Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
98
out of 100
Heavier than 31% of buildings in Pelham Parkway-Van Nest
10 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 56 apartments here are rent stabilized.
2179 MATTHEWS AVENUE · 56 apartments · built 1948 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 56 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 5 train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 10 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 7% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
10 violations the city still lists as unresolved
10 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 12 years.
- Fire & life safety5
- Paint / plaster2
- Lead paint1
- Pests1
- Gas1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 53% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2005-07-07 and remains open on HPD’s records.