Five-unit Bronx rental with a tightly clustered banging noise history and air quality signals within three blocks.
A 5-unit Bronx residential building owned by Patricia Henderson since 2006. While open housing-code violations are absent, internal building noise and surrounding air quality signals stand out in the public file. Three things to know:
Internal noise calls zero in on a specific pounding pattern. 11 separate residential noise complaints were logged from this address between September 2025 and January 2026. Every single call specified banging and pounding rather than general music, pointing to a distinct structural or plumbing issue.
Surrounding air quality and food establishment filings reflect potential riser bleed. 9 food establishment complaints and 3 indoor air quality calls were logged within three blocks, with air quality last reported in November 2025. In small multi-unit buildings, airborne smells and venting from nearby ground-floor food operators can travel quickly through shared risers.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
729 East 224th Street is a 5-unit building in Bronx, New York City (BBL 2048380035). Brix tracks 0 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1930, 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 10 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 May 4, 2023.
The building last changed hands on September 3, 2014, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 100/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 5 at 729 East 224th Street has no open violations (4 past violations).
Unit 4REAR at 729 East 224th Street has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 4 at 729 East 224th Street has no open violations (17 past violations).
Unit 3REAR at 729 East 224th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
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