79 open violations and blocked fire escape ladders highlight active safety issues.
A 36-unit 1937 rental in Morris Heights where safety defects and heat calls stack up on paper. The property carries 79 open violations, including 25 Class C immediately hazardous citations for fire escape egress and boiler room doors. Three things to know:
Fire escape exits and boiler doors carry open hazardous safety citations. Inspectors cited multiple Class C immediately hazardous violations in August 2026 for broken dropladders and sidewalk shed beams blocking egress on the west facade. The boiler room missing a self-closing fire door was also cited as an immediate hazard in June.
Heat outages and indoor air quality reports indicate building-wide riser friction. Heat and hot water account for 38 building complaints, paired with 23 unsanitary condition reports for mold and leaks. Additionally, four indoor air quality complaints were logged within three blocks over the last year, pointing to localized fume or riser bleed.
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1730 Popham Avenue is a 36-unit building in Bronx, New York City (BBL 2028770431). This building is associated with 1730 Popham LLC. Brix tracks 110 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1937, 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 293 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 September 2, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on June 9, 2021 for $5,000,000, according to recorded deeds.
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Unit 1A at 1730 Popham Avenue has 23 open violations.
Unit BASEME at 1730 Popham Avenue has 12 open violations.
Unit 6A at 1730 Popham Avenue has 11 open violations.
Unit 1E at 1730 Popham Avenue has 10 open violations.
Unit 6B at 1730 Popham Avenue has 6 open violations.
Unit 1D at 1730 Popham Avenue has 5 open violations.
Unit 2C at 1730 Popham Avenue has 4 open violations.
Unit 6D at 1730 Popham Avenue has 4 open violations.
Unit 1C at 1730 Popham Avenue has 3 open violations.
Unit 6E at 1730 Popham Avenue has 3 open violations.
Unit 2B at 1730 Popham Avenue has 1 open violation.
Unit 5A at 1730 Popham Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 5C at 1730 Popham Avenue has no open violations (18 past violations).
Unit 4D at 1730 Popham Avenue has no open violations (4 past violations).
Unit 3C at 1730 Popham Avenue has no open violations (6 past violations).
Unit 2D at 1730 Popham Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit BSMT at 1730 Popham Avenue has no open violations (9 past violations).
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