Enormous mid-century Bronx co-op complex where essential service outages spill regularly into public inspection logs.
A massive 1950 garden-style campus spanning over eleven hundred apartments across the oval. The complex functions as its own dense village, which means operational friction routes into city logs far more than at a typical boutique co-op. Three things to know:
Kitchen gas dropouts and hot water outages dominate the open hazardous citations. The property carries 33 open housing-code violations, and 22 are classified as immediately hazardous class C. Recent inspection notices cite persistent outages of cooking gas to kitchen ranges, hot water failures in higher-floor units, broken kitchen vents, and an unaddressed boiler room lock issue from early 2026. In an eleven-hundred-unit complex, riser and gas work can be localized to specific sections, but unresolved hazardous items demand clarity.
Active resale velocity contrasts with lingering campus infrastructure drag. Share transfers remain brisk with 23 sales in the last year, including an August 2026 sale for $175,000 where the seller matched the listed head officer. Co-ops of this sheer scale trade like small municipalities, meaning capital improvements like riser re-piping or gas line pressurization require massive reserves. When utility issues stay unresolved across seasons, the financial burden usually lands in maintenance hikes or long assessments.
Loud music and shared courtyards drive high localized sound friction. Within three blocks, residential sound calls logged 174 complaints over the past year, dominated by loud music and parties rather than street traffic. With 1,116 units tightly clustered along the oval, interior courtyard acoustics can amplify neighbor noise quickly, while curb access around the perimeter generated dozens of blocked driveway and parking calls.
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1 Fordham Hill Oval is a 1116-unit building in Bronx, New York City (BBL 2032260053). This building is associated with Matthew Mbamelo. Brix tracks 33 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1950, 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 425 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 August 20, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on August 31, 2026 for $265,000, according to recorded deeds.
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Unit 5B at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has 2 open violations, last sold in 2021 for $256K. Owner on the latest deed: Appleton, Rosemarie.
Unit 10B at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has 2 open violations, last sold in 2019 for $260K. Owner on the latest deed: Jacobo-Vargas, Sandra & Vargas, Randi.
Unit 17E at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has 2 open violations, last sold in 2013 for $82K. Owner on the latest deed: Smith, Terrence.
Unit 81H at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has 2 open violations.
Unit 15E at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has 1 open violation, last sold in 2022 for $182K. Owner on the latest deed: Carucci, Carolyn & Carucci, Michael.
Unit 7G at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has 1 open violation, last sold in 2024 for $273K. Owner on the latest deed: Mccaskill, Tinisha.
Unit 12B at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has 1 open violation, last sold in 2015 for $118K. Owner on the latest deed: Bhuiyan, Sharif.
Unit 11E at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has 1 open violation, last sold in 2017 for $102K. Owner on the latest deed: Rodriguez, German.
Unit 4H at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has 1 open violation, last sold in 2017 for $95K. Owner on the latest deed: Johnson, Scott.
Unit 4C at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has 1 open violation, last sold in 2017 for $195K. Owner on the latest deed: Golder, Anuradha & Golder, Queen.
Unit 16B at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has 1 open violation, last sold in 2021 for $260K. Owner on the latest deed: Ogbolu, Collins.
Unit 1E at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has 1 open violation, last sold in 2006 for $105K. Owner on the latest deed: Morrow, Darnell.
Unit 15G at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has 1 open violation, last sold in 2019 for $151K. Owner on the latest deed: Frias, Hilda & Balbi, Rafael.
Unit 8G at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has 1 open violation, last sold in 2022 for $266K. Owner on the latest deed: Twumasi, Akosua.
Unit 16H at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has 1 open violation, last sold in 2020 for $160K. Owner on the latest deed: Colon, Julio.
Unit 3G at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has no open violations (1 past violation), last sold in 2026 for $265K. Owner on the latest deed: Chavez, Moises.
Unit 1A at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has no open violations (2 past violations), last sold in 2026 for $175K. Owner on the latest deed: Alicea, Erik.
Unit 6H at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has no violations, last sold in 2026 for $165K. Owner on the latest deed: Ortiz, Diana & Lasorsa, Antoinette.
Unit 14C at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has no open violations (1 past violation), last sold in 2026 for $126K. Owner on the latest deed: Diaby, Laye & Diaby, Karamo.
Unit 8E at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has no violations, last sold in 2026 for $165K. Owner on the latest deed: Fermin, Carlos.
Unit 3D at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has no violations, last sold in 2026 for $165K. Owner on the latest deed: Rodriguez, Raquel.
Unit 15D at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has no open violations (3 past violations), last sold in 2026 for $170K. Owner on the latest deed: Gibson Tyler, Franchot & Gibson, Delfia.
Unit 14A at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has no open violations (2 past violations), last sold in 2026 for $66K. Owner on the latest deed: Diaby, Laye.
Unit 17C at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has no open violations (3 past violations), last sold in 2026 for $267K. Owner on the latest deed: Norwood, Robert.
Unit 12E at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has no violations, last sold in 2026 for $170K. Owner on the latest deed: Paschall, Yvette.
Unit 9C at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has no open violations (2 past violations), last sold in 2026 for $150K. Owner on the latest deed: Garcia, Denise.
Unit 2A at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has no violations, last sold in 2026 for $86K. Owner on the latest deed: Fordahm Hill Owners Corporation.
Unit 2C at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has no violations, last sold in 2026 for $265K. Owner on the latest deed: Perez Rosa, Maria.
Unit 11H at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has no violations, last sold in 2026 for $195K. Owner on the latest deed: Sewell, Lynn.
Unit 4A at 1 Fordham Hill Oval has no violations, last sold in 2026 for $165K. Owner on the latest deed: Rodriguez, Ivelisse.
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