1214 Wheeler Avenue

1214 Wheeler Avenue in Soundview, Bronx, has 24 open HPD violations, 9 of them class C, and 17 of 16 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (45/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 16 units · Built 1913

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 45/100)

• 9 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 4 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 88 buildings' registrations; 73 graded D or F.
• 17 of 16 units are rent-stabilized.

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

• Repairs: High (24 open, 9 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 4 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

24 open violations: 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 8 class A. 19 issued in the last 12 months. 156 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2019-07-17. Newest violation issued 2026-06-29.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 224 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3A), issued 2026-06-29. HPD violation 19037735
• 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 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3A), issued 2026-06-29. HPD violation 19037734
• Class C: Electrical defect, outlet on the south wall, kitchen, 3rd floor. , 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRIC WIRING AT OUTLET AT SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3A), issued 2026-06-29. HPD violation 19037720
• Class C: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 5th room from the east, 3rd floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3A), issued 2026-06-29. HPD violation 19037727
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, 6th room from the east, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 6th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3A), issued 2026-06-29. HPD violation 19037729
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, 2nd room from the east, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3A), issued 2026-06-29. HPD violation 19037724
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, 5th room from the east, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3A), issued 2026-06-29. HPD violation 19037726
• 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 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1B), issued 2025-07-28. HPD violation 18117888

311 housing complaints

10 in the last 12 months, 31 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (4), Paint/Plaster (3), Plumbing (2), Unsanitary Condition (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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (2 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

17 of 16 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: 17 in 2024, 17 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: MATSIA REALTY HDFC, INC. Head officer: MARK ENGEL. Managing agent: LANGSAM PROPERTY SERVICES. This owner has 88 buildings on record, 73 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 30, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2037720012, HPD building ID 122778. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Elder Av (6), 1 min walk
• Morrison Av-Soundview (6), 6 min walk
• Whitlock Av (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 2026-10-27.