1604 Van Buren Street

1604 Van Buren Street in Pelham Parkway, Bronx, has 10 open HPD violations, 2 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 · 3 units · Built 1901

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 2 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.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 8 buildings' registrations; 7 graded D or F.
• 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 7 in 10 Bronx buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (10 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 26, 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 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)

10 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A, 2 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 41 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-07-02. Newest violation issued 2024-05-08. 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.

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: Rats (exterior). HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF RODENTS CONSISTING OF RATS AT FRONT OF BUILDING WEST YARD, issued 2024-05-08. HPD violation 16948484
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF § 27-2087 DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL, PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS BEHIND WALLS, UNDER FLOOR AT CREATED KITCHEN, BATHROOM IN ILLEGAL BASEMENT APT, issued 2024-05-08. HPD violation 16961323
• Class B: Gas defect, kitchen. DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE, GAS RANGE INSTALLED AT CREATED KITCHEN IN ILLEGAL BASEMENT APARTMENT AT EAST, issued 2024-05-08. HPD violation 16961325
• Class B: Mold, 1st room from the north. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT EAST AND WEST WALLS, APPROX. 8 SQFT. IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT BASMT , 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 16329357 ISSUED 23-OCT-23 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt BASMT), issued 2024-02-26. HPD violation 16701916
• Class B: Mold, bathroom, basement. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT NORTH, EAST AND WEST WALLS IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1, 1st BSMT-APT FROM WEST AT NORTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 16329360 ISSUED 23-OCT-23 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 1), issued 2024-02-21. HPD violation 16693429
• Class B: Leak or water damage, bathroom. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT NORTH AND EAST WALLS IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT BASMT , 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt BASMT), issued 2023-10-27. HPD violation 16329358
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH AND EAST WALLS IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT BASMT , 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt BASMT), issued 2023-10-27. HPD violation 16329359
• Class B: Lighting defect (exterior). INSTALL AND MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT LIGHT OR LIGHTS OF AT LEAST 100 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT EACH, TO LIGHT ADEQUATELY FROM SUNSET TO SUNRISE THE EAR YARD NORTH & SOUTH COURT., issued 2008-07-02. HPD violation 851665

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: 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. 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: 1604 VAN BUREN STREET LLC. Head officer: Albert Gjonbalaj. Managing agent: Spaxel Property Management LLC. This owner has 8 buildings on record, 7 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 18, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2040220041, HPD building ID 117272. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• E 180 St (2, 5), 5 min walk
• West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av (2, 5), 12 min walk
• Bronx Park East (2, 5), 12 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.