405 East 158th Street, Bronx, NY 10451

The three-story residential building at 405 East 158th Street in Melrose, owned by Rafael Negron, is a 1910-era Old Law Tenement structure containing three units. The building's most significant and persistent issue over the past several years has been related to bedbug reporting compliance, with four consecutive Housing Maintenance Code violations recorded between 2021 and 2024 (specifically on April 2, 2021; March 16, 2022; March 16, 2023; and April 2, 2024) indicating the owner failed to file the required annual bedbug reports as mandated by HPD rules.

These violations remain open as of the current date. On a more positive note, the building has demonstrated compliance with rodent inspections, passing all four inspections conducted between 2010 and 2023 (most recently on March 23, 2023).

The consistent passing of these rodent inspections over more than a decade suggests effective management of pest control in this area. However, the ongoing bedbug reporting violations, which have persisted for four consecutive years, indicate a recurring compliance issue that may impact resident peace of mind regarding building maintenance standards, even though the actual presence of bedbugs has not been officially reported in these instances.