4121 Bruner Avenue, Bronx

A long-held Wakefield three-family where indoor layout complaints contrast with commercial vehicle parking on surrounding blocks.

A 1930 three-family house in Wakefield that has remained in the same family line since the 1980s. Small multi-family properties show light city filings, but recent complaints flag conversion questions alongside commercial parking patterns nearby. Three things to know:

Filings point to potential unpermitted space conversions inside the structure. Two separate complaints flagged illegal conversion of residential space, most recently in early 2026. In three-family structures, basement or attic alterations often prompt these calls.

Indoor air quality complaints nearby raise vapor bleed questions. Three indoor air quality calls were filed within three blocks over the last year. Airborne fumes or odors can migrate through common shafts or open windows in low-rise residential blocks.

Commercial truck and vehicle parking heavily impacts surrounding curb space overnight. 180 illegal parking calls were logged within three blocks over the last 12 months, led by 65 commercial overnight parking reports alongside blocked hydrants and sidewalks.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 75 blocked driveway calls and 39 abandoned vehicle reports were logged within three blocks in the past year.
• 33 residential noise calls were recorded on surrounding blocks over the last 12 months.

4121 Bruner Avenue is a 3-unit building in Bronx, New York City (BBL 2050090032). This building is associated with James, Dian. Brix tracks 13 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 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: 3 complaints
• Electric: 2 complaints
• Door/window: 2 complaints
• Water Leak: 1 complaint

The most recent complaint on this building was filed October 21, 2024.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• (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
• §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PEN
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL FIXTURE AT CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3FLOO

The building last changed hands on October 23, 2015 for $548,000, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 23/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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