Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
39
out of 100
Heavier than 98% of buildings in Pelham Parkway-Van Nest
74 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 16% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
1868 MATTHEWS AVENUE · 11 apartments · built 1928 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 16% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 11 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 2/5 train about 8 minutes away
Against it
- 74 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
74 violations the city still lists as unresolved
73 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.8 years.
- Disrepair14
- Fire & life safety13
- Pests11
- Paint / plaster10
- Other8
- Water leak5
- Structural4
- Plumbing3
- Mold2
- Heat / hot water2
- Refuse / sanitation2
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 98% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2007-07-03 and remains open on HPD’s records.