. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Mar 19, 2024. HPD registration expired Sep 30, 2024 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 2037360059, HPD building ID 57687. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Elder Av (6), 4 min walk
• Whitlock Av (6), 5 min walk
• Morrison Av-Soundview (6), 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.