550 BALCOM AVENUE is a mid-century 1952 building, 6 floors, 1,020 units in Throgs Neck, NYC. Owned by NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY. Public records show 2 311 complaints, 6 active litigation matters on file. Lucid Rents has 1 verified tenant review on this building.
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Bronx · March 2026
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Potential savings: ~8% by timing your move to April.
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No HPD records on file in the last 7 years.
Pros: Nothing tbh wouldn’t live here Cons: Roaches, smell garbage
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Throgs Neck is a working-class Bronx peninsula with a strong Italian and Irish-American identity. The Throgs Neck Bridge looms overhead, connecting to Queens, and the waterfront offers views of the Long Island Sound. It feels like a quieter, more suburban Bronx.
Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
Derelict Vehicles
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