1500 Longfellow Avenue, Bronx

Subsidized 19-unit rental building with 11 open housing-code violations, including hazardous pest citations.

A 19-unit pre-war building operating as subsidized affordable housing under an HDFC framework. The building carries active hazardous housing-code citations alongside recurring apartment-level repair filings. Three things to know:

Eleven open housing-code violations are on file, including immediately hazardous pest citations. The file carries 11 open housing-code violations, led by two Class C immediately hazardous citations for mice and roach infestations in unit 5B. Unit 4A also shows active filings for bathroom ceiling mold, loose kitchen faucets, and defective floor tiles.

Surrounding blocks show indoor air quality filings that warrant unit-line checks. Four indoor air quality complaints were logged within three blocks, with the most recent filed on April 7, 2026. While spread across neighboring properties, air quality calls around residential blocks often point to shared riser bleed or venting issues that affect specific apartment lines.

Plumbing and water leaks drive recurring apartment-level complaint filings. Maintenance complaints center heavily on interior plumbing and leaks, led by five plumbing calls and five unsanitary condition reports. Logs show repeated water supply issues reported on the same day in July 2026, alongside open citations for kitchen sink repairs and bathroom mold.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 190 residential noise calls within three blocks last year, mostly loud music and parties
• 173 illegal parking complaints within three blocks, led by 60 blocked hydrant calls
• 168 unsanitary condition calls in the surrounding three blocks, heavily weighted toward pests

1500 Longfellow Avenue is a 19-unit building in Bronx, New York City (BBL 2030080017). This building is associated with Mrc 754 East 161 HDFC. Brix tracks 15 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1931, this walk-up apartment building sits in Bronx and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 115 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:

• Heat/hot Water: 28 complaints
• Unsanitary Condition: 17 complaints
• Plumbing: 12 complaints
• Electric: 11 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed September 7, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE SINK FAUCET IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE WALL CABINET DOORS AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DEFFECTIVE SINK WOOD BASE CABINET IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY,

The building last changed hands on December 20, 2023, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 7/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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