190 Brown Place, Bronx, NY 10454

190 Brown Place is a 5-story, 26-unit residential building located in the Mott Haven neighborhood, owned by Samuel Rodriguez and constructed in 1906 as a New Law Tenement. The building has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water systems, with multiple emergency complaints documented between 2019 and 2024, including recent January 2024 complaints that were resolved promptly. There are also persistent maintenance concerns, including a plumbing issue from July 2022 that required multiple inspection attempts.

The building has faced various habitability challenges, including mold issues in 2019 (July and August), and multiple violations regarding bedbug reporting compliance from 2019 through 2024, though recent filings show zero infested units during the past five reporting periods. The property has received several Housing Maintenance Code violations, including a significant October 2020 situation involving missing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in apartment 5A, and a water leak problem that remains open as of now. Notable safety concerns include an emergency complaint regarding a smoke detector issue in July 2020, and multiple instances of unauthorized locks on fire escape doors in apartments 3D and 5D.

The building has maintained rodent-free status in recent inspections (2022-2023), though there was one failure in 2010. A June 2023 violation related to failing to file 2021 external low-pressure inspection remains active. While the building has faced various maintenance challenges over the years, it has demonstrated compliance with bedbug eradication protocols in recent years, and rodent inspections show consistent passing results in 2022 and 2023.