340 East 134th Street, Bronx, NY 10454

340 East 134th Street is a 3-unit, 4-story Old Law Tenement building located in Port Morris and owned by Cohen Abrams, dating back to 1915. The property has experienced persistent heating and sanitation issues in recent years, with HPD receiving multiple complaints about inadequate heat and hot water between December 2023 and May 2024. While some of these complaints were resolved through inspections (with violations issued), several were closed without gaining apartment access for proper verification.

The building has also faced pest-related challenges, with multiple complaints filed in early 2024, particularly affecting Apartment 3 on the second story. Recent inspections in 2024 revealed several open violations in Apartment 3 that require attention, including missing smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, inadequate hot water supply, and pest infestation issues. Additional open violations were noted regarding building-wide safety requirements, such as locked access to the heating system and inadequate emergency exit door functionality.

The building's heating system has been a recurring problem, with multiple emergency complaints about heat and hot water issues throughout 2023-2024. While the building passed rodent inspections in 2022 and 2023, previous years showed mixed results, with reports of rat activity in 2018 and 2012. A bedbug report from 2021-2022 indicated no active infestations during that period. As of now, the property has multiple open housing maintenance violations as of October 2023 that warrant attention, according to the current available data.