180 Willis Avenue, Bronx, NY 10454

180 Willis Avenue is a 4-story, 8-unit residential building located in the Mott Haven neighborhood, constructed in 1931 and currently owned by Benjamin Yousefzadeh. The building is currently facing an active Environmental Control Board violation (as of March 2023) related to unauthorized construction work, with a penalty of $12,500 for unpermitted framing, sheet rocking, plumbing, and electrical work that was observed throughout the building.

In early 2025, a Special Operations Compliance Inspection resulted in an Oath Violation being served. The property underwent multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations in December 2018, all of which were subsequently closed, involving failures to properly display required safety notices regarding smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, gas leak procedures, and housing information guides in the building's common areas. The building has experienced fluctuating rodent activity in recent years, with the most recent inspection in July 2023 passing compliance, following a May 2023 inspection that recorded rat activity.

Historical rodent inspections show consistent compliance in 2011, 2010, and 2002, suggesting that while recent years have shown some challenges, the building has generally maintained pest control standards. The property has undergone three separate complaints requiring Department of Buildings inspections between March and May 2023, including one incident requiring a Full Stop Work Order, though one complaint was found to have no violations warranting action at the time of inspection. These recent activities indicate ongoing maintenance and compliance challenges, particularly regarding construction work and pest control.