321 East 150th Street, Bronx, NY 10451

The 4-story, 9-unit old-law tenement building at 321 East 150th Street in Melrose, owned by Eran Turgeman, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, there is a cluster of cooking gas complaints (three in total) recorded between January 2024 and August 2024, with at least one treated as an emergency by the Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

Between February and April 2023, the building faced multiple maintenance challenges including electrical issues (power outage), appliance concerns (electric/gas range), and problems affecting walls, ceilings, and sanitation. The building went through a treatment process for a pest infestation in apartment 3E in early 2023, and violations were documented for that unit relating to pest control, door functionality, smoke detector issues, and ceiling repairs. The property has shown some improvement in pest management, with no bedbug filings in the most recent four reporting periods from 2022-2024, and it passed a rodent inspection in May 2023 after previously requiring bait application in 2021.

A new violation was issued in July 2024 regarding rust removal and painting requirements on the south front exterior wall at the fire escape. The building's maintenance history suggests ongoing challenges with both emergency and non-emergency issues, though some violations from 2023 have been resolved, including issues with walls, ceilings, and sanitation. An inspection from 2023 identified several safety concerns in apartment 3E, including problems with smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, door self-closing mechanisms, and plaster surfaces, though many of these were subsequently addressed based on certified correction dates.