656 East 225th Street

656 East 225th Street in Williamsbridge, Bronx, has 45 open HPD violations, 6 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (49/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1929

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 49/100)

• 112.5 open HPD violations per 10 units, about 11 per apartment. The grade is F for that alone.
• 6 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 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 9 in 10 Bronx buildings this size.

• Repairs: Grade capped at F (45 open, 6 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: Expired Sep 1, 2025, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

45 open violations: 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 20 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 56 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2005-01-11. Newest violation issued 2026-04-30.

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

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 4th room from the north, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) WEST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1R), issued 2016-12-15. HPD violation 11570937
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, foyer, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) NORTH WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1R), issued 2016-12-15. HPD violation 11570935
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1R), issued 2011-06-01. HPD violation 8964327
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st door from the east, south wall, 4th room from the north, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, SOUTH WALL, EAST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1R), issued 2011-06-01. HPD violation 8964326
• Class C: -CORRECT FAILURE TO PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF DEMAND ALL RECORDS REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED BY OWNER (apt 2F), issued 2005-09-07. HPD violation 5698817
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM , AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2005-01-11. HPD violation 5286477
• Class B: Bedbugs, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BEDBUGS LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1R), issued 2016-12-15. HPD violation 11568934
• Class B: Self-closing door not working, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. , 2007, 204.1 HMC CODE: ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS AT ENTRANCE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1R), issued 2016-12-15. HPD violation 11568935

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 (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: HORACE & HOPE RUSSELL. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Nov 26, 2024. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2025 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 2048260068, HPD building ID 70474. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 225 St (2, 5), 2 min walk
• 219 St (2, 5), 6 min walk
• 233 St (2, 5), 9 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.