Fordham.

ZIP 10458 (central Fordham, south of Fordham Road and east of Webster Avenue) tends to carry the highest per-building open-violation counts in our index, driven by deep pre-war rent-stabilized walk-up stock. 10468 (Fordham Heights, west of Webster Avenue toward the Harlem River) trends slightly lower thanks to a mix of newer construction and more co-op conversion.

A large majority of pre-1974 Fordham 6+ unit apartment buildings are rent-stabilized through standard rules. The neighborhood retains one of the Bronx's deepest stabilized supplies. The audit's DHCR check shows the specific building's status; many tenants pay stabilized rents without realizing.

Yes — nearly all Fordham apartment buildings predate 1978 and are subject to NYC Local Law 1 lead-paint remediation when a child under 6 is in the unit. Several Fordham landlord portfolios carry significant open class-C lead-paint violations across multiple BBLs in our index. If moving in with young children, request lead inspection records and check the audit for open class-C lead flags.

Fordham and the adjacent Grand Concourse corridor (10452, 10453, 10456) share similar compliance pressure — both dense pre-war rent-stabilized, both with significant deferred-maintenance landlord portfolios. The Grand Concourse trends slightly higher per-building because it has more very-large buildings (12+ stories) that accumulate more individual violation entries.

Gas shutoffs after Con Edison inspections (often triggered by aging risers or unpermitted plumbing work) are a recurring Fordham issue — several buildings have spent months without gas while landlords resolve DOB plumbing violations. The audit pulls DOB plumbing-permit history; a long string of open plumbing work plus a recent gas-related complaint is a meaningful flag.