440 East 143rd Street, Bronx, NY 10454

The three-story, three-unit building at 440 East 143rd Street in Mott Haven, owned by William Vargas, was constructed in 2000 and has since been converted to a Class A building. The property has maintained a consistent record of compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with the most recent annual filing in May 2025 showing no reported infestations during the 2023-2024 period.

This follows a pattern of annual filings from 2021 through 2024, all indicating zero infested or eradicated units, which suggests effective pest management practices. The building has experienced four consecutive Housing Maintenance Code violations between 2021 and 2024, all related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports, though all these violations have since been closed.

More recently, the property underwent successful rodent inspections in May 2023 and February 2022, both resulting in passed evaluations, indicating the building's current adherence to health and safety standards. While the historical pattern of bedbug reporting violations is notable, the absence of reported infestations and successful pest control measures in recent years suggests the issue has been effectively managed. The building's relatively new construction date of 2000 and recent successful inspections contribute to an overall picture of improving maintenance compliance.