Pros: Neighbors were nice and easy access to D-Train Cons: Horrible problems and so many house-code violations with open status. Advice to landlord: Fix your building.
1713 NELSON AVENUE is a prewar 1927 building, 6 floors, 48 units in Morris Heights, NYC. Owned by 1715 NELSON AVE HOUSING DEVEL CORP. Public records show 468 open violations, 137 311 complaints, 24 active litigation matters on file. Tenant-impact history includes 4 evictions. Lucid Rents has 1 verified tenant review on this building.
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§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND WEST WALL AT BULKHEAD AT PUBLIC HALL
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 6C, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY
§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 6C, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Pros: Neighbors were nice and easy access to D-Train Cons: Horrible problems and so many house-code violations with open status. Advice to landlord: Fix your building.
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Morris Heights overlooks the Harlem River from a dramatic ridge in the west Bronx. The University Heights Bridge connects to Manhattan, and the neighborhood's residential blocks house a predominantly Dominican community. Bronx Community College's hilltop campus offers stunning city views.
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY
HPD Class A Violation — § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AND WEST WALL AT BUL
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT P
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 6C, 6th STORY,
HPD Class A Violation — § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT WEST WALL IN THE KI
HPD Class A Violation — § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THROUGHOUT ALL WALLS AND CEILIN
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND WEST WALL AT BULKH
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AND
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED WIRES AT NOR