685 East 226th Street

685 East 226th Street in Williamsbridge, Bronx, has 19 open HPD violations, 8 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (46/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 1926

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 46/100)

• 8 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 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 (19 open, 8 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 2 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)

19 open violations: 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 9 class A. 2 issued in the last 12 months. 37 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2019-03-04. Newest violation issued 2026-04-30.

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

• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONSISTING OF HOT WATER TEMP EXCEEDING OVER 130F AT SINK IN KITCHEN AND WASHBASIN IN BATHROOM UNIT 2 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2), issued 2025-01-27. HPD violation 17644841
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2), issued 2025-01-27. HPD violation 17644843
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2), issued 2025-01-27. HPD violation 17644842
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). 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 MISSING INFORMATION AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2024-04-08. HPD violation 16823919
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2024-04-08. HPD violation 16823918
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2R), issued 2021-12-20. HPD violation 14731954
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. , 2007, 204.1 HMC CODE: ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS DEFECTIVE HINGES ON DOOR APT 2R NOT SELF CLOSING IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2R), issued 2021-12-20. HPD violation 14731956
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2R), issued 2021-12-20. HPD violation 14731955

311 housing complaints

2 in the last 12 months, 6 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (2).

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: 685 E 226 STREET LLC. Head officer: RON Cohen. Managing agent: 685 E 226 STREET LLC. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jan 12, 2026. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2048290032, HPD building ID 70645. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 225 St (2, 5), 1 min walk
• 233 St (2, 5), 7 min walk
• 219 St (2, 5), 7 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.