290 East 163rd Street, Bronx, NY 10451

The four-story, eight-unit tenement building at 290 East 163rd Street in Concourse Village, owned by Theodore Spyronassis and constructed in 1920, has experienced ongoing maintenance and safety issues over recent years. Most significantly, in April 2025, there was a heavy water leak that resulted in violations being issued by HPD.

Throughout 2024 and 2025, the building faced multiple heat and hot water incidents affecting the entire building, with some complaints resulting in violations. The property has also encountered various safety concerns, including a carbon monoxide detector and smoke detector deficiency in 2022 that remained unresolved until nearly 2023, and several emergency violations in early 2024 related to door security and window safety in apartments 1B and 4A. The building's maintenance history reveals persistent issues with basic services and safety systems, including multiple heat and hot water complaints, plumbing problems, and window-related violations.

While bedbug reports from 2021 through 2025 indicate zero infested units, the building has faced rodent inspections showing mixed results, with some passing inspections and at least one instance of rat activity noted in September 2023. The property underwent a tenant safety inspection in April 2025 which resulted in a compliance inspection being performed. The most recent building condition report shows some improvements, with the 2025 rodent inspection passing and bedbug reports showing no current infestations, though several historical violations and complaints suggest ongoing maintenance challenges.