2540 Barker Avenue
Class B
Class C
12 months to Sep 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through June 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~90% of buildings in this ZIP (115 open)
- 26 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (82 vs ~18)
- Built in 1983 (city records)
About this building
City records list 1983 as the year built — newer than 79% of the 754 buildings we cover in ZIP 10467, and the newest of the 8 buildings we cover on this block. At 7 floors, the tallest on this block. 116 apartments — the most of any building we cover on this block, and more than 95% of the 753 residential buildings we cover in ZIP 10467 have fewer. The building’s floor space is 4 times the size of its lot: 80,000 sq ft of building on a 19,915 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 31, 2026.
2540 Barker Avenue
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- City records show 115 open HPD violations, 26 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2021 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water at all plumbing fixtures exceeding….
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
2540 Barker Avenue sits in Bronx, ZIP 10467. The closest subway is Allerton Av (2,5) (2-minute walk), served by the 2 and 5 lines.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: August 2021 · Most recent: October 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2026-10-21
- 2026-10-21
- 2026-10-21
- 2026-10-21
- 2026-10-20
- 2026-10-21
- 2026-10-21
- 2026-10-09
- 2026-03-23
- 2024-12-08
- Class C · 26 open · penalty 390 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 80 open · penalty 400 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 9 open · penalty 9 · (1/ea)
- 2026-09-08 · Apt 7S · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2026-09-08 · Apt 7S · EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
- 2026-09-08 · Apt 7S · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2023-06-13
- 2018-12-12 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- 2018-12-12 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- 2018-04-06 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 1983, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 194
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 122
- HARRASSMENT 2: 113
- FELONY ASSAULT: 74
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 60
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 187
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 177
- Noise - Residential: 126
- ELECTRIC: 89
- Illegal Parking: 86
- 652 MACE AVE
- 674 ALLERTON AVE
- 676 ALLERTON AVE
- P.S. 096 Richard Rodgers
- P.S. 089 Bronx
- P.S. 076 The Bennington School
- Aspire Preparatory Middle School
- Bronx Green Middle School
- Pelham Academy of Academics and Community Engageme
- Allerton Av
- Burke Av
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Bronx Park Middle School
- Pelham Academy Of Academics And Community Engagement
- P.s. 096 Richard Rodgers
- Bronx Green Middle School
- Zimmerman Playground
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Optimum Cable Up to 940 Mbps down · 35 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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