445 East 137th Street, Bronx, NY 10454

The 32-unit, 4-story building at 445 East 137th Street in Mott Haven, built in 1972 and currently owned by Frederick Camerata, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, there are currently open complaints regarding unsanitary pest conditions as of April 2025, and there was a heat/hot water outage affecting the entire building in December 2024 that required HPD intervention.

Between September and October 2024, multiple violations were documented, including heavy water leaks, pest infestations, and paint/plaster issues, all of which received HPD violations. Apartment 4B has been the focus of several specific violations, including issues with pests (specifically mice), defective smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detector problems, and ceiling plaster/paint requirements, though many of these were certified as corrected between late 2024 and early 2025. The building has maintained an active record for rodent inspections, with the most recent showing rat activity in February 2025, though previous inspections from late 2024 and earlier generally passed.

Legal violations including a failure to file the 2020 external low-pressure inspection were issued in June 2023 and remain active. The building's systems have required multiple emergency responses, particularly regarding water issues, and there have been several permit issuances for maintenance work. Notably, the building has consistently reported zero bedbug activity in its annual filings since 2019, suggesting effective pest management in this regard.