Neighborhood Risk Rankings · Bronx / Pelham Bay
Pelham Bay.
158 buildings ranked by open violation count. Browse the rankings, then audit any address to see what a listing won't tell you.
Highest count
620.
Worst single building in Pelham Bay.
Buildings ranked
158
From NYC PLUTO seed
Visible risk signals
18,149
DOB + HPD combined
Median signal count
87
Per building, mid-pack
Highest-signal building
620
Worst single BBL
Pelham Bay occupies the eastern Bronx, anchored by Pelham Bay Park (NYC's largest public park) and the Pelham Bay 6-train terminal. The housing stock is dominated by 2- to 4-family detached and semi-detached homes, mid-century brick row houses, and a tier of 4- to 6-story rent-stabilized apartment buildings along Westchester Avenue and the East Tremont commercial corridor. Pelham Bay carries meaningfully lower per-building open-violation counts than central or south Bronx neighborhoods — partly because the housing stock is younger (mostly post-1940), partly because owner-occupied homes dominate, partly because the multifamily supply is less institutional. The list below ranks Pelham Bay buildings by current open HPD violations.
Ranked by open violations
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Pelham Bay FAQ
Frequently asked about Pelham Bay buildings.
Why does Pelham Bay have fewer violations than central Bronx?
Three structural factors: (1) housing stock vintage is mostly post-1940 (mid-century rather than pre-war), so fewer building-systems issues from age; (2) the row-house and detached-home stock is largely owner-occupied with no landlord-tenant complaint dynamic; (3) the multifamily supply is smaller and less institutional. The result is genuinely lower counts than the central Bronx.
Are Pelham Bay apartments rent-stabilized?
Many pre-1974 6+ unit Pelham Bay apartment buildings are rent-stabilized through standard rules, particularly along the Westchester Avenue and Buhre Avenue corridors. Single- and two-family homes are generally not stabilized. The audit's DHCR check shows the specific building's status.
Should I worry about unpermitted basement conversions in Pelham Bay?
Yes — Pelham Bay's 1- to 2-family detached and semi-detached stock has a meaningful illegal-conversion rate driven by family-household conversions of basements and attics. The audit's CO check against the listed unit count catches most of these. For any 'finished basement' or 'in-law unit' listing, run the audit before signing.
Is Pelham Bay in a FEMA flood zone?
Parts of waterfront Pelham Bay along the Hutchinson River, City Island Avenue, and the Long Island Sound edge sit in FEMA Zones AE and X. Most of the inland residential blocks are outside high-risk zones. The audit pulls FEMA designation per BBL; for any property within several blocks of the water, flood history is worth checking.
How does Pelham Bay compare to Throgs Neck on compliance?
Pelham Bay and adjacent Throgs Neck (10465) share similar compliance profiles — both dominated by post-1940 housing, both with mostly owner-occupied detached-home stock, both with relatively small multifamily supplies. Both average lower open-violation counts than central or south Bronx neighborhoods.
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