268 Alexander Avenue, Bronx, NY 10454

The five-story, nine-unit Old Law Tenement building at 268 Alexander Avenue in Mott Haven, owned by Kenneth Nugent and built in 1893, has recently faced significant maintenance challenges throughout 2024. The most pressing current issues, as of August 2024, include multiple open Housing Maintenance Code violations related to safety and hygiene, particularly concerning fire escape obstructions at both the fourth and fifth-story balconies, where flower pots and household items are blocking egress routes.

Additional active violations involve an accumulation of refuse and rubbish in the front yard area, a broken or defective wired glass pane at the building entrance, and the presence of live rat activity in the front yard area, classified as a Class C violation indicating a serious pest control issue. The building has shown a concerning pattern of sanitation issues, with at least eight 311 complaints regarding garbage and recycling storage between 2022 and 2024, though the most recent complaints have been marked as "closed" by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), with some resulting in violations.

The property's historical rodent inspection records from 2010 through 2023 show mixed results, with most inspections passing but notable instances of rat activity documented in January and February 2022, followed by a passed inspection in May 2023. The building has also faced compliance issues regarding bedbug reporting requirements in 2022, 2023, and most recently in 2024, with these violations still currently open as of August 2024. While some earlier violations from 2022 were closed without penalties, the accumulation of recent open violations and complaints suggests ongoing challenges with building maintenance and resident safety that require attention.