1531 Westchester Avenue

1531 Westchester Avenue in Soundview, Bronx, has 9 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and 9 of 10 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (65/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 10 units · Built 1913

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 2 buildings' registrations; 1 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 9 of 10 units are rent-stabilized; 8 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Bronx buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (9 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 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)

9 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. 13 issued in the last 12 months. 680 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2022-08-22. Newest violation issued 2026-07-17.

2 closed in the last 90 days. Median 117 days from issue to close for the 37 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 3rd room from the north, 5th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5A), issued 2025-11-20. HPD violation 18414601
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5A), issued 2025-03-17. HPD violation 17767338
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall, foyer, 4th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BUZZER AND RETURN VOICE INTERCOM SYSTEM FROM BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR UP TO PANEL AT EAST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4A), issued 2024-06-20. HPD violation 17058284
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 2nd room from the north, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF WOOD PANELING AT ALL WALLS IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2025-09-15. HPD violation 18230005
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 3rd room from the north, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DROP CEILING AND WOOD PANELING AT ALL WALLS IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2025-09-15. HPD violation 18230003
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 3rd room from the north, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DROP CEILING AND WOOD PANELING AT ALL WALLS IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2025-09-15. HPD violation 18230004
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DROP CEILING AND WOOD PANELING AT ALL WALLS IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2022-08-22. HPD violation 15328385
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, foyer, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DROP CEILING AND WOOD PANELING AT ALL WALLS IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2022-08-22. HPD violation 15328386

311 housing complaints

2 in the last 12 months, 76 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (1), Water Leak (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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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. 5 DOB violations 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

9 of 10 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: 9 in 2024, 8 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 800 REALTY CORP.. Head officer: HAMAD ALI. Managing agent: 800 REALTY.CORP. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Nov 3, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2037730005, HPD building ID 122235. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Elder Av (6), 1 min walk
• Morrison Av-Soundview (6), 5 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.