5600 Netherland Avenue, Bronx, NY 10471

5600 Netherland Avenue, also known as Netherland Gardens, is a 6-story, 462-unit residential building constructed in 1949 and currently owned by William Aiken. The property has experienced persistent heat and hot water issues throughout 2024-2025, with multiple building-wide outages reported between August 2024 and February 2025, often requiring HPD intervention to confirm restoration of services. Recent complaints have also involved indoor air quality issues, including sewage odors in November 2024 and a general air quality complaint in January 2025.

The building has several outstanding violations related to facade maintenance, with active ECB violations from 2021 noting issues with cracked masonry, spalling bricks, and damaged mortar joints at multiple locations, particularly concerning the parapet walls. In 2024, there were also violations regarding self-closing doors in the compactor closet on the 1st and 5th stories that required repairs. The property has maintained a consistent record of bedbug reporting compliance, with no infested units reported in the past three years (2022-2025).

However, the building's environmental control board records show some concerning patterns, including the failure to submit required parking structure observation reports in 2024, and active ECB violations from 2023 related to a structurally deficient condition requiring an engineer's report. Past elevator issues were documented in 2018, but inspections found no violations at that time. While recent inspections have shown rat activity (2022) and passed inspections (2021), these do suggest attention to pest control is necessary. The building's management has made efforts to address maintenance issues, as evidenced by numerous closed violations and service requests, though the recurring nature of heat and hot water problems suggests ongoing infrastructure challenges.