Pros: Close to train buses and stores Cons: Horrible area with crime and dirty building.
1690 VYSE AVENUE is a prewar 1925 building, 5 floors, 37 units in West Farms, NYC. Owned by LONGWOOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPAN Y, INC.. Public records show 142 open violations, 142 311 complaints, 7 active litigation matters on file. Tenant-impact history includes 2 evictions. Lucid Rents has 2 verified tenant reviews on this building.
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Bronx · February 2026
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§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE DEFECTIVE HINGES AT VESTIBILE , 1st STORY
§ 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM EDGE OF FRAME BETWEEN 48-62 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR MISSING , 1st STORY
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH AND ASSEMBLY'S AT VESTIBULE TO PUBLIC HALL DOOR , 2nd STORY
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH AT VESTIBULE TO PUBLIC HALL DOOR , 2nd STORY
(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.
Pros: Close to train buses and stores Cons: Horrible area with crime and dirty building.
Pros: My neighbors are good, been living within this community for 27 yrs. Cons: The alarm beeps I can hear it in the apartment, Lack of heat, messed up sink, bad maintenance, Electrical shortage. Advice to landlord: P…
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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.
Eviction Executed — Apt 3C — Possession
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSI
HPD Class A Violation — § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NE
UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH AND ASSEMBLY'S AT VESTIBULE TO PUBLIC HALL DOOR
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSI
UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
Eviction Executed — Apt 6E — Eviction