Soundview, The Bronx: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Soundview, Bronx, has 2,547 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 967 A, 212 B, 445 C, 470 D and 453 F. The median building has 6.7 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 6.7 across Bronx. 11,158 of its 38,731 residential units (29%) are rent-stabilized on the latest Department of Finance tax bills on file. The most common housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months were heat and hot water (5,770), unsanitary condition (2,016), and plumbing (1,407).

Soundview by the numbers

5,973 residential buildings (38,731 units) on record. 46,011 open HPD violations (10,287 class C, immediately hazardous). 11,872 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 696 executed evictions in 3 years, 260 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 248 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Soundview

Most open HPD violations per 10 units. Graded rental buildings with 6 or more units; co-ops, condos and NYCHA are left out. Only buildings with an HPD violation issued in the last 24 months or a 311 housing complaint in the last 12 are listed.

  1. 1254 Manor Avenue: 258.3 open violations per 10 units (155 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 1254 BRONX 6 LLC
  2. 1331 Beach Avenue: 241.7 open violations per 10 units (145 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  3. 1361 Rosedale Avenue: 225 open violations per 10 units (135 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 1361 EXODUS REALTY LLC
  4. 1520 Bruckner Boulevard: 188.8 open violations per 10 units (151 open, 8 units), grade F, owner: PETARKO LLC
  5. 1249 Leland Avenue: 153.3 open violations per 10 units (92 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner

Best five in Soundview

Fewest open HPD violations per 10 units, then highest score and most units. The same rule as the worst five, recently active buildings only. Best buildings citywide.

  1. 714 Beach Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 41 units), grade A, owner: 710 BEACH LLc
  2. 1040 Boynton Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 20 units), grade A, owner: BOYNTON FAMILY LLC
  3. 722 St Lawrence Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 16 units), grade A, owner: SOUNDVIEW CORNER LLc
  4. 1226 Boynton Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 15 units), grade A, owner: BOYNTON WHEELER LP
  5. 1261 Leland Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 12 units), grade A, owner: YYS PROPERTY LLC

Largest landlords in Soundview

By units in Soundview, among portfolios of 3 or more buildings and 50 or more units citywide. Names are as filed on HPD registrations. How totals are counted. Report an error.

  1. CHRISTINE CHORNY (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,760 units in 6 buildings
  2. Rick Gropper (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,194 units in 3 buildings
  3. LAFAYETTE MORRISON HDFC (owner entity): 900 units in 4 buildings
  4. RON ORGEL (head officer on HPD registrations): 784 units in 10 buildings
  5. Jay Newhouse (head officer on HPD registrations): 751 units in 3 buildings

Nearby neighborhoods

Sources: NYC HPD housing maintenance code violations, HPD property registrations and housing litigation, 311 service requests, DOB violations, NYC Marshals evictions, and HPD bedbug filings from NYC Open Data, plus rent-stabilized unit counts from NYC Department of Finance tax bills. How grades work.