1954 Powell Avenue

1954 Powell Avenue in Castle Hill, Bronx, has 6 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 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.
• 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 (6 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 25, 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 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)

6 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 22 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2001-05-04. Newest violation issued 2024-04-03. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2024. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class C: Self-closing door not working, basement. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ENTRANCE DOOR LOCATED AT BSMT-APT BASEME, 1st BSMT-APT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt BASEME), issued 2022-10-20. HPD violation 15432743
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, basement. , 2007 HMC: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE AT DOOR AT APARTMENT ENTRANCE DOOR LOCATED AT BSMT-APT BASEME, 1st BSMT-APT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt BASEME), issued 2022-10-20. HPD violation 15432747
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, basement. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT BSMT-APT BASEME, 1st BSMT-APT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt BASEME), issued 2022-09-13. HPD violation 15356235
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, basement. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES AT CEILING & SOUTH WALL AT SHOWER STALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT BSMT-APT BASEME, 1st BSMT-APT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt BASEME), issued 2022-09-13. HPD violation 15369613
• 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 100 WATTS. LIGHTS NOT ON., issued 2004-06-23. HPD violation 5003751
• 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 NON OPERATING LIGHT FIXTURES REQUIRING 100 WATTS AT FRONT AREAWAY, issued 2001-05-04. HPD violation 3804168

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 7 in 5 years.

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

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: THE PARIS ANDREA LIVING TRUST. Head officer: FRED A PARRA. Managing agent: The Paris-Andrea Living Trust. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 25, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2037910020, HPD building ID 103972. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Parkchester (6), 5 min walk
• St Lawrence Av (6), 9 min walk
• Castle Hill Av (6), 10 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.