651 Courtlandt Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451

This 4-story, 6-unit building at 651 Courtlandt Avenue in Melrose, owned by Amy Chen and constructed in 2006, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past few years. Most recently, in 2025, there was a heat-related complaint requiring Department of Health intervention. Between 2019-2021, the building faced multiple unsanitary condition complaints, including pest infestations, mold issues, and water leaks, though many of these complaints were closed without inspection access.

The building currently has open violations related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports from 2019-2024, and had previous violations regarding external low-pressure inspection filings from 2020-2023. In 2019, there were specific violations in apartment 2N concerning broken window guards, maintenance of garbage storage areas, and missing smoke/carbon monoxide detectors, which were subsequently addressed. The Department of Buildings issued violations in 2018 for lack of hot water in first-floor bathrooms, though these were resolved.

The building has generally passed rodent inspections since 2018, with only one failure recorded in June 2019. Notably, there were two significant structural complaints in 2019 regarding building stability and debris, though inspections found no violations. While many past violations have been resolved, the pattern of recent heat issues and outstanding bedbug report violations may warrant attention.