1039 College Avenue, Bronx, NY 10456

The 3-story, 3-unit residential building at 1039 College Avenue in Concourse Village, currently owned by Lixing Xu, has experienced several notable maintenance and safety issues since 2022. Most recently, in May 2023, there was a safety-related complaint about a broken or missing window guard, which was inspected but resulted in no violations. The building is currently facing multiple open violations as of May 2023 related to safety and maintenance requirements, including missing postings for smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector requirements, as well as the building registration number, inspection certificate, and heating system keyholder information in the public hall.

This recent inspection also highlighted the need for repairs to a defective entrance door. The property's maintenance history reveals some concerning patterns, particularly regarding pest control. While the building has maintained a zero-reporting status for bedbugs in its required annual filings since 2020, it has documented persistent rat activity throughout 2022-2025, with most recent inspections in March and October 2025 showing continued rodent presence.

Previous housing code violations included failure to file annual bedbug reports (in 2021 and 2022), though all such violations are now marked as closed. The building had one reported unsanitary condition related to pests in April 2022, though inspectors were unable to access the unit for verification. While some safety issues have been promptly addressed, such as the May 2023 window guard complaint (which resulted in no violations), the building has multiple open violations related to safety notices and door maintenance that remain unresolved as of the most recent inspection.