Bronx electricians for apartment buildings and older houses
In the Bronx, the call is often about heat. A window unit and a space heater on one old circuit, a breaker that keeps tripping, a landlord facing a violation. We answer at any hour and tell you what to unplug before a crew arrives.
- Apartment and building work
- Violation corrections
- Calls answered 24/7
- Overloaded and tripping circuits
- Building violations corrected
- Panels and old wiring replaced
We do electrical work across the Bronx from our Chelsea service office: tripping and overloaded circuits in older apartments, dedicated circuits for heaters and air conditioners, panel replacements, rewiring and corrections for open building violations. Work is filed with the NYC Department of Buildings where required, and calls to (929) 755-0293 are answered 24/7.
Rather ask a person?(929) 755-0293Older buildings, heavier loads
Much of the Bronx lives in apartment buildings, and across the city 54 percent of homes are in buildings put up before 1947. About a million city apartments are rent stabilized, often in older buildings like these, with original or lightly updated wiring and only a few circuits per unit. Add a window air conditioner, a microwave and a space heater, and one circuit is asked to carry all three.
The cost of an overloaded outlet is not abstract here. On January 9, 2022, a malfunctioning electric space heater started the Twin Parks North West fire in Fordham Heights, which killed 17 people, eight of them children. A heater belongs on a sound outlet with nothing else sharing it, never on a power strip or extension cord, and a circuit that trips when it runs needs fixing rather than resetting.
The Bronx jobs we see most
Circuit Breaker Repair
Breakers that trip when the heater or air conditioner runs, traced to the cause instead of reset again.
DetailsDedicated Circuit Installation
Dedicated circuits for window units, heaters and kitchen appliances so they stop sharing one old line.
DetailsDOB Violation Correction
Open electrical violations surveyed, corrected and filed for owners and managing agents.
DetailsProperty Management Electrical
Hallway, common-area and unit repairs for property managers who need one number and a written report.
DetailsElectrical Panel Replacement
Worn apartment panels and old fuse boxes replaced with labeled breakers sized for today's loads.
DetailsSmoke & CO Detector Installation
Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms installed and replaced to current city rules.
DetailsPermits and violations in the Bronx
Bronx work follows the 2025 NYC Electrical Code and Department of Buildings filing like the rest of the city. Owners here deal with violations as often as permits: the DOB can issue OATH violations for Electrical Code problems, and clearing one takes a correction, an inspection and the paperwork to prove it. City rules also cover alarms, and smoke alarms installed since April 2014 need a sealed 10-year battery.
Bronx calls run from Chelsea
The Bronx is covered from our Chelsea service office at 137 W 24th St. Call (929) 755-0293 at any hour. If something smells hot or an outlet feels warm, we will tell you on the call to unplug it and shut the breaker off before a crew arrives.
Bronx neighborhoods we cover
- Mott Haven
- Melrose
- Highbridge
- Concourse
- Fordham
- Belmont
- Kingsbridge
- Riverdale
- Parkchester
- Throgs Neck
- Pelham Bay
- Co-op City
Anywhere else in the borough, call with the address and we will confirm.
Neighborhood pages: Throgs Neck.
Bronx questions
Stop using the heater on that circuit and call. Repeated tripping means the circuit is overloaded or faulty; we find which, and give the heater a proper outlet.
Yes. We survey the cited condition, correct it, arrange the inspection and give the owner the paperwork the violation needs.
Yes. A dedicated circuit for a window unit is a common Bronx job, especially in apartments with one or two circuits per room.
Yes, including sealed 10-year battery smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms where the rules call for them.
Bronx apartment or building, call any hour
(929) 755-0293 reaches the Chelsea office.