What the record shows

Where the buildings are 4 of the 8 buildings with a current record — 50% — are in Bronx, with the rest spread across two other boroughs. Brooklyn accounts for 3; Queens accounts for 1.

How the violations are distributed Open violations are not spread evenly across these buildings. 1953 70 Street alone carries 101 of them — 45% of everything open across the buildings with a current record — and two buildings hold half of the total. Behind it sit 6924 20 Avenue with 35 and 1525 Nelson Avenue with 24.

Violations per apartment Across 306 apartments the portfolio runs 0.73 open violations per unit. two buildings average at least one open violation for every apartment in them.

What tenants called in Tenants filed 440 complaints against these buildings in the last 12 months, or 1.44 per apartment. The heaviest was 1953 70 Street with 211. Complaints and violations are separate records — a complaint that closed without an inspector getting inside leaves no violation behind it.

Age of the stock The median building here went up in 1927, and 8 of 8 predate 1960. Pre-1960 buildings carry lead-paint and window-guard obligations that newer stock does not, which shapes what turns up in an inspection.

How long things stay open The longest-standing open item in the portfolio is at 1953 70 Street and has been open 4.0 years. An old open violation is not a paperwork lag — it is a condition the city recorded and has not been shown to be corrected.

What has moved in the last two years 757 violations were written against these buildings in the last 24 months. 598 of them — 79% — have since been cleared, and 159 are still open. That ratio moves between city sweeps, which is why a standing total on its own says less than it looks like it does.

Brix tracks 8 NYC buildings linked to Adi Joseph, including 6924 20 Avenue in Brooklyn.

Adi Joseph

NYC landlord portfolio: 8 buildings we track, with violations, complaints and repair history for each.

Adding violation and complaint figures…