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Bronx · ZIP 10463 · BIN 2084059 · Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil · Last violation Sep 28, 2026 · Last complaint Sep 25, 2026

NeighborhoodRiverdale-Spuyten Duyvil
More violations than 86% of nearby buildings
More violations than 86% of buildings and more complaints than 98% of buildings in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
More activity recently than in past years
Last 2 yrs: 93 violations · 556 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
9 immediately hazardous (Class C) violations still open
Class C violations include lead paint, mold, pest infestations, heat/hot water failure, and structural hazards — the most serious category.
Class Cimmediately hazardous9Class Bhazardous6

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including fire safety, and mold and pests.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look for blocked doorways, obstructed stairwells, or items piled against walls in hallways and common areas. Inspect under the sink, in corners, and along baseboards for droppings, dead insects, or signs of active pest activity.
    details ▸

    Deadlines vary by condition: immediate for heat and hot water, 14 days for self-closing doors, 21 days for lead paint, window guards, mold, and mice, cockroaches or rats, and 24 hours for everything else. They run from the date the owner is served, and mark when civil penalties can be sought in Housing Court. They are not a promise the condition is fixed by then. If the owner does not fix it, HPD can send its own contractor and bill them.

    • —Safety & fire — Blocked, unsafe, or inaccessible exits, hallways, stairs, or fire escape routes.
    • —Mold & pests — Rodent, cockroach, bedbug, or other pest infestation and extermination related issues.

    The violation list below shows which conditions are open and when each was cited. If one in your own apartment is still unaddressed, call 311.

    • ABCs of Housing
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 1995
174
5 per year avg.↑ Up 304% in the last 2 years (93 vs 23 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
18
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ9
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ6
Rent-impairingⓘ0
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
764
32 per year avg.↑ Up 1638% in the last 2 years (556 vs 32 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access9%Violation issued8%No violation12%Phone resolved71%Other0%(764)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ39 violations
Egressⓘ34 violations
Water Supplyⓘ10 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ7 violations
Heat And Hot Waterⓘ7 violations
Posting/Signageⓘ4 violations
Paintingⓘ4 violations
Cleaningⓘ4 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ516 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ19 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ18 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ5 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ3 complaints
Appliancesⓘ2 complaints
Adminⓘ1 complaints
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Complaint log

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All categoriesHEAT/HOT WATERPAINT/PLASTERGENERALPLUMBINGUNSANITARY CONDITIONAllOpenClosed

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See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
  • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees
  • Heat or hot water problems reported in the last five years.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Turn on hot water at the kitchen sink and bathroom sink and feel the water temperature after running for one minute.
    details ▸

    Heat is required October 1 through May 31: at least 68°F from 6am to 10pm when it is below 55°F outside, and 62°F overnight whatever the temperature outside. Hot water must be at least 120°F, 24 hours a day, all year.

    If your apartment is colder than that, file a complaint with 311 and keep the service request number so you can track it. Never use a gas oven or range for heat, which can produce dangerous levels of carbon monoxide.

    • ABCs of Housing
  • Lead-paint violations on record.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look for paint that is peeling, chipped, or cracked on interior walls, trim, windows, doors, and door frames.
    details ▸

    Buildings built before 1960 may still contain lead-based paint, which causes behavioral and learning problems in young children, who can swallow dust and paint chips from windowsills and floors.

    If a child under six lives with you, or spends 10 or more hours a week in your apartment, tell the owner in writing, which is what obliges them to inspect annually. Report peeling paint, and call 311 if it is not fixed or if repair work is raising dust that is not being contained.

    • ABCs of Housing
    • Open violation ages
    ▪ < 30 days89% (16)
    ▪ 3–12 months11% (2)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency1%1%
    Emergency95%85%
    Non-Emergency4%15%
    (419)
    (172)