1520 Benson Street

1520 Benson Street in Westchester Square, Bronx, has 18 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1901

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 18 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 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 (18 open), 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)

18 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 10 class A, 3 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 26 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-01-30. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

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

• Class B: Broken window or sash, 4th room from the east, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INOPERATIVE SPRING BALANCES AND ASSEMBLY AT WINDOW IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT W1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt W1), issued 2014-12-02. HPD violation 10461225
• Class B: Mice, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT W1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt W1), issued 2014-12-02. HPD violation 10461224
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, kitchen, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR AT CABINET EAST WALL IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT W1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt W1), issued 2014-12-02. HPD violation 10461228
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, floor, 2nd room from the east, 1st floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES AT FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT W1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt W1), issued 2014-12-02. HPD violation 10461226
• Class B: Plumbing defect, kitchen, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ROTTED WOOD BASE CABINET AT SINK IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT W1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt W1), issued 2014-12-02. HPD violation 10461227
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-04-29. HPD violation 18836989
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2025-06-04. HPD violation 17952339
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2024-04-02. HPD violation 16807211

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.

Owner and management

Owner: EDY M MEJIA. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 29, 2022. 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 2039880006, HPD building ID 49607. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av (6), 4 min walk
• Zerega Av (6), 8 min walk
• Middletown Rd (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.