Longtime family ownership meets repeated winter heating and plumbing calls.
A 1970-built three-family frame home in Wakefield that has remained in the same family hands since the 1980s. While small residential properties usually generate little municipal paperwork, this three-unit building shows active friction around basic heating and plumbing infrastructure. Three things to know:
Heating outages and plumbing issues recur every winter. Tenants have called in 40 heat and hot water complaints, alongside 19 plumbing calls covering sinks and toilets. Calls clustered heavily around cold snaps in December 2025 and January 2026, pointing to severe winter heating drops rather than brief maintenance glitches.
Several interior repair calls from early 2026 stay open. While many past complaints are resolved on paper, calls from early 2026 regarding electric or gas ranges and plumbing fixtures like sinks and toilets remain unresolved. In a small three-family setup, unaddressed repairs directly impact daily livability.
Overnight commercial parking and blocked driveways define the surrounding block. Within three blocks of the house, residents logged 147 illegal parking calls over the last year—heavily commercial overnight parking and blocked sidewalks—plus 64 blocked driveway calls. Curb space and driveway access are tight on this stretch.
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1818 Bussing Avenue is a 3-unit building in Bronx, New York City (BBL 2050090007). This building is associated with Dixon, Gladstone S. Brix tracks 0 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1970, 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 61 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 January 19, 2026.
The building last changed hands on January 17, 2001, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 50/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 3 at 1818 Bussing Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
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