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Bronx Community District 12

Bronx Community District 12 covers Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Woodlawn, Baychester, Eastchester, Edenwald and Olinville in the northeast Bronx. It runs south from the Westchester County line to Gun Hill Road, with the New England Thruway on the east. The housing stock is mostly small buildings: in PLUTO about 39% of residential units are in one- and two-family houses and 32% in walk-ups, with elevator buildings holding about 26%. The 2 and 5 trains run along White Plains Road, with the 2 continuing to Wakefield-241 St, and the 5 also serves Baychester Av and Eastchester-Dyre Av. Seton Falls Park is the largest park inside the district, which also touches Bronx Park, Van Cortlandt Park and Pelham Bay Park.

Bronx Community District 12 has 90,406 open HPD housing violations, 19,507 of them Class C (immediately hazardous). Inspectors issued 24,702 new violations here in the last 12 months. That's the 1st most open violations of 12 community districts in Bronx. Per apartment it ranks 9th of 59 citywide, at 1534.4 open violations per 1,000 homes.

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Open HPD violations

90,406

19,507 Class C

New violations, last 12 months

24,702

7,116 Class C · 6th in Bronx

Residential units

58.9K

20,650 tax lots

Open violations per 1,000 homes

1534.4

City median 760.6

Heat complaints this season

131

143 by this date last season

Average year built

1947

Lots with a known year

Rent-stabilized units (2024)

12.8K

494 buildings · 22% of homes

How serious are the open violations?

Open HPD violations by class

Class C19,507 · 22%Class B42,361 · 47%Class A28,538 · 32%Class A here includes a small number of Class I orders.

Source: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations · data as of Oct 15, 2026

What residents report to 311

Housing-related 311 complaints, last 12 months

Residential noise63KResidential noise: 62,978
Heat / hot water12.2KHeat / hot water: 12,229
Unsanitary condition3,915Unsanitary condition: 3,915
Plumbing2,464Plumbing: 2,464
Paint / plaster1,938Paint / plaster: 1,938
Door / window1,500Door / window: 1,500
Electric1,273Electric: 1,273
Water leak1,235Water leak: 1,235
General repairs999General repairs: 999
Appliance883Appliance: 883

Source: NYC 311 Service Requests · data as of Oct 15, 2026

Open violations per 1,000 homes: Bronx community districts

Bronx Community District 12 highlighted

CD 61,650.3CD 6: 1,650.3
CD 21,613.7CD 2: 1,613.7
CD 121,534.4CD 12: 1,534.4
CD 41,302.5CD 4: 1,302.5
CD 71,256.8CD 7: 1,256.8
CD 51,245.6CD 5: 1,245.6
CD 31,216CD 3: 1,216
CD 91,011.8CD 9: 1,011.8
CD 1805.2CD 1: 805.2
CD 11776.6CD 11: 776.6
CD 10608.2CD 10: 608.2
CD 8516.6CD 8: 516.6

Source: NYC HPD violations and DCP PLUTO · data as of Oct 15, 2026

Good to know

Subway: 2 and 5 at Burke Av, Gun Hill Rd, 219 St, 225 St, 233 St and Nereid Av; 2 at Wakefield-241 St
5 on the Dyre Av line at Baychester Av and Eastchester-Dyre Av
About 39% of residential units are in one- and two-family houses and 32% in walk-ups (PLUTO 26v2)
Seton Falls Park (about 36 acres) is the largest park inside the district

Neighborhoods included

Baychester · Eastchester · Edenwald · Olinville · Wakefield · Williamsbridge · Woodlawn

Before you rent or buy here

Check the buildingLook up any address for violations, complaints and owner.Read the violation classesWhat A, B and C mean and how fast owners must fix them.Work out your budgetThe 40× income rule most NYC landlords use.

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Fact-checked October 12, 2026

Re-verified 2026-10-12. Neighborhood list matches the NYC Planning Community Profiles data for district 212. Housing shares re-run against PLUTO 26v2 (sum of unitsres for cd=212: class A/B = one- and two-family, C = walk-up, D = elevator, R = condominium; pre-1940 = yearbuilt 1-1939; tall = numfloors 20+; NYCHA = owner of record NYC Housing Authority, which excludes PACT conversions); all quoted shares match to the rounded percent. Subway stops re-checked by point-in-polygon of MTA Subway Stations coordinates against the DCP community district boundary (5crt-au7u); stations within about 100 m of the line are described as on the edge. Boundary streets checked by measuring how much of each named street's centerline (CSCL) runs along the official district boundary; Wikipedia boundary text was not relied on. Park names, acreage and community boards from NYC Parks Properties (enfh-gkve).

Sources

Bronx Community District 12 profile · NYC Department of City Planning (accessed October 12, 2026)
Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO), version 26v2 · NYC Department of City Planning (accessed October 12, 2026)
MTA Subway Stations (station list with routes and coordinates) · Metropolitan Transportation Authority (accessed October 12, 2026)
Community Districts (official boundaries) · NYC Department of City Planning (accessed October 12, 2026)
Parks Properties · NYC Department of Parks and Recreation (accessed October 12, 2026)
Centerline (street centerline map, CSCL) · NYC Office of Technology and Innovation (accessed October 12, 2026)

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“Open” counts every HPD violation not yet recorded as corrected, including old ones owners never certified, so totals can exceed the number of apartments. Statistics: NYC Open Data (HPD violations, 311 service requests, DCP PLUTO) and rent-stabilized counts from DOF tax bills (via JustFix), updated Oct 15, 2026. Heat season runs October 1 to May 31; season-to-date counts compare the same dates.