NYC seizes negligent landord's building for first time in 7 years

NYC seizes negligent landord's building for first time in 7 years

The city foreclosed on a Bronx apartment building and turned it over to a nonprofit owner after a decade of tenant-organizing.

These NYC Tenants Fought Their Landlord—Now They Might Own Their Building

It was all smiles, hot pastelitos, and a palpable sense of pride on Tuesday morning, as residents, tenant advocates, and local officials gathered before 2201-05 Davidson Avenue in the Bronx. In the shade of the 6-story, 49-unit towers in the biting cold, they were there to announce that the city had removed their negligent landlord as owner of the building, a move not seen in New York City for seven years.For a decade, the residents of 2201-05 D…