491 Gerard Avenue

A 12-story building with 153 apartments, built in 2017, in the Bronx, NY 10451.

HPD records as of November 3, 2026

9open HPD violations4 immediately hazardous

68complaints to HPD, past year37 about heat or hot water

153rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2023

April 2026latest housing court case6 cases on record, all years

491 Gerard Avenue has 9 open HPD violations, 4 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 68 complaints to HPD in the past year, 37 about heat or hot water. It is registered to RAM HOUSING LLC. 153 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.

Does 491 Gerard Avenue have open violations?

Yes: 9 open violations as of November 3, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

Class	Deadline	Open
C, immediately hazardous	24 hours for most	4
B, hazardous	30 days	3
A, non-hazardous	About 90 days	2

It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size

Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 11 have been closed.

Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 68 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 3, 2026, 37 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.

Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.

Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD

Who owns 491 Gerard Avenue?

491 Gerard Avenue is registered with HPD to RAM HOUSING LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building

Housing court and evictions

The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in April 2026. HPD’s record has 6 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.

City marshals carried out 4 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 29% of residential buildings in 10451 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 491 Gerard Avenue rent stabilized?

153 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2019. That’s 153 of the building’s 153 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 3, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 2-02351-7501.