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1905 Strang Avenue · Bronx · BBL 2049790097 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP18.4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 46. In ZIP 10466, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations9 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2018-02-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · APPLIANCE (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Alexander Cruz
Managing agentARC MANAGEMENT
Last registered2024-09-14

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$470,000 $211,500
2026$486,000 $218,700
2027$583,000 $262,350

The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway233 St — 2 5 · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Laconia Av / E 233 St — Bx31 · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 087 Bronx
Middle: 259, 532, 355. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

1905 Strang Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

3 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ARC MANAGEMENT — 2 buildings, 30 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
499 West 158 Street MN26 A
1905 Strang Avenue BX4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $600,000 on 2024-04-11 (lender: Abl Rpc Residential Credit Acquisition LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-04-11Mortgage $600,000 — from 1905 STRANG AVE LLC to ABL RPC RESIDENTIAL CREDIT ACQUISITION L $600,000
2006-02-22Mortgage $350,000 — from SMITH, SEBERT; SMITH, MELVA to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $350,000
1984-03-20Mortgage $85,000 — from SMITH, SEBERT; SMITH, CLAUDETTE; SMITH, MELVA to LINCOLN SAVINGS BANK,FSB $85,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170101
2018120021
20190101
20200123
20210505
20220404
20230202
20240145
20250718
20260303
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-10-02Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2026-10-02311: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2026-04-30HPD class A: (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 HPD
2025-12-24HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM OF 130 DEGREES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCAT
2025-12-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-18HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-02Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2026-10-02311: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2026-04-30HPD class A: (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 HPD
2025
2025-12-24HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM OF 130 DEGREES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCAT
2025-12-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-18HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-10-15Mortgage assigned — from ABL RPC RESIDENTIAL CREDIT ACQUISITION L to WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB; 2024-5; OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VERUS SECURITIZATION T; NO
2025-06-05HPD class A: (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 HPD
2024
2024-04-17Mortgage satisfied — from SMITH, SEBERT; SMITH, MELVA to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK; WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIAT
2024-04-11Mortgage $600,000 — from 1905 STRANG AVE LLC to ABL RPC RESIDENTIAL CREDIT ACQUISITION L$600,000
2024-04-11Deed — from SERBERT SMITH LIVING TRUST; CHERYL SMITH, AS CO-TRUSTEE; JUDITH SMITH-LEWIS, AS CO-TRUSTEE to 1905 STRANG AVE LLC
2024-04-03HPD class A: (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 HPD
2024-03-25Deed transfer (nominal price)
2023
2023-11-16HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-03-17HPD class A: (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 HPD
2022
2022-10-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-18HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-02-18HPD class A: (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 HPD
2022-01-13311: Street Condition — Pothole
2021
2021-05-03311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-05-03311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-04-05HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2021-04-05HPD class A: (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 HPD
2021-03-26311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2020
2020-09-22311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2020-09-18Deed — from SMITH, SEBERT to SEBERT SMITH LIVING TRUST; CHERYL SMITH, TRUSTEE; SEBERT SMITH, TRUSTEE
2020-09-01Deed transfer (nominal price)
2019
2019-11-27311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2018
2018-10-11HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-05-21Eviction executed (B-1)
2018-05-11HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE LOCATED AT APT BM, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
2018-05-11HPD class A: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION IN WASTE LINE AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT BM, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2018-05-11HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING KNOB AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT BM, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
2018-04-20Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2018-04-20Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2018-04-20Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2018-04-20311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2018-04-20311: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2018-04-20311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2018-04-20311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2018-04-20DOB complaint, category ?
2018-03-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-02-20HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ER0DED MORTAR JOINTS AT THE WEST EXTERIOR WALL OF THE BUILD
2018-02-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-02-19Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2018-02-19Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2018-02-19311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2018-02-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-02-19311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2017
2017-11-14HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016
2016-10-31HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-07-08311: Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property — Cat
2016-04-27HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ELECTRICAL OUTLET COVER AT EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTM
2016-04-27HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM
2016-04-27HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK FROM CEILING TO WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1
2016-04-26FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016-04-22Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2016-04-22311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2016-02-04HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCA
2016-02-04HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT THE SINK WASTE LINE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMEN
2016-02-04HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCA
2016-02-04HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WARPED WOOD FLOOR IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 1,
2016-02-04HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MISSING CERAMIC TILES ON THE NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOC
2016-02-04HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT
2016-02-04HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET BOWL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED
2016-02-04HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT
2016-02-03Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2016-02-03Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2016-02-03Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2016-02-03Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2016-02-03Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2016-02-03Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2016-02-03Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2016-02-03Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2016-02-03Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2016-02-03Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2016-02-03311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2016-02-03311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2016-02-03311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2016-02-03311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2016-02-03311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2016-02-03311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2016-02-03311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2016-02-03311: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2016-02-03311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2016-02-03311: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2015
2015-10-05HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2013
2013-05-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-04-13311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-04-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-04-09Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2013-04-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-04-07311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-04-07311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2010
2010-01-08311: Dirty Conditions — E15 Illegal Postering
2006
2006-02-22Mortgage $350,000 — from SMITH, SEBERT; SMITH, MELVA to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA$350,000
2005
2005-12-08Mortgage satisfied — from SMITH, CLAUDETTE; SMITH, MELVA; SMITH, SEBERT to THE LINCOLN SAVINGS BANK FSB
2002
2002-10-21PAT — from SMITH, MELVA to SMITH, CHERYL
1993
1993-05-24Deed — from SMITH, SEBERT; SMITH, CLAUDETTE; SMITH, MELVA to SMITH, SEBERT; SMITH, MELVA
1989
1989-12-20DOB complaint, category ?
1986
1986-05-08HPD class B: D26-19.07 ADM CODE INSTALL AND MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT LIGHT OR LIGHTS OF AT LEAST 40 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT EACH, TO LIGHT ADEQUATELY
1986-05-08HPD class C: D26-11.01, 11.03, 11.05 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE WEST YARD & COURT.
1986-05-08HPD class A: D26-20.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE A PEEP HOLE IN ENTRANCE DOOR OF THE DWELLING UNIT SO LOCATED SO AS TO PERMIT A PERSON INSIDE THE DWELLING TO VIEW
1986-05-08HPD class B: D26-19.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
1984
1984-04-17Mortgage satisfied — from BERRIOS, ROMUALDO to DE PHILIPPIS, ANGELA
1984-03-20Mortgage $85,000 — from SMITH, SEBERT; SMITH, CLAUDETTE; SMITH, MELVA to LINCOLN SAVINGS BANK,FSB$85,000
1984-03-20Deed — from BERRIOS, ROMUALDO to SMITH, MELVA; SMITH, CLAUDETTE; SMITH, SEBERT
1981
1981-09-03Mortgage — from BERRIOS REMUALDO to ANGELA DEPHILIPPS
1981-09-03Deed — from DEPHILIPPIS ANGELA to ROMUALDO BERRIOS

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