2538 Matthews Avenue, Bronx

City inspectors were last at this 3-unit walk-up apartment building on August 11, 2026, and the resulting violation remains open.

2538 Matthews Avenue is a 3-unit building in Bronx, New York City (BBL 2044410022). This building is associated with Tran, Chien. Brix tracks 7 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1920, 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 8 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about paint/plaster.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Paint/plaster: 5 complaints
• Water Leak: 2 complaints
• Door/window: 1 complaint

The most recent complaint on this building was filed August 21, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st AP
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK ABOVE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
• (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW
• § 27-2017

The building last changed hands on January 7, 2013 for $250,000, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 32/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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