Winter heating disruptions and localized entryway friction define the block's footprint.
While built more recently than neighboring pre-war walk-ups, this Nelson Avenue mid-rise has accumulated its share of maintenance and corridor friction. There are several unresolved items currently on file alongside a history of season-specific alerts. Four things to know:
The building carries eight open violations on its record. While none of these are currently flagged in the most urgent immediately-hazardous tier, they remain unresolved on the ledger. This backlog sits alongside a history of minor interior friction, including 26 door and window complaints and 19 plumbing complaints.
Fume and odor reports linger in the surrounding blocks. Six indoor air quality complaints were filed within three blocks over the last year, with the most recent logged on July 2, 2026. Because these issues concentrate inside nearby residential spaces, they often point to shared ventilation systems and riser bleed that can carry smells from floor to floor.
Winter heating outages are a recurring theme. Tenants have filed 59 heat and hot water complaints here. The calls cluster heavily in the coldest stretches, including consecutive days in late January and early February 2026 where multiple apartments reported being left without warmth.
Dozens of reports point to steady street-level activity near the entrance. The address has logged 23 panhandling complaints, pointing to a highly localized pattern of non-residents gathering at the main entrance. For a mid-sized building, this represents a notable footprint of activity right outside your door.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
1402 Nelson Avenue is a 38-unit building in Bronx, New York City (BBL 2028730013). This building is associated with Justin's Bronx Place, LLC. Brix tracks 7 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 2012, this elevator apartment building sits in Bronx and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 587 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed July 24, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on March 30, 2020, according to recorded deeds.
Brix rating: Concerning (27/100). View the Building Report on Brix.
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