1121 Teller Avenue, Bronx, NY 10456

The five-story, 11-unit tenement building at 1121 Teller Avenue in Concourse Village, owned by Ismet Sabovic and constructed in 1913, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over the past few years. The building has documented two power outage incidents in 2021 and 2024, both classified as immediate emergencies, and has faced multiple plumbing problems, particularly affecting the toilet facilities in 2021. Significant infrastructure concerns include two separate heat/hot water incidents affecting the entire building in 2020 and 2018, as well as appliance-related issues with electric/gas ranges in 2020.

The property has multiple open violations from 2020, particularly concerning apartment 1N, including issues with leaking faucets, inadequate cold water supply, peeling paint, and missing outlet covers. More recently, there are active violations from June 2023 regarding the failure to file external low-pressure inspections for 2018 and 2019. The building has maintained good pest control practices, with bedbug reports from 2025, 2024, and 2023 showing zero infested units.

However, there have been repeated instances of rat activity noted during initial inspections in 2023 and 2024, though subsequent compliance inspections have passed. The property has shown efforts towards addressing building code requirements, with bedbug reporting compliance in place and recent rodent inspections passed. A Department of Buildings permit was issued in 2019 for work identified under job number 220693328, with another permit from 2018 (job number 220679228) still listed as in process. While many past issues have been resolved, the building's history reveals ongoing challenges with electrical, plumbing, and heating systems, particularly during transitional seasons, though most recent service requests have been promptly addressed by HPD.