Mott Haven, The Bronx: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Mott Haven, Bronx, has 741 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 176 A, 61 B, 139 C, 143 D and 222 F. The median building has 9.2 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 6.7 across Bronx. 10,637 of its 27,090 residential units (39%) are rent-stabilized on the latest Department of Finance tax bills on file. The most common housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months were heat and hot water (4,030), unsanitary condition (1,492), and plumbing (1,103).

Mott Haven by the numbers

1,458 residential buildings (27,090 units) on record. 22,302 open HPD violations (6,120 class C, immediately hazardous). 8,539 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 457 executed evictions in 3 years, 100 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 300 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Mott Haven

Most open HPD violations per 10 units. Graded rental buildings with 6 or more units; co-ops, condos and NYCHA are left out. Only buildings with an HPD violation issued in the last 24 months or a 311 housing complaint in the last 12 are listed.

  1. 506 Brook Avenue: 623.3 open violations per 10 units (561 open, 9 units), grade F, owner: Senda de Bendicion Ministries, Inc.
  2. 408 East 138th Street: 465 open violations per 10 units (372 open, 8 units), grade F, owner: THAMER PROPERTIES CORP
  3. 504 Brook Avenue: 263.3 open violations per 10 units (237 open, 9 units), grade F, owner: MGMT ABCNY INC
  4. 342 East 139th Street: 210 open violations per 10 units (336 open, 16 units), grade F, owner: 342 E 139TH STREET HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
  5. 542 East 138th Street: 202.2 open violations per 10 units (182 open, 9 units), grade F

Best five in Mott Haven

Fewest open HPD violations per 10 units, then highest score and most units. The same rule as the worst five, recently active buildings only. Best buildings citywide.

  1. 323 Jackson Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 95 units), grade A, owner: City program owner (HDFC)
  2. 510 Brook Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 21 units), grade A, owner: HARRISON1 AVE LLC
  3. 462 East 137th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 20 units), grade A, owner: 462 137TH LLC
  4. 440 East 139th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 16 units), grade A, owner: ALEXANDER AVENUE ASSOCIATES LP
  5. 455 Wales Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 16 units), grade A, owner: Individual owner

Largest landlords in Mott Haven

By units in Mott Haven, among portfolios of 3 or more buildings and 50 or more units citywide. Names are as filed on HPD registrations. How totals are counted. Report an error.

  1. LINDA EARLY (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,291 units in 2 buildings
  2. ARLINE PARKS (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,278 units in 32 buildings
  3. FREDERICK CAMERATA (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,272 units in 14 buildings
  4. JACOB SCHWIMMER (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,083 units in 4 buildings
  5. Madelyn Lugo (head officer on HPD registrations): 592 units in 13 buildings

Nearby neighborhoods

Sources: NYC HPD housing maintenance code violations, HPD property registrations and housing litigation, 311 service requests, DOB violations, NYC Marshals evictions, and HPD bedbug filings from NYC Open Data, plus rent-stabilized unit counts from NYC Department of Finance tax bills. How grades work.