245 Willis Avenue, Bronx, NY 10454

The five-story, 8-unit Old Law Tenement building at 245 Willis Avenue in Mott Haven, managed by Tran Empire Management Llc, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over recent years, particularly concerning heat and sanitation. Most notably, there have been two heat/hot water complaints in 2023 and 2025, with the 2023 incident resulting in violations for inadequate heating supply to apartment 2S and locked boiler room access. The building has faced ongoing pest management challenges, with multiple inspections showing rat activity in 2023 and reports of roach infestation in apartment 2S in January 2023.

A cluster of complaints in September 2023 involving unsanitary conditions (including mold and multiple reports of pests), along with issues related to plumbing (sink and bathtub/shower) and paint/plaster conditions, were all closed without violations being issued. More recent maintenance concerns include an unsatisfactory garbage/recycling storage complaint from September 2023 that was closed without inspection access. The building currently has open violations related to smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector issues, as well as a bedbug reporting requirement that was not filed in a timely manner.

The property has also received two active violations for failing to file external low-pressure inspections in 2021 and 2022. While there have been multiple rodent inspections with bait applied throughout 2023, showing ongoing attention to pest control, there is a notable history of sanitation challenges documented through various complaints and inspections. The building's bedbug reporting history from 2019 to present shows no reported infestations, with all periods showing zero infested units.