340 East 151st Street, Bronx, NY 10451

The five-story, 31-unit tenement building at 340 East 151st Street in Melrose, owned by Lord & Rocce Enterprises, has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water throughout 2025, with multiple complaints in recent months indicating ongoing problems with building-wide and apartment-specific systems. The building has also faced various maintenance challenges in 2025, including unsanitary conditions with pest infestations, flooring issues, and wall maintenance concerns, though many of these complaints were found not to violate housing laws during inspections.

Notably, the building's fire escape system appears to require attention, with open violations from a July 2024 inspection citing multiple defective components, including broken or missing standards on various floors, though some similar violations from the same inspection period were subsequently closed. The property has maintained a consistent record of bedbug-free status across multiple reporting periods since 2019, with no reported infestations in recent years, and has passed rodent inspections in 2023, 2013, and 2010, suggesting improvements in pest management. The building's recent history shows a pattern of heating system issues, with three separate heat/hot water complaints in 2025 alone.

While some violations have been addressed, including various non-emergency complaints regarding flooring, pest control, and wall maintenance, there are currently open violations related to both the fire escape system and a 2024 failure to file for external low-pressure inspection. The property management's response to service requests has varied, with some inspections unable to be completed due to access issues, while others resulted in the verification of corrected conditions. Previous years' complaints regarding work without permits in 2022 and 2025 were closed with no violations found during inspections.