853 VAN NEST AVENUE is a prewar 1901 building, 2 units in Parkchester, NYC. Owned by WELLS, ANTHONY. Public records show 38 open violations, 66 311 complaints, 1 active litigation matter on file.
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§ 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADMIN CODE: CLEANSE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE FLOORS AT ALL STORIES AT PUBLIC HALL
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES AT FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE RUBBISH AT EAST YARD
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Parkchester is a massive planned community built by MetLife in the 1940s — orderly brick towers, internal gardens, and a self-contained commercial center. It's one of the Bronx's most stable middle-class neighborhoods, with a growing Bangladeshi and Albanian community alongside longtime residents.
HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
Missed Collection — Trash
HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
HPD Class B Violation — HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF VERMIN FLIES AT ALL STORIES AT PUBLIC HALL
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION TH