823 Colgate Avenue
A 19-story building with 484 apartments, built in 1969, in the Bronx, NY 10473.
Addresses on the lot: 820 to 822 Colgate Avenue, 880 to 882 Colgate Avenue.
HPD records as of October 23, 2026
823 Colgate Avenue has 92 open HPD violations, 32 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 162 complaints to HPD in the past year, 38 about heat or hot water. It is registered to LAFAYETTE TOWERS NELSON APARTMENTS, LLC. 972 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 823 Colgate Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 92 open violations as of October 23, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 32 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 41 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 19 |
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, 56 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 162 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 23, 2026, 38 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 823 Colgate Avenue?
823 Colgate Avenue is registered with HPD to LAFAYETTE TOWERS NELSON APARTMENTS, LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
2 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
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 May 2026. HPD’s record has 23 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 12 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 3% of residential buildings in 10473 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 823 Colgate Avenue rent stabilized?
972 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 23, 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 2-03623-0001.