West Farms, The Bronx: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

West Farms, Bronx, has 277 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 59 A, 35 B, 57 C, 52 D and 74 F. The median building has 6.9 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 6.7 across Bronx. 4,798 of its 8,782 residential units (55%) 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 (1,960), unsanitary condition (893), and plumbing (515).

West Farms by the numbers

444 residential buildings (8,782 units) on record. 8,699 open HPD violations (2,388 class C, immediately hazardous). 4,494 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 211 executed evictions in 3 years, 60 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 103 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in West Farms

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. 2070 Vyse Avenue: 418.9 open violations per 10 units (377 open, 9 units), grade F, owner: 564 Hempstead Lender LLC
  2. 2112 Honeywell Avenue: 157 open violations per 10 units (157 open, 10 units), grade F, owner: 2112 HONEYWELL LLC
  3. 1890 Crotona Parkway: 105.6 open violations per 10 units (412 open, 39 units), grade F, owner: 1890 REALTY LLC
  4. 951 East 179th Street: 83.8 open violations per 10 units (109 open, 13 units), grade F, owner: 951 E 179 HOLDINGS LLc
  5. 2116 Crotona Parkway: 70.5 open violations per 10 units (155 open, 22 units), grade F, owner: CROTONA PARKWAY APARTMENTS HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))

Best five in West Farms

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. Mohegan Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 14 units), grade A, owner: 2085 MOHEGAN AVE LLC
  2. 854 Bronx Park South: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 10 units), grade A, owner: CRISCUOLO HOMES LP (City program owner (HDFC))
  3. 2097 Daly Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 10 units), grade A, owner: 2097 DALY DEVELOPMENT, LLC
  4. 961 East 180th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 99 units), grade A, owner: CASELLA PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION (City program owner (HDFC))
  5. 872 Bronx Park South: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 82 units), grade A, owner: City program owner (HDFC)

Largest landlords in West Farms

By units in West Farms, 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. ADAM WEINSTEIN (head officer on HPD registrations): 736 units in 6 buildings
  2. JOSEPH ZITOLO (head officer on HPD registrations): 575 units in 19 buildings
  3. PETER FINE (head officer on HPD registrations): 374 units in 4 buildings
  4. Rick Gropper (head officer on HPD registrations): 347 units in 7 buildings
  5. ERIKA BRANDT (head officer on HPD registrations): 319 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.