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Bronx Community District 5

Bronx Community District 5 covers Fordham, Morris Heights, Mount Hope and University Heights in the west Bronx. It is bounded by the Harlem River on the west, Webster Avenue on the east, the Cross Bronx Expressway and Washington Bridge on the south, and Fordham Road, West 183rd Street and Hall of Fame Terrace on the north. Most homes are in apartment buildings: in PLUTO about 62% of residential units are in elevator buildings and 32% in walk-ups, and NYCHA is the owner of record for about 11% of units. The B and D run under the Grand Concourse and the 4 runs above Jerome Avenue. Its parks are small; they include Aqueduct Walk, Richman (Echo) Park and University Woods.

Bronx Community District 5 has 70,977 open HPD housing violations, 20,877 of them Class C (immediately hazardous). Inspectors issued 46,308 new violations here in the last 12 months. That's the 4th most open violations of 12 community districts in Bronx. Per apartment it ranks 13th of 59 citywide, at 1242.1 open violations per 1,000 homes.

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Open HPD violations

70,977

20,877 Class C

New violations, last 12 months

46,308

16,018 Class C · 1st in Bronx

Residential units

57.1K

3,231 tax lots

Open violations per 1,000 homes

1242.1

City median 760.9

Heat complaints this season

158

226 by this date last season

Average year built

1938

Lots with a known year

Rent-stabilized units (2024)

34.7K

831 buildings · 61% of homes

How serious are the open violations?

Open HPD violations by class

Class C20,877 · 29%Class B36,361 · 51%Class A13,739 · 19%Class A here includes a small number of Class I orders.

Source: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations · data as of Oct 16, 2026

What residents report to 311

Housing-related 311 complaints, last 12 months

Heat / hot water14.6KHeat / hot water: 14,578
Residential noise10.6KResidential noise: 10,594
Unsanitary condition5,766Unsanitary condition: 5,766
Plumbing4,256Plumbing: 4,256
Paint / plaster3,905Paint / plaster: 3,905
Water leak2,408Water leak: 2,408
Door / window2,340Door / window: 2,340
Flooring / stairs1,967Flooring / stairs: 1,967
General repairs1,818General repairs: 1,818
Electric1,515Electric: 1,515

Source: NYC 311 Service Requests · data as of Oct 16, 2026

Open violations per 1,000 homes: Bronx community districts

Bronx Community District 5 highlighted

CD 61,651.7CD 6: 1,651.7
CD 21,617.5CD 2: 1,617.5
CD 121,534.5CD 12: 1,534.5
CD 41,302.8CD 4: 1,302.8
CD 71,256.8CD 7: 1,256.8
CD 51,242.1CD 5: 1,242.1
CD 31,215.2CD 3: 1,215.2
CD 91,011.7CD 9: 1,011.7
CD 1807.3CD 1: 807.3
CD 11777CD 11: 777
CD 10608.2CD 10: 608.2
CD 8518.3CD 8: 518.3

Source: NYC HPD violations and DCP PLUTO · data as of Oct 16, 2026

Good to know

Subway: B and D at Tremont Av, 174-175 Sts, 182-183 Sts and Fordham Rd; 4 at 176 St, Burnside Av and 183 St
About 62% of residential units are in elevator buildings and 32% in walk-ups (PLUTO 26v2)
NYCHA is the owner of record for about 11% of residential units
Small parks include Aqueduct Walk (about 8.6 acres, shared with District 7), Richman (Echo) Park (about 4.4 acres) and University Woods (about 3.3 acres)

Neighborhoods included

Fordham · Morris Heights · Mount Hope · University Heights

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 205. Housing shares re-run against PLUTO 26v2 (sum of unitsres for cd=205: 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 5 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 16, 2026. Heat season runs October 1 to May 31; season-to-date counts compare the same dates.