617 Courtlandt Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451

617 Courtlandt Avenue is a four-story, 8-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Melrose and owned by Nate Ruby. Built in 1931, this residential property has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past two years. Most notably, in April 2025, multiple service requests were documented regarding unsanitary conditions involving pests, a power outage, and issues with the ceiling, all of which resulted in violations being issued.

The building has also faced recurring heat and hot water problems, with documented failures in July 2024 and January 2025, though heat and hot water were reportedly restored during inspections in some cases. Additional maintenance concerns have included plumbing issues with steam pipes, electrical problems, and various infrastructural concerns. Significant violations were recorded for apartment 2R in December 2024, including defects in carbon monoxide detecting devices, smoke detectors, and heat supply, as well as pest infestation issues.

In August 2024, four violations were issued for apartment 2L concerning lead-based paint hazards. Recent major infrastructure concerns include an Environmental Control Board violation from November 2023, which noted water saturation, burnt defective wires, and water-damaged light fixtures in the fourth-floor hallway. The building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations in recent years, with no reported cases between 2019 and 2024, and passed recent rodent inspections in June 2023 and December 2023, though it failed inspections in 2014 and 2017.