Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
53
out of 100
Heavier than 87% of buildings in Pelham Parkway-Van Nest
215 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 50 apartments here are rent stabilized.
2145 MATTHEWS AVENUE · 50 apartments · built 1930 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 50 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 5 train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 215 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 2% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
215 violations the city still lists as unresolved
215 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 5 years.
- Lead paint41
- Disrepair39
- Fire & life safety37
- Other18
- Heat / hot water15
- Paint / plaster15
- Structural13
- Pests13
- Mold8
- Plumbing7
- Refuse / sanitation4
- Water leak4
- Electrical1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 98% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1995-10-03 and remains open on HPD’s records.