425 East 154th Street, Bronx, NY 10455

The 8-unit, 4-story building at 425 East 154th Street in Melrose, owned by Renato Strauss, has a mixed record since its construction in 1931. Most recently, the building has demonstrated compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with the latest report from June 2025 showing no infested units, continuing a pattern of no infestations since 2020.

The building underwent several significant events in 2019, including an Environmental Control Board violation for operating with an expired Certificate of Occupancy, which resulted in a $625 penalty, though this violation was subsequently resolved. Earlier, there were two consecutive Housing Maintenance Code violations in 2022 and 2023 related to bedbug reporting requirements, though these were marked as "Close" in the records. The property has maintained generally good conditions regarding rodent inspections, with the most recent inspection in May 2023 passing, following a rat activity finding in 2017, which appears to be an isolated incident given the building's overall consistent passing rate in previous years.

The Department of Buildings has issued multiple permits in 2018 for various work on the property, including two permits for electrical work and one for alteration work, all of which were granted and properly recorded. The property has undergone regular inspection and reporting requirements, with no recent significant safety issues or resident experience concerns, apart from the earlier bedbug reporting violations which appear to have been addressed. The building's records indicate active management and compliance with most regulatory requirements, particularly in recent years, with proper resolution of past violations and no repeat occurrences of previously noted issues.