Pelham Bay, The Bronx: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Pelham Bay, Bronx, has 752 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 412 A, 62 B, 141 C, 74 D and 63 F. The median building has 0 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 6.7 across Bronx. 2,587 of its 12,427 residential units (21%) 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 (1,431), unsanitary condition (435), and plumbing (248).

Pelham Bay by the numbers

4,562 residential buildings (12,427 units) on record. 8,025 open HPD violations (1,490 class C, immediately hazardous). 2,576 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 116 executed evictions in 3 years, 30 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 70 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Pelham Bay

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. 456 City Island Avenue: 323.3 open violations per 10 units (194 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: LS HEATH AVE LLC
  2. 185 City Island Avenue: 248.3 open violations per 10 units (149 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 185 CITY ISLAND AVENUE LLC
  3. 2954 Plymouth Avenue: 145 open violations per 10 units (87 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 2954 BRONX CORP.
  4. 2913 Middletown Road: 93.6 open violations per 10 units (103 open, 11 units), grade F
  5. 1961 Hobart Avenue: 81.4 open violations per 10 units (57 open, 7 units), grade D, owner: 1961 HOBART AVE REALTY CORP

Best five in Pelham Bay

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. 2115 Burr Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 22 units), grade A, owner: BRONX LUXURY APARTMENTS LLC
  2. 2011 Hobart Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 6 units), grade A, owner: CAMMAROTO FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUST
  3. 3280 Layton Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 6 units), grade A, owner: AVM MANAGEMENT CORP
  4. 2126 Colonial Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 31 units), grade A, owner: COLONIAL GARDEN LEASING LLC.
  5. 3533 Bruckner Boulevard: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 26 units), grade A, owner: PARK VIEW BAY LLC.

Largest landlords in Pelham Bay

By units in Pelham Bay, 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. KENNETH YUSTMAN (head officer on HPD registrations): 291 units in 5 buildings
  2. CHRISTINE CHORNY (head officer on HPD registrations): 285 units in 1 building
  3. JONATHAN RUHL (head officer on HPD registrations): 192 units in 5 buildings
  4. Dara Kovel (head officer on HPD registrations): 179 units in 1 building
  5. ELI BLEEMAN (head officer on HPD registrations): 142 units in 1 building

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.