1540 LONGFELLOW AVENUE is a mid-century 1931 building, 10 units in West Farms, NYC. Owned by 1540 SZ LLC. Public records show 29 open violations, 58 311 complaints, 8 active litigation matters on file. Risk signals: 1 bedbug report.
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§ 27-2021 ADM CODE PROVIDE SUFFICIENT, PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER WASTE MATERIAL AND ARRANGE FOR COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SUCH MATERIAL.
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FLOWER PLANT OBSTRUCTING DROOP LADDER LANDING AT BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPE
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADDRESS OF THE BUILDING. AT PUBLIC HALL
§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 2nd STORY
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West Farms sits at the crossroads of the Bronx River and major transit lines, with the Bronx Zoo as its most famous neighbor. The area is predominantly working-class and Latino, with busy commercial strips on Tremont and Boston Road. Cross-Bronx Expressway traffic dominates the soundscape.
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2021 ADM CODE PROVIDE SUFFICIENT, PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTH
UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
Blocked Driveway — No Access
HPD Class C Violation — HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STO
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FLOWER PLANT OBSTRUCTING DROOP LADDER LANDING AT BUILD