430 East 162nd Street, Bronx, NY 10451

The 10-unit, 4-story apartment building at 430 East 162nd Street in Morrisania, owned by Andi Mustafaj, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past two years. Most notably, there was a series of heat and hot water problems in March 2025 that affected multiple apartments, requiring multiple complaints and inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

The building has also faced recurring issues with mold, as evidenced by the most recent complaints in May 2025, and there have been multiple appliance-related issues, including problems with both refrigerators and electric ranges in early 2025. In October 2024, an inspection revealed several maintenance violations, including issues with the fire escape drop ladder, carbon monoxide detector, smoke detector, and the presence of mold in apartment 3W, as well as a roach infestation and lack of hot water in that same unit.

There are also concerns regarding building security and access to heating systems, with violations noted for a defective building entrance lock and a locked boiler room door. The building has an active Environmental Control Board violation from 2022 regarding illegal occupancy of the cellar without proper egress, and there have been persistent issues with rat activity, as shown by multiple rodent inspections between 2016 and 2022, with the most recent inspections indicating some level of rodent presence. While the building has maintained a zero-incident record for bedbugs since 2020, the repeated nature of heat, mold, and various appliance issues suggests ongoing maintenance challenges.