1431 Zerega Avenue

1431 Zerega Avenue in Westchester Square, Bronx, has 30 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: D (55/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 2006

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 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 8 in 10 Bronx buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (30 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 (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

30 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 16 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 39 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2015-05-01. Newest violation issued 2026-05-08.

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

2 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: Roaches (hallway). HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2021-09-07. HPD violation 14536541
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY LOCK AT DOOR FROM CELLAR PUBLIC HALL LEADING TO REAR YARD., issued 2021-09-07. HPD violation 14536532
• Class C: Electrical defect, north wall. , 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRING AT NORTH WALL AT CELLAR PUBLIC HALL., issued 2021-09-07. HPD violation 14536539
• Class B: Mold, north wall, kitchen, cellar. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... (APPROX. 4 SQ. FEET AT NORTH WALL // 4 SQ. FEET AT WEST WALL) IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT CELLAR APT C1, 1st CELLAR APT FROM EAST AT SOUTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 14536529 ISSUED 03-SEP-21 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt C1), issued 2022-01-05. HPD violation 14767475
• Class B: Mold, south wall. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... (APPROX. 10 SQ. FEET) AT SOUTH WALL AT CELLAR PUBLIC HALL. ORIGINAL VIOLATION 14536535 ISSUED 03-SEP-21 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b)., issued 2022-01-05. HPD violation 14767476
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, kitchen, cellar. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT CELLAR APT C1, 1st CELLAR APT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt C1), issued 2021-09-07. HPD violation 14536528
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, west wall, 3rd room from the east, cellar. , 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM AT LEAST 1 WINDOW OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE (AT WEST WALL) IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT CELLAR APT C1, 1st CELLAR APT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt C1), issued 2021-09-07. HPD violation 14536530
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, kitchen, cellar. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT CELLAR APT C1, 1st CELLAR APT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt C1), issued 2021-09-07. HPD violation 14536527

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 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.

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 0 in 2024, 0 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: ORAZIO LAPIETRA. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 9, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2039700034, HPD building ID 936460. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Zerega Av (6), 1 min walk
• Castle Hill Av (6), 5 min walk
• Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av (6), 6 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.