413 East 160th Street, Bronx, NY 10451

The three-story, three-unit residential building at 413 East 160th Street in Melrose, owned by Rita Bonilla, has experienced several notable maintenance issues since its construction in 2006. A cluster of heating and hot water problems in late 2019, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building, led to multiple emergency complaints to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

These issues were accompanied by electrical problems, including no lighting complaints in December 2019, and wall paint/plaster concerns, though HPD was often unable to gain access for inspection. The building has consistently received bedbug violation notices from 2021 through 2024, requiring the annual submission of reports, and most recently in July 2025, there were reports of bedbug infestations in all three units for the period November 2023 - October 2024. Multiple housing maintenance code violations have been documented, including concerns about self-closing doors, window guards, hot water access, heating system access, and a missing mortise lock on an apartment door in 2019, though these were subsequently closed.

The building's records show a generally positive trend in rodent inspections, with all inspections from 2010 through 2022 passing successfully. A recent complaint from May 2024 regarding illegal commercial use in a residential zone was closed in September 2024 when inspectors were unable to gain access. While the building's violations and complaints are generally being addressed and closed through appropriate channels, the recent bedbug infestations and their recurring nature over multiple years, including the most recent reports filed in July 2025, may indicate an ongoing pest management challenge within the building.