819 Penfield Street

819 Penfield Street in Wakefield, Bronx, has 26 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 5 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 11 buildings' registrations; 6 graded D or F.
• 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 (26 open, 1 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)

26 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 6 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 38 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-01-10. Newest violation issued 2023-03-17. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2023. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class C: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). 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 1 STY PUB HALL & BOILER ROOM DOOR., issued 2008-07-07. HPD violation 755239
• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). D26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION VESTIBULE 1 STY PUB HALL., issued 2008-07-07. HPD violation 755228
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOM SYSTEM / BELL AND RETURN BUZZER SYSTEM. IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2A), issued 2006-03-01. HPD violation 6025792
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2A), issued 2006-03-01. HPD violation 6025788
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 2A), issued 2006-02-14. HPD violation 5993373
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the north, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 2A), issued 2006-02-14. HPD violation 5993371
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 3rd room from the north, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1F), issued 2006-01-10. HPD violation 5936330
• Class B: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1F), issued 2006-01-10. HPD violation 5936317

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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: TOTARAM ENTERPRISES LP. Head officer: RAY TOTARAM. Managing agent: KENNEDY LINDSAY. This owner has 11 buildings on record, 6 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

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

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2051180092, HPD building ID 102729. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Wakefield-241 St (2), 4 min walk
• Nereid Av (2, 5), 12 min walk
• 233 St (2, 5), 19 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.