2883 East 196th Street

2883 East 196th Street in Pelham Bay, Bronx, has 15 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 · 5 units · Built 1926

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.
• 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 7 in 10 Bronx buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (15 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 (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)

15 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 8 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 26 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2016-02-02. Newest violation issued 2026-04-30.

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: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER TEMPRETURE EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM TEMPRETURE OF 130 DEGREE F. AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURE IN KITCHEN AND BATHROOM IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1), issued 2025-01-06. HPD violation 17593828
• Class C: No heat / heating defect. POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM ... , 1st STORY, issued 2016-02-02. HPD violation 11095783
• Class B: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS AT ENTRANCE TO APT LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4), issued 2016-02-03. HPD violation 11095773
• Class B: Leak or water damage, 1st room from the north, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4), issued 2016-02-03. HPD violation 11095771
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILINGS AND ALL WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4), issued 2016-02-03. HPD violation 11095772
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, kitchen, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND WALLS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4), issued 2016-02-02. HPD violation 11095768
• Class B: Leak or water damage, kitchen, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4), issued 2016-02-02. HPD violation 11095769
• 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 2026-04-30. HPD violation 18841590

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 5 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: R & R E 196 LLC. Head officer: Reuben Lugassy. Managing agent: R & R E 196 LLC. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Apr 27, 2026. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2042430040, HPD building ID 67030. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Pelham Bay Park (6), 4 min walk
• Buhre Av (6), 10 min walk
• Middletown Rd (6), 15 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.