1239 Webster Avenue, Bronx, NY 10456

The 16-unit, 4-story Old Law Tenement building at 1239 Webster Avenue in Concourse Village, owned by Nathan Baum and built in 1929, has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues in recent years. Most notably, there is currently an active Department of Health complaint (as of November 2023) regarding construction lead dust entering apartments, which remains in progress.

The building has faced recurrent rodent issues, with the most recent inspections in February-March 2025 showing rat activity, following a pattern of both passed and failed inspections over the past 1.5 years. There have also been serious infrastructure concerns, including 2024 violations for holes in basement ceilings and black mold in the cellar area, both of which were noted as requiring repairs. The property has a history of electrical and safety violations, particularly in the basement, with multiple Oath violations issued between 2018-2024 for unapproved electrical equipment, defective wiring, and compliance issues.

A significant cluster of semi-annual homeless shelter inspections (2022-2025) revealed various safety compliance matters, including construction and electrical violations, though many were subsequently closed with varying dispositions. The building's inspection record shows a mixture of resolved and new issues, including a 2024 Housing Maintenance Code violation for rodent infestation in the front yard. Despite these challenges, the building has maintained a consistent record of zero bedbug infestations across multiple annual reports from 2018 to 2024, and appears to have received at least one electrical work permit in 2022.