Active housing code violations and severe hydrants-and-double-parking friction mark this 24-unit Riverdale rental.
5421 Sylvan LLC bought this 24-unit Riverdale rental in October 2023 for $3.75M, bringing in Zee Management Group. The physical building carries real maintenance backlog, while parking friction dominates the surrounding blockface. Three things to know:
Open housing code violations are stacked across public halls and individual apartments. The building carries 16 open housing violations, including 5 Class C immediately hazardous citations. Recent items span defective self-closing doors in public halls, active water leaks, mold in bathroom ceilings, and heat supply failures in individual units.
Active water leaks and mold conditions continue to trigger resident complaints. Multiple complaints for water leaks and mold have come in from individual units, including heavy-flow leaks that triggered housing inspections. The open records show a pattern of moisture damage lingering long enough to produce visible mold on bathroom ceilings and walls.
Blocked hydrants and double-parking dominate the immediate three-block radius. 246 illegal parking complaints were filed within three blocks over the last 12 months, driven by 127 blocked hydrant reports and 48 commercial overnight parking calls. 23 calls came directly from this building's address.
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5431 Sylvan Avenue is a 24-unit building in Bronx, New York City (BBL 2058441935). This building is associated with 5421 Sylvan LLC. Brix tracks 17 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1972, 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 32 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about water leak.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed June 3, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on October 26, 2023 for $3,750,000, according to recorded deeds.
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Unit 1E at 5431 Sylvan Avenue has 4 open violations.
Unit 2G at 5431 Sylvan Avenue has 2 open violations.
Unit 1C at 5431 Sylvan Avenue has 2 open violations.
Unit 1A at 5431 Sylvan Avenue has 2 open violations.
Condo tax lot Unit 1935 at 5431 Sylvan Avenue has no violations, last sold in 2023 for $3.8M.
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