Wakefield, The Bronx: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Wakefield, Bronx, has 1,135 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 408 A, 120 B, 239 C, 178 D and 190 F. The median building has 6.7 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 6.7 across Bronx. 4,697 of its 18,386 residential units (26%) 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 (4,273), unsanitary condition (1,210), and plumbing (760).

Wakefield by the numbers

6,270 residential buildings (18,386 units) on record. 26,385 open HPD violations (6,034 class C, immediately hazardous). 7,888 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 317 executed evictions in 3 years, 84 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 145 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Wakefield

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. 4381 Matilda Avenue: 281.7 open violations per 10 units (169 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  2. 4383 Matilda Avenue: 225 open violations per 10 units (135 open, 6 units), grade F
  3. 4240 Byron Avenue: 212.9 open violations per 10 units (149 open, 7 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  4. 4639 White Plains Road: 188.1 open violations per 10 units (301 open, 16 units), grade F, owner: 4639 WPR LLC
  5. 4632 Carpenter Avenue: 165.7 open violations per 10 units (348 open, 21 units), grade F, owner: CARP REALTY INC

Best five in Wakefield

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. 4320 Bronx Boulevard: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 62 units), grade A, owner: 4320 Realty LLC
  2. 4350 Van Cortlandt Park East: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 28 units), grade A, owner: Van 4350 Equities LLC
  3. 524 East 236th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 25 units), grade A, owner: E 236th Street Realty LLC
  4. 633 East 230th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 25 units), grade A, owner: 633 East 230 LLC
  5. 664 East 232nd Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 10 units), grade A

Largest landlords in Wakefield

By units in Wakefield, 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. JAVIER MONROY (head officer on HPD registrations): 339 units in 17 buildings
  2. VED PARKASH (head officer on HPD registrations): 260 units in 4 buildings
  3. JOHN MCDONALD (head officer on HPD registrations): 188 units in 2 buildings
  4. PATRICK OCONNELL (head officer on HPD registrations): 181 units in 3 buildings
  5. Jack Oshea (head officer on HPD registrations): 135 units in 8 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.