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Bronx · ZIP 10452 · BIN 2114107 · Highbridge · Last violation Aug 13, 2026 · Last complaint Aug 13, 2026

NeighborhoodHighbridge
More violations than 90% of nearby buildings
More violations than 90% of buildings and more complaints than 90% of buildings in Highbridge. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
A steady level of activity over time
Last 2 yrs: 940 violations · 788 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
▼ View all activity over time
Severityⓘopen violations
58 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 hazardous58Class Bhazardous119

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including mold and pests, building maintenance, and fire safety.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look under and behind the kitchen sink and in the bathroom for signs of roaches, rodents, or droppings. Check walls and ceilings for water stains, soft spots, or crumbling plaster. Open the stairwell door and look down the stairs and hallway to see if anything blocks the path or exits.
    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.

    • —Mold & pests — Rodent, cockroach, bedbug, or other pest infestation and extermination related issues.
    • —Bldg maintenance — General building repair, upkeep, and maintenance related housing code violations.
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Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 2007
2,427
121 per year avg.↑ Up 195% in the last 2 years (940 vs 319 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
201
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ58
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ119
Rent-impairingⓘ9
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
2,857
119 per year avg.↑ Up 178% in the last 2 years (788 vs 283 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access17%Violation issued28%No violation42%Phone resolved13%Other0%(2,857)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ544 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ191 violations
Egressⓘ148 violations
Water Supplyⓘ139 violations
Cleaningⓘ103 violations
Sewers And Drainageⓘ66 violations
Paintingⓘ61 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ47 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Water & plumbingⓘ319 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ243 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ222 complaints
Heat / hot waterⓘ141 complaints
Electricalⓘ58 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ23 complaints
Appliancesⓘ21 complaints
Adminⓘ2 complaints
Elevatorⓘ1 complaints
Outdoor / structuralⓘ1 complaints
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Complaint log

260 complaints · HEAT/HOT WATER

All categoriesUNSANITARY CONDITIONPLUMBINGPAINT/PLASTERHEAT/HOT WATERGENERALAllOpenClosed
See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
Safety & fire — Blocked, unsafe, or inaccessible exits, hallways, stairs, or fire escape routes.

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.

  • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide) — violation classes
  • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees — correction deadlines
  • 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.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide)
  • Detector violations on record.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Locate smoke detectors on the ceiling near bedrooms and in hallways, and ask the broker whether carbon monoxide detectors are present in the unit.
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    Responsibility is split: the owner provides, installs, and replaces the detectors, while the tenant tests them monthly and replaces the batteries. An open violation means the owner has not yet certified to HPD that the condition was fixed, so a device may still be missing or dead at move-in. A tenant reimburses the owner for a newly installed device, $25 for a smoke or carbon monoxide detector and $50 for a combined unit, and is responsible for replacing one that goes missing or is damaged during the tenancy.

    On a viewing, look for a smoke alarm within fifteen feet of the door of each room used for sleeping, on the ceiling or just below it on the wall, and a carbon monoxide alarm at any height, including one plugged into a hallway outlet. Press the test button, and check that none have been painted over. A chirping alarm usually means a low battery, which is the tenant's to replace, but detectors also sound a separate end-of-life alarm when the device itself has to be replaced by the owner.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide) — the requirement
    • NYC HPD, Smoke, Carbon Monoxide, and Natural Gas Detectors — responsibilities, placement, and reimbursement
    • Open violation ages
    ▪ < 30 days12% (24)
    ▪ 30–90 days68% (137)
    ▪ 3–12 months6% (12)
    ▪ 1–3 years11% (22)
    ▪ 3+ years3% (6)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency7%3%
    Emergency39%55%
    Non-Emergency54%42%
    (475)
    (730)
    Type
    Status
    Apt
    Received
    Category
    EmergencyClosed5LJan 4, 2016HEAT/HOT WATER · APARTMENT ONLYThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development responded to a complaint of no heat or hot water and was advised by a tenant in the building that heat and hot water had been restored. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed1GOct 4, 2015HEAT/HOT WATER · ENTIRE BUILDINGThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development responded to a complaint of no heat or hot water and was advised by a tenant in the building that heat and hot water had been restored. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed1GFeb 6, 2015HEAT/HOT WATER · APARTMENT ONLYThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to your apartment or others in the building to inspect for a lack of heat or hot water. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed1GFeb 1, 2015HEAT/HOT WATER · APARTMENT ONLYThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted an occupant of the apartment and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed1GJan 12, 2015HEAT/HOT WATER · APARTMENT ONLYThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to your apartment or others in the building to inspect for a lack of heat or hot water. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed1GOct 20, 2014HEAT/HOT WATER · APARTMENT ONLYThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development responded to a complaint of no heat or hot water and was advised by a tenant in the building that heat and hot water had been restored. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    Non-emergencyClosed1GJul 6, 2014HEAT/HOT WATER · ENTIRE BUILDINGThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
    Non-emergencyClosed3MJul 4, 2014HEAT/HOT WATER · APARTMENT ONLYThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
    Non-emergencyClosed1GJul 4, 2014HEAT/HOT WATER · APARTMENT ONLYThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
    EmergencyClosed8CMar 14, 2014HEAT/HOT WATER · ENTIRE BUILDINGThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development responded to a complaint of no heat or hot water and was advised by a tenant in the building that heat and hot water had been restored. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed
    Jan 4, 2016Apt 5L
    HEAT/HOT WATER · APARTMENT ONLY
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development responded to a complaint of no heat or hot water and was advised by a tenant in the building that heat and hot water had been restored. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed
    Oct 4, 2015Apt 1G
    HEAT/HOT WATER · ENTIRE BUILDING
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development responded to a complaint of no heat or hot water and was advised by a tenant in the building that heat and hot water had been restored. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed
    Feb 6, 2015Apt 1G
    HEAT/HOT WATER · APARTMENT ONLY
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to your apartment or others in the building to inspect for a lack of heat or hot water. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed
    Feb 1, 2015Apt 1G
    HEAT/HOT WATER · APARTMENT ONLY
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted an occupant of the apartment and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed
    Jan 12, 2015Apt 1G
    HEAT/HOT WATER · APARTMENT ONLY
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to your apartment or others in the building to inspect for a lack of heat or hot water. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed
    Oct 20, 2014Apt 1G
    HEAT/HOT WATER · APARTMENT ONLY
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development responded to a complaint of no heat or hot water and was advised by a tenant in the building that heat and hot water had been restored. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    Non-emergencyClosed
    Jul 6, 2014Apt 1G
    HEAT/HOT WATER · ENTIRE BUILDING
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
    Non-emergencyClosed
    Jul 4, 2014Apt 3M
    HEAT/HOT WATER · APARTMENT ONLY
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
    Non-emergencyClosed
    Jul 4, 2014Apt 1G
    HEAT/HOT WATER · APARTMENT ONLY
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
    EmergencyClosed
    Mar 14, 2014Apt 8C
    HEAT/HOT WATER · ENTIRE BUILDING
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development responded to a complaint of no heat or hot water and was advised by a tenant in the building that heat and hot water had been restored. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
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