2953 Decatur Avenue, Bronx, NY 10458

2953 Decatur Avenue is a 5-story, 65-unit New Law Tenement building located in the Norwood neighborhood, built in 1923 and currently owned by Alfredo Garcia. The building has experienced a range of maintenance issues in recent months, with multiple complaints filed through HPD between March and April 2025 regarding various problems including appliance malfunctions (particularly with refrigerators and cooking gas), safety concerns with window guards, and issues with lighting, flooring, cabinets, plumbing, and mold. These complaints are significant as they encompass both safety and habitability concerns, though many inspections were unable to be completed due to lack of access.

Earlier violations from late 2024-2025 show serious safety concerns in apartments C22, C23, and 24C, including missing or defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, water leaks, plumbing issues, and problems with bathroom fixtures. The building has a history of rodent activity, with inspections in 2023-2024 showing persistent rat problems despite some compliance passes. There were also environmental concerns identified in 2023 regarding self-closing exit doors and a defective window that created fire hazard concerns.

More recently, there have been two housing maintenance violations related to oven/range and refrigerator issues in April 2025, and historically, the building has had multiple 311 complaints across various categories. An extension of the building's issues includes three illegal commercial/manufacturing use complaints in 2023, though not all warranted violations. The property has shown some improvement opportunities, as evidenced by the relatively recent compliance passes for rodent inspections, though the pattern of repeated violations suggests ongoing maintenance challenges.