965 College Avenue, Bronx, NY 10456

965 College Avenue is a 4-story, 9-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1931, currently owned by Andres Jimenez Jr. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, with multiple complaints documented between 2023 and 2025, including three emergency complaints in December 2024 alone, and violations issued by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) for inadequate heat supply and access to the heating system.

The boiler system has been a persistent concern, with multiple Department of Buildings complaints between 2019 and 2024 regarding defective/inoperative equipment, and a significant violation in February 2024 related to access to the heating system that incurred a penalty of $1,562.00. The building has faced various maintenance issues over the years, including electrical panel problems in 2023 (missing cover in Apartment 1S), security concerns (defective self-closing doors), and multiple violations related to building entrance doors. A comprehensive inspection in March 2023 revealed several violations including a broken fire door at the bulkhead, though some violations were subsequently closed.

The property underwent significant work in 2019, which led to multiple Illegal Conversion complaints, though these were mostly dismissed or resulted in no violations found. Recent rodent inspections in 2024 showed mixed results with both passed inspections and reports of rat activity, though all bait applications were subsequently addressed. Notably, the building has maintained an apparently bedbug-free status based on the 2023 reporting period, and there is no current bedbug infestation history on record.