1259 Bronx River Avenue

1259 Bronx River Avenue in Soundview, Bronx, has 86 open HPD violations, 17 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (49/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1925

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 49/100)

• 215 open HPD violations per 10 units, about 22 per apartment. The grade is F for that alone.
• 17 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 4 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 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: Grade capped at F (86 open, 17 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, 2023, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

86 open violations: 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 43 class B, 23 class A, 3 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 2 issued in the last 12 months. 162 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2005-03-14. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

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

4 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: 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 2025-04-24. HPD violation 17846775
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 2nd 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 = 1, WG TO REPLACE = 0, WG TO REPAIR = 2 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2R), issued 2025-04-24. HPD violation 17846774
• 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 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2025-04-24. HPD violation 17846767
• 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 AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2F), issued 2025-03-20. HPD violation 17770100
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CILYNDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE INSTALLED ON METAL GATE LEADING FROM STREET TO THE BUILDING ENTRANCE, issued 2023-05-03. HPD violation 15960608
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1R), issued 2019-04-15. HPD violation 13011383
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1R), issued 2019-04-15. HPD violation 13011384
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1F), issued 2019-01-31. HPD violation 12879902

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 41 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: SHAHRAM SHARAF. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Mar 28, 2023. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2023 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 2037690037, HPD building ID 52098. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

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