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<\/a>A BUILDING AT 57 East Burnside Avenue in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx, seen here on Wednesday night, Jan. 14, 2026, partially collapsed on Jan. 12, 2026, NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) officials said.Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n
A building in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx partially collapsed on Monday, Jan. 12, NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) officials said. It follows a previous partial building collapse<\/a> at a NYCHA building in Mott Haven in October 2025, a partial building collapse<\/a> in Morris Heights in December 2023<\/a>, another construction site collapse<\/a> at an Orchard Beach construction site in July 2023, and a wall collapse in Olinville<\/a> in which six people were injured the same month and year.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n DOB officials said on Monday afternoon, DOB inspectors were called to 57 East Burnside Avenue in The Bronx, following reports of a partial wall collapse at the location. They said that at the scene, the site of a full demolition operation under an active DOB permit, inspectors observed that a building wall had collapsed, extending debris approximately 15 feet onto the adjacent sidewalk and Walton Avenue roadway, and partially collapsing the sidewalk shed that covered the sidewalk.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n They said first responders reported no injuries from the incident. They said that due to the collapse, DOB also issued a Partial Vacate Order for 67-69 East Burnside Avenue, and the rear yard of 2065 Morris Avenue. They added that security guards were engaged to provide an overnight watch of the properties.<\/p>\n A building at 57 East Burnside Avenue in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx, seen here on Wednesday night, Jan. 14, 2026, partially collapsed on Jan. 12, 2026, NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) officials said. Video by Norwood News<\/p>\n DOB officials went on to say that the department\u2019s forensic engineers were back at the site this week to continue their investigation, and to meet again with the property owners. They said DOB\u2019s investigation determined that at the time of the collapse on Monday, demolition operations were actively ongoing, contrary to a previously issued Stop Work Order.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n They said the property owners had dismissed their contractor, Hexagon Industries Inc., and had hired a new contractor who, they said, going forward, will be responsible for clean-up operations, repairing the damaged sidewalk shed, and performing any other work necessary to make the site safe. According to City records, the owners are listed as Burnside Properties NY LLC, with an address at 57 Burnside Avenue, The Bronx.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n They said in order to resume the demolition operations, the owner\u2019s engineer next needs to submit a means and methods report to DOB for review, which they said details how the new contractor can safely resume demolition operations.<\/p>\n They said once DOB approves this means and methods plan, and all unsafe conditions have been remediated by the new contractor, the contractor can request that the Stop Work Order be lifted. They added that if DOB lifts the Stop Work Order, the contractors can resume the permitted demolition operations.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n They said DOB will be conducting additional unannounced site visits at the location going forward to confirm that the current Stop Work Order is being complied with, and all applicable safety regulations are being adhered to. They said that as a result of DOB\u2019s investigation, the department found the following additional violations at the site:<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Failure to Safeguard Public and Property<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Work contrary to a previously issued Stop Work Order<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No Pre Shift Safety Meeting for workers<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No Safety Orientation for workers<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No Alternate Superintendent\u00a0on site<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Failure to maintain a supported scaffold at the site.<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Glass not properly removed\u00a0form windows prior to demolition operations.<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Improper storage for flammable gas<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Failure to install overhead protection<\/p>\n Norwood News visited the site on Wednesday evening, Jan. 14, and observed a green guard fence around the construction site and various Stop Work Orders affixed to same. See attached video which shows inside the construction site. Speaking in both English and Spanish, a woman, who said her daughter lives in the home adjacent to the site, told us cars had always been prohibited from parking adjacent to the construction site along Walton Avenue and could only park further down that same street.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n She said this was causing issues with alternate side parking as some were not moving. It seems there was very little room for car owners to move their vehicles to another parking spot. The woman was accompanied by her young grandson, who explained that on the day of the collapse, the sound was like as if something fell, as opposed to an explosion. \u201cMaybe it takes long to demolish. The structure is very strong.\u201d the woman said.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Of the construction workers, the woman said, \u201cThey were working every day, Sunday to Sunday; every day, little by little. I came at like 1 and they were putting water and something and afterwards, I don\u2019t know, it exploded or something. I don\u2019t know. I think they were putting dynamite or something low down to explode the [inaudible]. They take away everybody.\u201d She said the collapse occurred around 3.30\/4 p.m. roughly.<\/p>\n We asked if anyone was hurt and she said, \u201cno.\u201d We asked if there was a lot of dust and debris afterwards. The woman said \u201cNo, my daughter is ok to live here in the third floor. She has five kids. They don\u2019t cut the gas, they don\u2019t cut the electric, so everything for me, is on. It\u2019s ok.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Asked if they were scared when they heard the loud noise, she said, \u201cNo, because they\u2019re working here three months, every day, Sunday to Sunday.\u201d She said the front part of the site was already collapsed since a long time ago and the most recent collapse occurred on the Walton Avenue side of the site.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n As also reported<\/a>, a boom truck collapsed at a Bedford Park construction site in 2022, narrowly missing a driver as it did so.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n City Council Member Pierina Sanchez (C.D. 14) previously introduced a bill, which became The Billingsley Terrace Structural Integrity Act, inspired by the Billingsley Terrace partial building collapse in Morris Heights<\/a> in December 2023, and it duly passed<\/a> in the council in 2024. The Morris Heights incident had forced over 150 tenants to lose their homes, as reported<\/a>, but fortunately there were no injuries.<\/p>\n<\/a>A BUILDING AT 57 East Burnside Avenue in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx partially collapsed on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) officials said.
Photo courtesy of a local resident<\/p>\n<\/a>A BUILDING AT 57 East Burnside Avenue in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx, seen here on Wednesday night, Jan. 14, 2026, partially collapsed on Jan. 12, 2026, NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) officials said.\u00a0
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>A BUILDING AT 57 East Burnside Avenue in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx, seen here on Wednesday night, Jan. 14, 2026, partially collapsed on Jan. 12, 2026, NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) officials said.\u00a0
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n