Westchester Square, The Bronx: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Westchester Square, Bronx, has 482 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 28, 2026. By grade: 199 A, 45 B, 101 C, 78 D and 59 F. The median building has 6 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 6.7 across Bronx. 1,952 of its 5,501 residential units (35%) 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 (948), unsanitary condition (252), and plumbing (175).

Westchester Square by the numbers

1,378 residential buildings (5,501 units) on record. 8,546 open HPD violations (1,855 class C, immediately hazardous). 1,742 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 79 executed evictions in 3 years, 46 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 79 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Westchester Square

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. 2333 Ellis Avenue: 333.3 open violations per 10 units (200 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  2. 1453 Williamsbridge Road: 205 open violations per 10 units (123 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 73 MAPLE HOLDING CORP
  3. 1552 Parker Street: 183.8 open violations per 10 units (147 open, 8 units), grade F, owner: PRS MANAGEMENT LLC
  4. 44 Westchester Square: 164.7 open violations per 10 units (280 open, 17 units), grade F, owner: WESTCHESTER SQUARE PLAZA REALTY LLC
  5. 2224 Lyon Avenue: 101.7 open violations per 10 units (122 open, 12 units), grade F, owner: BRONX 2224 LYON AVENUE L.P.

Best five in Westchester Square

Rental buildings graded A or B with 6 or more units and a current HPD registration, ordered by the housing-code violations HPD issued per 10 units in the last 3 years, then 311 housing complaints per 10 units in the last 12 months, then class C (immediately hazardous) violations issued in 3 years, then the median days HPD took to close a violation in the last 12 months. Size is never a tie-breaker. Co-ops, condos and public housing (NYCHA) are left out. At least 5 years of record. Best buildings citywide.

  1. 2336 Newbold Avenue: 0.0 HPD violations issued per 10 units in 3 years, 0.0 311 housing complaints per 10 units in 12 months (6 units, built 1930), grade A, owner: 329 Concord Realty LLC
  2. 2409 Halsey Street: 0.0 HPD violations issued per 10 units in 3 years, 0.0 311 housing complaints per 10 units in 12 months (7 units, built 2005), grade A, owner: HALSEY COURT LLC
  3. 2414 Westchester Avenue: 0.0 HPD violations issued per 10 units in 3 years, 0.0 311 housing complaints per 10 units in 12 months (8 units, built 2001), grade A, owner: 2414 WESTCHESTER AVE REALTY LLC
  4. 2418 Westchester Avenue: 0.0 HPD violations issued per 10 units in 3 years, 0.0 311 housing complaints per 10 units in 12 months (8 units, built 2001), grade A, owner: 2418 WESTCHESTER AVENUE REALTY LLC
  5. 2529 Frisby Avenue: 0.0 HPD violations issued per 10 units in 3 years, 0.0 311 housing complaints per 10 units in 12 months (6 units, built 2005), grade A, owner: FRISBY REALTY GROUP INC

Largest landlords in Westchester Square

By units in Westchester Square, 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. LAV BAUTA (head officer on HPD registrations): 213 units in 1 building
  2. EDWARD KAMINSKY (head officer on HPD registrations): 212 units in 3 buildings
  3. ANDREW GORMALLY (head officer on HPD registrations): 126 units in 17 buildings
  4. JAY MILLER (head officer on HPD registrations): 119 units in 2 buildings
  5. MOSES FREUND (head officer on HPD registrations): 111 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.